What We're Looking For: Barge Design Solutions is seeking a Senior Biologist to manage complex projects with minimal
supervision and provide quality deliverables to clients and regulatory
agencies. Individuals in this role will act as Subject Matter Specialists (SMS)
and consultants for a range of environmental projects requiring federal and
state permits, with an emphasis on wetland mitigation banks in Florida. A
successful candidate will be capable of providing sound solutions to complex
problems that comply with regulatory agency standards and meet client
expectations, while fostering various stakeholder relationships.
Responsibilities
- Collaboratively
designing restoration and mitigation plans, interpreting qualitative and
quantitative monitoring results, and analyzing complex scientific data.
- Permitting environmental
projects in conformance with state and federal regulations and templates.
- Performing Uniform
Mitigation Assessment Method (UMAM) evaluations and data forms.
- Performing state and
federal wetland delineations and listed species habitat evaluations and
surveys.
- Compiling state and
federal wetland data forms.
- Completing Formal
Determinations and Jurisdictional Determinations.
- Preparing figures and
exhibits using ArcGIS software.
- Collecting and analyzing
hydrologic data from surface waters and groundwater monitoring wells using
staff gauges, water-level meters, and data loggers.
- Installing staff gauges,
groundwater monitoring wells, data loggers, and barometric pressure
transducers.
- Collecting vegetative
data using a variety of qualitative and quantitative approaches.
- Database
management and QA/QC for hydrologic and vegetative data
- Writing, compiling, and
reviewing technical reports for field assessments and monitoring.
- Writing, executing, and
reviewing land management plans for restoration, conservation, and other
project types.
- Coordinating with
District and USACE regulatory staff throughout permitting processes.
- Providing oversight and
synthesis of all permitting phases of assigned projects.
- Providing complete
scientific leadership from project inception through completion.
- Supporting Project
Managers with development of project scope and budgets.
- Leading and supporting
client and internal meetings.
- Managing various
stakeholder relationships to ensure clear communication and resolution of
problems.
- Managing
all facets of project deliverables, including mentorship of junior staff,
to execute permitting, planning, and implementing projects.
- Collaborative
(with Client Service Leads or Project Managers) sub-contractor oversight
- Conducting site visits
to monitor progress of projects, as needed.
- Ensuring compliance and
alignment of work to project goals, work plans, proposals, and permit
documents.
- Coordinating with
clients and stakeholders to find solutions when project challenges or
issues arise.
- Performing
other duties as requested.
Education & Experience Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree from
accredited program
- Minimum of 5-6 years of
relevant experience.
- Very
strong technical writing.
- Seasoned ecologist with
extensive experience and knowledge of Chapter 62-330 F.A.C., Environmental
Resource Permit (ERP); Chapter 62-342 F.A.C., Mitigation Bank Rule;
Section 404 Clean Water Act (CWA); and development of Mitigation Banking
Instruments (MBI).
- Knowledge and experience
with Chapter 62-340 F.A.C., Delineation of the Landward Extent of Wetlands
and Surface Waters.
- Knowledge and experience
with the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual and applicable
regional supplements.
- Effective task
management experience to ensure projects are delivered on schedule and in
accordance with proposals and work plans.
- Experience with
mitigation bank monitoring and permitting in Florida.
- Experience and
relationships with USACE, Water Management Districts, and the FDEP is
preferred.
Why join us?
Barge Design Solutions,
Inc.,
is an engineering and architecture firm with diverse in-house multidisciplinary
practice areas. The employee-owned company is more than 650+ people strong and
serves clients nationwide from multiple U.S. locations. Barge is ranked on Engineering News-Record (ENR)’s Top 500 Design Firms and Architectural Record’s Top 300 Architecture Firms and is a cert