Staff Ecologist

Arcadis • Full-time • Atlanta, Georgia, United States • $70.80k - $106.20k / year • 2d ago

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 a Staff Ecologist with 4+ years of relevant post-graduation work experience to join our growing Atlanta team. You should be highly organized, responsive, work well under tight deadlines, have strong written and verbal communication skills. You must reside in Georgia and available to work out of our Atlanta office. The position would require field work and some in state travel (with the potential for out-of-state travel). You will not be expected to supervise staff in this position.

Role accountabilities:

Be responsible for supporting/leading field efforts, impact assessment, and associated reporting/permitting
Must possess strong technical/scientific writing skills to prepare technical reports and permits
Must possess experience with the following: wetland delineation and identification of waters of the United States; Section 404 Clean Water Act permitting; stream buffer variance permitting; protected species habitat assessment; wetland assessment and mitigation
Proficiency with Trimble GPS and ArcGIS preferred
Knowledge of NEPA process a plus
Linear transportation and/or State related experience including construction plan review, reporting, project types, expectation, etc. preferred

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications

BS in ecology, natural science, or related field
4+ years' post-graduation work experience in the ecology field

Preferred Qualifications

MS in ecology, natural science, or related field
2+Experience in wetland delineation and permitting
Experience working with GDOT

Why Arcadis?

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 $70800 - $106200. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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