Early Career Environmental Scientist

About the role

This Opportunity WSP’s Atlanta Natural Resources Team is seeking an Early Career Environmental Scientist to join our team. In this role you will be responsible for a variety of ecological evaluations in support of environmental and engineering consulting projects.

Responsibilities

• Jurisdictional wetland delineation
• Environmental oversight during construction to ensure compliance with permit conditions
• Threatened and endangered species and preferred habitats survey methodologies
• Assessment of potential impacts to wetlands and/or protected species
• Entrainment sampling at power generation facilities in support of CWA 316(b) compliance
• Support for preparation of applications for Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA EPD) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permits
• Wetland and stream mitigation monitoring
• Local and/or national travel (up to 65% of the time) with possible short-term or long-term assignments at project sites

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Wildlife Ecology, Wetland Ecology, Fisheries, or related field
• 0 to 1 year of relevant post education experience
• Familiarity with Georgia/Southeastern U.S. wetland ecology, wildlife ecology, and/or botany
• Fluency in regulatory agency guidelines in the state of Georgia (GA EPD, GA DNR, USACE, USFWS)
• GIS experience
• Capable of producing clear and concise written technical documents
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required
• Comfortable with managing a workflow that includes field work and completion of reporting tasks for multiple projects in a timely manner
• Capable of working independently and effectively with a team, both office and field settings (dense vegetation, in-stream wading, etc.)
• Self-motivated, reliable and dedicated individual

Preferred Qualifications

• Operation of 4x4 vehicles and comfortable working from boats

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