Ecologist

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Role description:

Arcadis is seeking an Ecologist to join our Enviro Socio Permitting team in the Pittsburgh area. The successful candidate will support the development of desktop reviews and field data collection for wetland/waterbody delineations, endangered species habitat assessments, and environmental assessments. The position requires a thorough understanding of stream/wetland determination/delineation methods, and plant identification skills specific to the northeastern U.S. This position also requires familiarity with federal and state environmental permitting.

This role will primarily support linear infrastructure projects in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, and Virginia. Projects are often fast-paced, multi-faceted, and geographically diverse.

The position will require a candidate to work both collaboratively with a team of resource specialists and have the capacity to balance varying priorities and tasks to work on multiple projects concurrently and meet deliverable deadlines. Arcadis offers a flexible working environment and follows a hybrid work structure. A successful candidate can expect to work remotely and from the office, as needed, based on demands of specific tasks and teams.

Role accountabilities:

As an Ecologist, you will apply your technical knowledge to provide high quality deliverables to support planning and permitting for linear utility and rail clients. You will be an important member of the Enviro Socio Permitting team interacting with other ecologists, cultural resource specialists, planners, engineers, senior technical experts and project/program managers as part of an interdisciplinary team.

You will be responsible for assisting with wetland and stream delineations, flora and fauna surveys, habitat assessments, and other environmental surveys, and will collect field data using handheld global positioning system units and tablets utilizing Fulcrum, Field Maps, Survey 123 for ArcGIS, or similar programs. This will require a working knowledge of GPS systems and the ability to walk and conduct fieldwork for long hours.

This role will require the ability to travel up to 70%, including overnight travel, which will be primarily during the field season.

You will be tasked with preparing technical reports, work plans, and other environmental documents to support environmental permitting, and you will assist the preparation of regulatory permit applications (e.g., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers [USACE] Clean Water Act Section 404 permit applications and Section 401 Water Quality Certification applications, Rivers and Harbors Act Section 408 review requests, and Section 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit applications).

You will also lead agency consultations for threatened and endangered species, and manage desktop environmental assessments to identify potential permitting requirements.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required qualifications for the role include:

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, biology, ecology, or similar environmental discipline.
• 1+ years' experience conducting surveys, including wetland determination/delineation surveys, flora/fauna surveys, and habitat assessments, as well as the completion of associated reporting.
• Experience using GPS field technology.

Preferred qualifications for the role include:

• Wetland Professional in Training (WPIT) certifications
• Experience leading wetland delineations.
• Previous experience in the planning, permitting, and/or supporting the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of linear infrastructure (i.e., oil and gas, rail, electric, etc.) and an understanding of federal, state and local regulators such as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS),…