Senior Environmental Scientist at Kleinfelder, Inc. in Dover, Delaware

Job Description:

Job Description

Century Engineering, a Kleinfelder Company has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients’ transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 60 offices in the US, Canada and Australia.

Built on a foundation of excellence, Century Engineering is committed to client-focused solutions. Through our depth of experience and thorough understanding of environmental, regulatory, economic, and civic conditions, we identify and address challenges with innovation and common-sense. Century's integrated, award-winning experts collaborate with clients to meet their objectives - from project inception through design and execution. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose - together, we deliver.

Be a leader on a dynamic team providing environmental resource identification, assessment, permitting, and mitigation for a wide variety of transportation, civil/site, and environmental projects. As part of our team, work with other professionals and technical staff to support design and permitting of major interchanges, state park projects, sidewalks and trails. Assist with management and delivery of tasks on an Environmental Open-End to support dredging tasks, culvert replacements, and other transportation maintenance projects.

Job Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will oversee field teams and natural resource surveys, technical writing, permitting and regulatory compliance activities for a variety of clients in the energy, transportation, and commercial markets. The work will involve working with and leading a dynamic team of professionals that are responsible for field work including wetland delineations, environmental inspections during construction, endangered species surveys, habitat assessments, permit preparation, report writing, and other studies. The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating with clients, providing quality review and quality assurance of environmental deliverables, scheduling work to meet deadlines, and providing technical expertise for advanced permitting projects.

Position Requirements:

-BS in an Environmental, Biological or Ecological Science, or Environmental Policy;
-Experience preparing and submitting environmental permits, including USACE nationwide and Individual permits
-Experience preparing wetland mitigation designs, monitoring documents, and post-construction monitoring reports
-Experience calculating impacts and losses to Waters of the US
-Experience with delineating environmental resources and preparing delineation reports

Preferred Skills/Experience:

-PWS Certification
-Masters Degree or higher in relevant field of study
-Experience with Delaware Wetlands & Subaqueous Lands section permitting
-Experience with preparing water quality certifications and coastal zone consistency documents
-Experience with Section 408 permitting
-Experience with endangered species surveys

Century Engineering offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.

Century Engineering is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

Please note that Century Engineering a Kleinfelder Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.