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Terracon Consultants, Inc.

Senior Staff Scientist - Natural Resources/T&E/Botany

  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Regular, Full Time
  • Job ID 26807BR
  • United States
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Job Description
General Responsibilities:
Lead tasks for the Natural Resources team to ensure that work is executed on time and in accordance with the client’s requirements and within company policies, procedures and standards. Conduct assessments and surveys to wetlands and habitats. Identify, evaluate and recommend risk and permitting strategies to ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations. Prepare applicable permit applications, risk assessments and technical documents including proposals, reports and regulatory agency correspondence. Projects may include ecological and natural resource field surveys, impact assessments, environmental permitting, and mitigation.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:
  • Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
  • Be responsible for maintaining quality standards on all projects.
  • Mid-level, experienced scientific professional responsible for conducting site testing and making recommendations for systems design on medium sized projects with a variety of complexity.
  • Participates with senior scientists/engineers on large, more complex projects.
  • Performs assessments including wetland and listed species evaluations, stream assessments and benthic macroinvertebrate sampling and identification.
  • Performs site visits, field observations and field data collection or assignments.
  • Completes state and federal environmental permitting applications.
  • Completes periodic stream and wetland monitoring activities.
  • May attend client and regulatory agency meetings.
  • Evaluates complex field data and assembles in written reports.
  • Responsible for developing written proposals to clients for both small and large projects including quality control review of proposals written by others.

Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Biology or environmental science and 4-8 years’ related experience.
  • Additional skills include project management and client care.
  • Will require overnight travel.
  • Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.
  • Experience must include wetland delineation, agency reviews, plant identification, environmental permitting, and listed species surveys and permitting

About Terracon
Terracon is a 100 percent employee-owned multidiscipline consulting firm comprised of more than 6,000 curious minds focused on solving engineering and technical challenges from more than 175 locations nationwide. Since 1965, Terracon has evolved into a successful multi-discipline firm specializing in environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services. Terracon’s growth is due to our talented employee-owners exceeding expectations in client service and growing their careers with new and exciting opportunities in the marketplace.

Terracon’s vision of “Together, we are best at people” is demonstrated through our excellent compensation and benefits package. Based on eligibility, role and job status, we offer many programs including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off and holidays, education reimbursement, and various bonus programs.
EEO Statement
Terracon is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, or military status.
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