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Job Details
LevelExperiencedJob LocationES REMOTE - PA - Remote, PAPosition TypeFull TimeEducation Level4 Year DegreeJob CategoryScienceDescriptionEnviroScience, Inc., headquartered in Stow, Ohio, with additional offices in North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, is a niche provider of environmental consulting services. We employ over 160 highly skilled and technical employees that develop unique, cost-effective solutions for our clients' environmental, infrastructure and regulatory needs.Our clients repeatedly choose EnviroScience because of our technical expertise, client advocacy, high quality work, and outstanding reputation with regulators and industry executives.
EnviroScience is looking to hire a full-time Wetland Project Manager to support our natural resources division within Stow, Ohio headquarters or remotely as part of our Pennsylvania team. This position will best fit someone who can successfully manage multiple tasks and projects synchronously, exhibits strong scientific writing skills, works independently, is highly detail oriented, and has experience and a background in wetland science or a related natural resources field.
Responsibilities include:
Conducting wetland assessments/delineations, stream assessments, terrestrial surveys, and wetland functional assessments independently
Developing and submitting project reports to various agencies and entities
Permitting for wetland and stream impacts through the United States Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit program and associated state permitting programs
Consulting with clients regarding wetland and stream permitting options
Identifying any other necessary permits or agency coordination requirements
Conducting rare/threatened/endangered species habitat surveys
Conducting work year-round in adverse weather and rough terrain
Independently preparing technical reports and permit documents, and maintaining excellent communication with project managers, clients, employees, and subcontractors
Ability to support client and agency permitting needs during all project processes
Other duties as assigned or required
QualificationsThis position is an excellent opportunity for qualified wetland professionals who like diversified project types, possess a high level of self-motivation, and demonstrate enthusiastic leadership. Other qualifications include:
B.S./B.A. degree in natural science field of study
2+ years wetland delineation field experience
Ability to delineate wetlands independently
Project and/or client management
Preparing and submitting 404 and 401 permit applications through federal and state agencies including USACE, DEP/EPA, SHPO, DNR, and USFWS.
Ability to read and interpret resource and engineering drawings
Experience with local and regional flora identification
Ability to key out and identify plants using identification manuals
Experience with soil classification
Experience with Global Position Systems (GPS)
Well versed in state and federal regulations, the 1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Manual, and current Regional Supplements
Experience with Pennsylvania wetland and stream assessment methods and Pennsylvania specific permitting
Experience coordinating with state and federal agencies regarding threatened and endangered species, floodplain development, historic/archaeological, etc.
Experience with technical report writing
Ability to travel overnight
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Self-motivated, organized, and able to work independently
Additional Beneficial Skills:
USACE 40-hour wetland delineation training
Additional background in fisheries, endangered species, herpetology, or amphibians
Experience with agency permitting outside of Pennsylvania
Experience with AutoCAD or GISEqual Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disa ilities
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