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Wetland Scientist/Permitting Specialist

johnsonengineering
Fort Myers, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 3/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/27/2026

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, and we want you to grow with us.

Your Responsibilities as a Wetland Scientist/Permitting Specialist:

  • Provide senior technical oversight and perform project work.
  • Write and review technical reports and proposals.
  • Assist with project management activities.
  • Mentor and train scientific staff and supervise work.
  • Actively develop your own career growth

What we're 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 you'll 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.
  • 2,000 employee national firm with 70 locations across the US.
Apex Job Title: Sr Scientist

Req ID: 11385

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