eai
Senior Scientist
Jensen Beach, Florida · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 10 days ago
Business DevelopmentGISCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoringWriting
About the role
- The Senior Scientist position is a senior level position supporting a variety of environmental services for private and public sector clients.
- Senior Scientists must communicate effectively with a team of professionals across the environmental and engineering sectors during project planning and construction phases.
- Depending on the project location, field work could include surveys for: gopher tortoises, burrowing owls, nesting birds, wetlands, protected trees, or seagrass and oysters.
Responsibilities
- Other tasks are assigned as needed to support new clients/projects and individual professional development.
- Accurately perform data collection, entry, verification, and management in accordance with Standard Operations Procedures (SOPs).
- Manage several EAs, permitting, and compliance projects concurrently each with varying timelines, including complex and large-scale projects, and their associated budgets.
- Perform QAQC support to a variety of deliverables.
Requirements
- Experience overseeing field sampling and managing water quality monitoring projects.
- Experience using GPS units and ESRI GIS Products (ArcPro, FieldMaps, Survey123)
- Experience with environmental resource permitting (local, state, and/or federal level)
- Experience with preparing cost proposals and business development support.
- Ability to work well in a team setting as well as independently with limited direct oversight.
- Ability to meet deliverable deadlines within the expected timeframes.
- Senior Scientist must be able to identify project needs, client expectations, budgets, and timelines and manage junior staff supporting their projects through clear, effective communication and QAQC oversight.
- This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.
Nice to have
- (Plus) FWC Authorized Gopher Tortoise Agent, Certified Wildlife Biologist, or Professional Wetland Scientist certification.
Compensation
- Starting pay range for this position is anticipated to be between $64,000 and $70,000 annually dependent upon experience and qualifications.
Equal opportunity
- Employer
- Drug Free Workplace
- This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
- Interviews for this position will start the week of August 10. You will be contacted directly if we decide to move forward with your application.
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