Environmental Scientist

 

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

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Role description:

Arcadis is seeking an Environmental Scientist in either our Newport News, Richmond, or Virginia Beach, VA office to join our Enviro Socio Permitting team. The successful candidate will support the development of desktop reviews and field data collection for wetland/waterbody delineations, endangered species habitat assessments, and environmental assessments and/or preparation of reports to document field data collection.  This position will also include conducting post-construction compliance inspections. 

The successful candidate will also provide support in regard to 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 Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. 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. 

As a Consultant 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 to drive innovation and build strong technical communities within the Enviro Socio Permitting practice. This is a great opportunity to work with a dynamic team and gain experience in a wide variety of environmental projects for diverse market sectors. Your career growth will only be limited by your skills and your passion for success! You will also work with existing staff to support the growth of Environmental Permitting, Site Planning, Wetland, and Endangered Species Services. 

 

Role accountabilities: 

As an Environmental Scientist, you will apply your technical knowledge to work with client teams to provide high quality deliverables to support planning and permitting for major utility and key Arcadis clients. You will be an important member of the Mid-Atlantic Enviro Socio Permitting team interacting with junior level biologists/ecologist/scientists, senior technical experts and project managers as part of an interdisciplinary team. 

• Support 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., Clean Water Act Section 404/401 and Section 10 Rivers and Harbors Act permit applications, Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area buffer encroachment approvals/ Water Quality Impact Assessment applications.) 
• Conduct Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP) compliance inspections during active construction through final vegetative site restoration. 
• Manage desktop environmental assessments using current assessment technologies and methods to identify potential permitting requirements and support development of permitting strategy to provide guidance to internal teams and clients. 
• Complete data collection during field surveys using Trimble GeoX handheld units and tablets utilizing Collector and Survey 123 for ArcGIS 

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 the ability to travel up to 40%. 

Qualifications & Experience

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 Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina? If you are motivated and