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Jacobs Part-Time Senior Wetland Biologist & Permitting Specialist 
United States, Oregon, Portland 
479123998

21.09.2024
Your impact

Key responsibilities of this position include:

• Collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams of engineers, scientists, planners, and other professionals to assemble regulatory compliant environmental plans, reports, and permits. This includes permitting at the local, state (i.e., JARPA, Oregon Removal/Fill Joint Application, and mitigation plans), and federal (i.e., Clean Water Act Sections 10, 404, and 401, and Coastal Use Permits) level.

• Leading fieldwork efforts (aquatic resource, habitat, and vegetation surveys) in WA and OR (and potentially ID and MT) following state and federal protocols.

• Assisting with preparation of environmental documents for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) including environmental resource reports, Environmental Assessments (EA) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS).

• Supporting proposal preparation, client maintenance, and business development activities.

• Preparing scopes of work and estimating level of effort for task completion.

• Acting as a biology or permitting task lead on projects.

• Maintaining excellent communication with clients, regulatory agencies and local government officials, employees, subcontractors.

• Providing management support and fostering the career growth of junior-level environmental staff.

Here's what you'll need

• BS or MS in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science or related scientific discipline or technical field.

• 10+ years of environmental consulting or agency experience emphasizing aquatic resource delineation and permitting experience.

• Knowledge of state (WA and OR) and federal permitting programs such as the Clean Water Act and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 404/401 wetland permitting process.

• Ability to lead aquatic resource surveys, requiring strong knowledge of PNW vegetation, soils, wetland community types, and stream characteristics.

• Experience utilizing handheld GPS equipment and software is highly desired.

• Experience preparing for and participating in meetings with stakeholders.

• Demonstrated experience working successfully in a team environment, interest in mentoring junior staff and team building.

• Ability to succeed in a consulting environment, handling multiple project assignments, meeting strict deadlines, and traveling to client facilities as needed.

Ideally, You'll Also Have:

• Ability to work outdoors in adverse conditions across the western states; must be available for occasional travel.

• WSDOT Biological Senior Author Certification

• Certification as a Professional Wetland Scientist from the Society of Wetland Scientists

• Project management experience

• Demonstrated stakeholder (i.e., client, regulatory official, community, and subcontractor) relationship skills

• Ability to travel as needed for project assignments and pursuits