Ecologist​/Environmental Scientist

Role Description

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. It has more than 36,000 people in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. With many curious minds, we can solve the world’s complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Arcadis is seeking a junior-level Ecologist/Environmental Scientist for its Nevada Enviro Socio Permitting team. The successful candidate will support the development of desktop reviews and may lead field data collection for wetland/waterbody delineations, endangered species habitat assessments, and other environmental assessments or preparation of reports to document field data collection. They will also provide environmental inspection and compliance support for construction projects within the region.

This role will primarily support Arcadis’ planning and permitting team working with linear infrastructure and renewable energy clients in Nevada.

The position will require working collaboratively with a team of resource specialists while balancing varying priorities to 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.

As a junior-level Ecologist/Environmental Scientist, you will apply your technical knowledge to work with client teams to provide high-quality deliverables supporting planning and permitting for major utility and other Arcadis clients. You will interact with a variety of biologists/ecologists, senior technical experts, project managers, and client representatives as part of an interdisciplinary team.

• Under supervision of senior staff, support a regionally-focused multi-disciplinary team of scientists, providing compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
• Oversee installation, maintenance, and removal of environmental mitigation measures including erosion and sediment controls, spill prevention, and containment measures.
• Manage desktop environmental assessments using current assessment technologies and methods to identify potential permitting requirements and support development of permitting strategy.
• Regularly demonstrate strong technical writing and communications skills to support client needs, including development of technical reports, work plans, memoranda, and other environmental documents. Provide clear verbal communication and direction to third-party contractors.

This role will primarily be both office and field based. You will conduct field assessments related to ecological aspects of projects, requiring a working knowledge of GPS systems and the ability to walk and conduct fieldwork for long hours, carrying supplies up to 30 pounds. Field work requires flexibility and may take up to 50% of the time, typically for local projects with potential multi-week assignments within Northern Nevada.

First and foremost, do you share our passion for sustainable management of natural resources? Do you want to be part of a growing planning and permitting practice to support clients in the western US and specifically Nevada? If you are motivated and ready to grow your career supporting natural resources management, planning and permitting, come join us!

• Bachelor's degree in biology, ecology, environmental or land use planning or other natural resource related field.
• Two years of experience in the environmental field.
• Relevant regional experience in the western United States.
• Experience evaluating project compliance with state and federal laws and environmental and regulatory processes, including PUC, PSC, FERC, BLM, USFS, USFWS, USACE, and experience with CEQA and NEPA.
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive reports/permit applications, particularly with linear projects (e.g., utility projects, pipeline projects).

• Previous experience managing environmental inspection projects for linear utility projects, including overseeing contractor…