Wetland ScientistPermitting Specialist
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Job Location:
Naples, FL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Are you highly motivated hard-working and seeking to join a growth-focused consulting & engineering firm Are you looking for a company that will invest in your development and grow your professional skills If so consider a career with Johnson Engineering an Apex Company.
Powered by record sales extraordinary client retention strategic acquisitions and an entrepreneurial spirit Apex Companies is one of the fastest growing engineering and environmental consulting firms in the US. We were recently recognized by the Zweig Group as one of the fastest growing firms in the AEC industry. We take pride in providing our clients with exceptional service and have earned numerous awards for project excellence. We continue to grow andwe want you to grow with us.
Your Responsibilities as a Wetland Scientist/Permitting Specialist:
- Provide senior technical oversight andperform project work.
- Write and review technical reports andproposals.
- Assist with project management activities.
- Mentor and train scientific staff andsupervise work.
- Actively develop your own career growth
What were looking for:
- An Ecologist or Environmental Scientist with a BS degree or higher familiar with wetlands and native plant identification and State of Florida/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permitting.
- 8 years of experience with wetland and regulated waters delineation habitat assessment and permitting/mitigation requirements for wetlands waters floodplains and buffer zones within inland and coastal/tidal ecosystems.
- Experience with natural resource surveys and methodologies (vegetation wildlife water soils and site characteristics/conditions) in conjunction with the use of a Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment required.
- Experience completing wetland and regulated waters delineation independently or as a field team lead. Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) certification is preferred but not required.
- State wetland and waters permitting experience in FL required.
- Exhibit strong technical writing field documentation and scientific data collection in accordance with regulatory programs and technical guidance.
- Must have excellent computer skills especially with Microsoft Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Experience with proposals scope development and cost estimation.
- Experience with project accounting invoicing and contract execution are beneficial but not required.
- Strong communication skills and collaborative approach to projects team-player working with design/engineering ecologists construction compliance and mapping to support solutions-based client services.
- 38-hour USACE Delineation training preferred.
- Section 7 ESA protected species biological monitoring and habitat assessment experience a plus
- GIS capabilities preferred not required
- 25% average fieldwork with busy periods up to 50% fieldwork.
- Sponsorship not available now or in the future.
Why youll love working for us:
- Company-subsidized medical and dental.
- Company-paid life short and long-term disability.
- 401k match tuition assistance and more.
- Cross-training and the ability to work on a variety of projects.
- Performance-based bonuses or other incentives.
- Working with the best and brightest in the industry.
- 2000 employee national firm with 70 locations across the US.
| Apex Job Title: Sr Scientist |
Req ID: 11385
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Whether you’re just graduating college or have had an established career and are looking for a change, Johnson Engineering has opportunities for you. What started as one man surveying in Southwest Florida, has developed into a team of professionals offering their expertise in a broad ... View more
