Entry-Level Biologist – Networking Event – Coral Gables, FL

Entry-Level Biologist – Networking Event with AECOM – Coral Gables, FL

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Company Description

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Job Description

AECOM is hosting an exclusive, invitation-only hiring event in Coral Gables on January 15-16, 2026. This is a great opportunity to learn and connect with AECOM for career opportunities starting Spring/Summer 2026. The event kicks off on Thursday evening with a networking mixer where you can hear from AECOM staff about various projects, career paths, and the company itself. You’ll also have the chance to meet other students, recent graduates, and AECOM professionals from across our business lines.

On Friday, interviews will take place at our Coral Gables office. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn about and connect with AECOM for early career opportunities.

AECOM is hiring for an Entry-Level Biologist in our Florida office locations, which include Coral Gables, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville and Tallahassee. We will also consider exceptional candidates in other AECOM locations in the Southeast United States. The successful candidate will work within an interdisciplinary, collaborative environment that provides career growth opportunities within AECOM’s Environmental Planning and Permitting (EPP) Southeast Team.

This position will consist of both in-person and virtual (telework) work environments and will include performing environmental impact assessments, marine and terrestrial wetland delineations and functional assessments, protected species surveys, protected upland habitat surveys, stormwater inspections, environmental permitting, and technical report writing. Our EPP Southeast team primarily works on projects in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Tennessee.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the lead Biologist/Scientist in performing wetland, plant and wildlife, protected upland, intertidal and nearshore marine, and other ecological surveys.
• Assisting ecological leads with processing field data and developing/originating ecological assessment reports and utilizing equipment such as tablets and GPS units.
• Assisting with coordination of various governmental agencies regarding ecological survey protocols, reporting standards, endangered and threatened species coordination, or compliance with environmental permit and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
• Identifying potential environmental impacts through reviews of engineering plans, aerials, field data, desktop research, and GIS databases.
• Conducting visual inspections of drainage facilities.
• Working with the team leads to become familiar with our field survey equipment, data forms and other data collection and reporting tools.
• Assisting in preparing permit applications, NEPA documents and other technical information.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Ecology, Environmental Studies, Biology or another related field.
• Fieldwork experience and reliable transportation. Ability to travel overnight and work long days outdoors in various habitats, sometimes under rigorous conditions.
• Valid U.S. Driver’s License and acceptance of a Motor Vehicle Records review.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Preferred…