What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Staff Scientist position at Terracon Consultants, Inc.?
Job Description
General Responsibilities:
Conduct environmental site investigations, assessments, and surveys to sample, evaluate, and analyze terrestrial ecosystems including, but not limited to, riverine, wetland, and upland habitats. Identify, evaluate, and recommend risk, remediation, and liability management strategies/designs 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 and filings. Coordinate and develop environmental protection plans. Projects may include ecological and natural resource field surveys, construction monitoring and oversight, stormwater management inspection, threatened/endangered species studies, and site planning and permitting.
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.
- Project scientific professional responsible for gathering data and information to be evaluated and analyzed independently and by other team members.
- Conduct field studies related to botanical surveys, wetland and watercourse delineation, stream assessments, and wildlife studies.
- Perform testing and sampling of environmental systems including terrestrial uplands, wetlands, streams, lakes, soils, etc.
- Provide environmental compliance monitoring, inspection, oversight and reporting.
- Tabulate and prepare data for written reports.
- Assist with and lead report preparation by accurately summarizing data and information.
- Provide environmental permit application preparation services in support of a wide range of projects.
- Operate field monitoring equipment and manual sampling tools.
- Maintain, calibrate, and provide responsible care and routine inspection of all field equipment.
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or related science field and a minimum of 5 years' related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 9 years' related experience.
- Master's degree preferred.
- Certification in field of expertise.
- Valid driver's license with acceptable violation history.
- Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS).
- Qualified T&E Species Surveyor.
About Terracon
Terracon is a 100 percent employee-owned multidiscipline consulting firm comprised of more than 7,000 curious minds focused on solving engineering and technical challenges from more than 180 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.
