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

Arcadis is seeking a Staff Ecologist / Environmental Scientist to join our Pacific Northwest Enviro Socio Permitting team. The successful candidate will support the development of desktop reviews and lead field data collection for wetland/waterbody delineations, endangered species habitat assessments, and environmental assessments and/or preparation of reports to document field data collection. The successful candidate will also provide support on regulatory agency coordination and permit development and compliance.

This role will primarily support Arcadis’ planning and permitting team working with linear infrastructure including natural gas and rail projects, in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. 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.

• Lead wetland determination/delineation, flora and fauna, and habitat surveys; conduct agency consultations species; and develop permitting strategies.
• Use your strong technical writing and communications skills to develop technical reports, work plans, memoranda, and other environmental documents to support permitting. Likely to include the preparation of regulatory permit application packages (e.g., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 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).
• Manage desktop environmental assessments using current assessment technologies and methods to identify potential permitting requirements and support development of permitting strategies to provide guidance to internal teams and clients.
• Provide task management support to assist with the growth of new and existing client relationships through delivery of quality work and data.
• Maintain electronic file systems and record keeping using SharePoint and other cloud-based platforms.

This role will primarily be office based; however, as needed, you will need to conduct field assessments related to ecological aspects of projects. This will require a working knowledge of GPS systems and the ability to walk and conduct fieldwork for long hours, as well as carry supplies weighing up to 30 pounds. This role will require field work up to 50% of the time.

Local field work is typically one-to-two-day projects, with the potential for occasional concurrent or longer field assignments lasting 5-7 days.

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 Washington, Oregon, and Idaho? 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 and five years of experience in the environmental field.
• Experience leading field teams for surveys including wetland determination/delineation surveys, flora/fauna surveys, and habitat assessments, as well as the completion of associated reporting.
• Relevant regional experience in Washington,…