Ecologist at Arcadis U.S.Inc. in Newport News, Virginia

Job Description:

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.

Role description:

Arcadis is seeking an Ecologist to join our Enviro Socio Permitting team in Virginia. The successful candidate will support the development of desktop reviews and field data collection for wetland/waterbody delineations, endangered species habitat assessments, environmental assessments and/or preparation of reports to document field data collection, stormwater or soil sampling as needed to support other Virginia projects, and erosion and sediment control (ESC) inspections and related documentation.

This position will also include conducting post-construction compliance inspections. The successful candidate will also provide support for regulatory agency coordination, permit development, and compliance. This role will primarily support linear infrastructure including natural gas and rail projects in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. Projects are often fast-paced, multi-faceted, and geographically diverse.

As an Ecologist with Arcadis, you'll soon discover you can make a difference in our company by collaborating with staff and contributing to an interesting array of projects. You will be a key member supporting strong technical communities within the Enviro Socio Permitting practice.

Role accountabilities:

As an Ecologist, you will apply your technical knowledge to provide high quality deliverables to support planning and permitting for linear utility and rail clients. You will be an important member of the Enviro Socio Permitting team interacting with other ecologists, cultural resource specialists, planners, engineers, senior technical experts and project/program managers as part of an interdisciplinary team.

You will be responsible for leading wetland and stream delineations, flora and fauna surveys, habitat assessments, and other environmental surveys, and will collect field data using handheld global positioning system units and tablets utilizing Fulcrum, FieldMaps, Survey 123 for ArcGIS, or similar programs. This will require a working knowledge of GPS systems and the ability to walk and conduct fieldwork for long hours.

You will also assist with stormwater sampling/compliance and soil sampling to support remediation projects in Virginia as needed. This role will require the ability to travel up to 30%, including overnight travel, which will be primarily during the field season.

You will be tasked with preparing technical reports, work plans, and other environmental documents to support environmental permitting, and you will lead the preparation of regulatory permit applications (e.g., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 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).

You will also lead agency consultations for threatened and endangered species and manage desktop environmental assessments to identify potential permitting requirements.

Qualifications & Experience:

First and foremost, do you share our passion for improving the quality of life? Do you want to be part of a growing environmental permitting practice to support clients in the Mid-Atlantic region? If you are technically capable with experience in field surveys and environmental permitting, come join us!

Required qualifications for the role include:

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, biology, ecology, or similar environmental discipline
• 2+ years of experience conducting surveys including wetland determination/delineation surveys, flora/fauna surveys, and habitat assessments, as well as the completion of associated reporting
• 1+ year of experience leading wetland determination/delineation surveys
• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Erosion (VDEQ)and Sediment Control (ESC) and Stormwater Management (SWM) inspector certification or the ability to become provisionally certified within 30-days
• Experience with evaluating project compliance with state and federal laws and environmental and regulatory processes
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive reports/permit applications and particularly experience with linear projects (e.g., utility projects, pipeline projects, etc.)
• Experience using GPS field technology

• Wetland Professional in Training (WPIT), Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS), or Virginia Certified Professional Wetland Delineator (PWD) certifications.
• Previous experience in the planning, permitting, and/or supporting the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of linear infrastructure (i.e., oil and gas, rail, electric, etc.) and an understanding of federal, state and local regulators such as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), USACE, and VDEQ
• Experience and proficiency in ArcGIS or ArcPro
• Having an ESC inspector and related certification is preferred for this position

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year.

The salary range for this position is 82,400- $123,600.

Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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