Senior Ecological​/Natural Resources Consultant - TX

CK Associates (CK) is an employee-owned, multimedia environmental consulting firm that has been serving the needs of industry across the United States since 1981. Our actions are driven by twoclear principles: working in the best interest of our clients, and investing in the development of our technical staff members. We strongly believe that these two standards are interdependent; guidingus to attract and retain the talent required to best meet the environmental needs of our clients.

Our offices are located in Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, Shreveport, and The Woodlands, TX. CK’s professional services include air, water and waste permitting, and compliance; ecological investigations; and risk assessment and remediation.

Our primary focus is providing environmental consulting services to oil and gas, manufacturing, andpower companies to ensure compliance with air, water and waste regulations. With forty yearsof service to these industries, our firm continues to grow. We welcome you to submit your resume for current openings or future opportunities.

CK is growing our Ecological Program into Texas, and we're looking for an experienced scientist/biologist/ecologist, project manager, and client manager for a Senior Environmental Scientist role who is ready for greater project ownership, client responsibility, and career growth.

This is an opportunity to do more than manage individual technical assignments. You'll lead complex natural resource and environmental permitting projects, work directly with clients and regulatory agencies, mentor developing professionals, and help expand CK's ecological services throughout Texas and the Gulf Coast.

For someone who enjoys the technical side of ecological consulting but is also ready to strengthen client relationships, develop new opportunities, and grow as a project and business leader, this position offers significant room to advance.

What You'll Do

• Support the continued growth of CK's Ecological Program by identifying opportunities with existing clients and developing relationships with new clients.
• Lead natural resource and environmental permitting projects from initial scoping and proposal development through permitting and project completion.
• Manage complex federal, state, and local permitting efforts, including Clean Water Act Sections 404 and 401, Rivers and Harbors Act Sections 10 and 408, and coastal permitting.
• Manage Waters of the US (WOTUS) delineations, jurisdictional evaluations, and coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and other regulatory agencies.
• Develop permitting strategies that help clients successfully navigate complex environmental and natural resource requirements.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, invoicing, QA/QC, subcontractors, and client communications.
• Prepare and review technical reports, permit applications, proposals, regulatory correspondence, and other project deliverables.
• Lead and support wetland delineations, habitat assessments, threatened and endangered species evaluations, and other natural resource field investigations.
• Evaluate wetland impacts and mitigation requirements using applicable federal and state assessment methodologies.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients and develop strong, long-term client relationships.
• Mentor junior ecological staff and provide technical guidance and project oversight.
• Participate in proposal development, client meetings, industry organizations, and other business development activities.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Ecology, Wildlife, Fisheries, Wetland Science, Natural Resources, or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of environmental consulting or closely related natural resource experience, with progressive responsibility for managing projects and client relationships.
• Demonstrated experience with:
  • WOTUS delineation and assessment
  • USACE Jurisdictional Determinations
  • USACE permitting
  • Coastal permitting
  • Wetland impact assessments and mitigation
  • Protected species assessment, survey, and consulting
• Strong working knowledge of the Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, Rivers and Harbors Act, and Coastal Zone Management Act.
• Experience…