Senior Environmental Scientist

Senior Environmental Scientist

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At HDR, we specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists. That’s why we believe diversity is our greatest strength.

HDR is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.

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We believe that the way we work can add meaning and value to the world. That ideas inspire positive change. That coloring outside the lines can illuminate fresh perspectives. And that small details yield important realizations. Above all, we believe that collaboration is the best way forward.

HDR is looking for a Senior Environmental Scientist to join our inclusive, diverse, and highly collaborative environmental team. This position will be based out of any of the following Florida offices:
Tampa, Sarasota, or Orlando. Candidates with extensive experience obtaining environmental permits for ports projects are preferred.

The focus of this role is to lead benthic surveys, seagrass surveys, wetland delineations, species surveys, and associated regulatory permitting. Biologists on our team have the opportunity to crosswalk all facets of project delivery including botany, fisheries, and NEPA.

Our team spends time in the field and in front of a computer throughout the year. Field work includes benthic surveys, seagrass surveys, wetland and other surface waters delineations, habitat surveys, and wildlife surveys performed to support impact assessments, impact avoidance, regulatory permitting and pre- and post-construction compliance. When on computers, we analyze the field data to prepare natural resource reports, mitigation and monitoring plans, regulatory permit applications and other technical papers.

As a Senior Marine Environmental Scientist, the individual would be a primary point of contact for our internal and external Ports and Maritime clients (project managers). The position involves supporting market needs and client-focused solutions, including client management, strategic thinking to expand our Environmental practice in the Florida/Puerto Rico area, managing environmental projects and tasks in the state, identifying client opportunities, supporting major proposal efforts, mentoring and training staff, and supervising mid- to junior-level staff.

• Function as a Senior Marine Environmental Project Manager for permitting ports and maritime projects and related environmental services
• Provide technical expertise at the project level and support growing HDR’s environmental program
• Remain up-to-date with regulatory policy changes
• Prepare, plan and analyze/review technical studies, permit applications, NEPA documents, and similar reports/documents
• Accomplish work independently and through coordinating or supervising small to large technical and professional teams from local and regional offices
• Manage and deliver several projects concurrently, including developing and managing budgets, schedules, and quality of product
• Support client relations and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings
• Assist public and private clients with permit coordination, acquisition and compliance for seagrass, benthic species, wetland, other surface waters, essential fish habitat, and threatened/endangered species
• Orchestrate marine survey and assessment, biological field surveys or assessments, data interpretation, analysis and report writing
• Support regional or national projects in specific areas of technical expertise
• Perform other duties as necessary

• BS or MS degree in Biology, Environmental Science, or related field
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience conducting focused seagrass surveys, benthic surveys, aquatic resources delineations and permitting through an ecological…