Wetland Scientist
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Job Location:
Middleton, ID - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
22 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
Wetland Scientist
Westwood Professional Services Inc.
Westwood Professional Services Inc.is seeking a Wetland Scientist / Biologist to join our team in our Madison WIoffice. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients.
Duties and Responsibilities
The qualified individual will provide field services and office report preparation to support the planning design and approvals of site improvements for wind and solar energy projects as well as residential and commercial land development projects. Responsibilities will include:
- initial desktop-level research (photo-review soils maps hydrology)
- onsite routine field wetland delineations across Wisconsin and occasionally across the country
- attendance of regulatory meetings
- report preparation
- vegetation and hydrology monitoring
- tree and shrub inventories
The position will involve periodic travel both within Wisconsin and the upper Midwest typically 1 to 2 weeks per month between the months of April-October but may be more during the busy portions of the field season.
Required Experience
- Degree in environmental science soil science biology botany or related natural sciences field
- Technical proficiency in wetland delineation and a solid understanding of state and federal wetland regulations is preferred but can train.
- Familiarity with US Army Corps of Engineers wetland delineation manual and Wisconsin wetland regulations/delineations is preferred.
- Professional Wetland Scientist and/or Wisconsin Assured Delineator is preferred or the ability to obtain certification within one-three years.
- Comfortable working outdoors in remote locations for long periods in hot and cold climatic conditions.
- The ability to lift 50 pounds and to remain on feet for extended periods of time either stationery or walking through all types of terrain.
- Able and willing to travel across the U.S. with overnight stays as needed.
- Able to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Good driving record and valid drivers license required.
- Experience with GPS equipment and ArcGIS Pro is preferred but not required.
- Must have the ability to travel periodically to project locations across the country.
About Westwood Professional Services Inc. (Westwood)
Westwood Professional Services Inc. (Westwood)was established in 1972 and has since become a leader in many of the markets it serves. Westwood is a full-service multidiscipline professional engineering firm and serves wind solar power delivery residential and commercial development and public infrastructure clients and their projects from multiple offices across the U.S.
In 2023 Zweig Group ranked Westwood nationally at #12 and #30 respectively on its Hot Firms and Best Firms to Work for lists. Zweig also awarded Westwood two national 2nd place awards for Marketing Excellence. Westwoodwas recently recognized as #79 in the ENR Top 500 Firms in 2023.The firm consistently ranks on industry top 25 lists and receives recognition for its involvement on award-wining projects nationwide.
Westwood provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. We believe that diverse backgrounds strengthen our business. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Laboratory Experience
- Immunoassays
- Machine Learning
- Biochemistry
- Assays
- Research Experience
- Spectroscopy
- Research & Development
- cGMP
- Cell Culture
- Molecular Biology
- Data Analysis Skills
About Company
For nearly 50 years, Westwood Professional Services has been a leader in multi-disciplined land surveying & engineering services for residential & commercial
