Company DescriptionFind Your Passion: Build your FutureAre you an experienced Environmental Scientist ready to take the next step in your career? Do you have a passion for mentoring and leading a team while staying actively involved in field work? If you are ready to make a significant impact and lead a team of passionate environmental scientists, apply now!
What this role provides:- Leadership Role: Step into a leadership position while maintaining an active role in field work.
- Professional Growth: Enhance your skills and knowledge by working on a variety of impactful projects.
- Collaborative Environment: Work with a dedicated team of professionals committed to environmental excellence.
Job Description- Demonstrated ability to expand and deliver environmental review and regulatory services directly to clients.
- Guide and mentor a team of environmental scientists on diverse projects including permitting, wetland delineations, and environmental assessments.
- Provide project scope, timeline, and budgeting to engineers and project managers for water resources, transportation, and municipal engineering projects.
- Manage and participate in environmental project activities such as scheduling, tracking, and planning for assessments, site investigations, feasibility studies, and remedial action plans.
- Interpret data and observations to ensure compliance with various regulations such as Wetland Conservation Act, Clean Water Act and NEPA requirements, and advising project teams accordingly.
- Lead projects or studies related to ecology, wildlife habitat, water quality issues, and stream channel assessments.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific discipline (biological sciences, aquatic or terrestrial biology, ecology, limnology, natural resources management, water resource science).
- Minimum 10 years of demonstrated professional experience addressing environmental issues associated with water quality, wetlands, and regulatory / permitting issues.
- Certified Minnesota Wetland Professional (CMWP) is preferred
- Proficient with Microsoft office (word & excel), computer models, databases, and GIS.
- Experience with the biological and ecological concepts related to water resources and have a firm understanding of federal, state and local regulatory programs.
- Valid Driver's License and in good standing.
Additional InformationBenefits of Joining HEIAs part of our talented staff, you will enjoy competitive pay and significate annual bonuses. The estimated rate of pay is $113,231 - $127,384, depending on experience. Other benefits include employee paid health, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability, PTO, paid holidays, parental leave, generous 401(k) match, access to HSAs, FSAs, flexible schedules, annual HEI logo wear, plus more.
Additionally, view our careers page to read about HEI being selected as one of the ENR top 500 design firms and as one of the PB 50 best places to work for several years in a row!
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