Environmental Scientist - Marine Infrastructure

Seattle, Washington, United States

ESA is seeking an Environmental Scientist for Marine Infrastructure with 2+ years of experience. This position will support project environmental reviews and compliance, with a focus on office-based work such as database and literature review, technical writing, permitting, and reporting. Project work will be interdisciplinary and varied, including marine renewable energy, undersea cables, environmental permitting, habitat restoration, climate change initiatives, among others.

This position will gain an intimate knowledge of environmental permitting and how the federal, state, and local environmental regulatory processes work in practice.

This is a full-time salaried, overtime-exempt role with hybrid office expectations of 2+ days per week from our Seattle ESA Office. This role may involve some travel and field work as needed for in-person team collaborations and site visits as-needed.

This position would support project environmental reviews and compliance, with a focus on office-based work such as database and literature review, technical writing, permitting, and reporting. Project work will be interdisciplinary and varied, including marine renewable energy, undersea cables, environmental permitting, habitat restoration, climate change initiatives, among others. This position will gain an intimate knowledge of environmental permitting and how the federal, state, and local environmental regulatory processes work in practice.

A successful applicant for this position will be flexible and willing to help the project team with wide ranging tasks such as technical report writing and editing. This is primarily a desktop position with occasional fieldwork. Work arrangements and hours are flexible, based on the teams’ and projects’ needs.

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in marine affairs, biology, environmental science, or related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Working knowledge of current environmental regulations.
• A self-start with a positive attitude and ability to learn on the job.
• Strong writing skills and the ability to work independently and as a part of a team.
• Excellent research skills to find needed information on issues such as species present in an area, their natural history, or county-specific tax parcel information.
• Strong organizational skills required to work on multiple projects concurrently.
• You enjoy fieldwork and can walk long distances carrying a backpack; and are able to lift at least 40 pounds
  . You are confident working outside, in remote and rural settings, as well as in urban environments. Physical outdoor work may include, but may not be limited to, work in all types of weather, traversing uneven ground in a variety of environments, along stream banks, and in coastal/intertidal areas. You may be exposed to inclement weather and uncomfortable working conditions. Some night and/or weekend work may be required.
• You possess a
  valid driver’s license
  , a clean driving record, and have experience driving 4WD vehicles off-road and the ability to trailer and operate boats under 25 ft
  .

• Managing projects involving local, state, and federal regulatory permit applications.
• Conducting desktop analysis of biological resources and preparation of Biological Assessments for submittal to the National Marine Fisheries Service…