Environmental Scientist I - Water & Wetlands Specialist

HDR, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR, Inc. is seeking an Environmental Scientist I to join our employee‑owned team in Seattle, WA. You will contribute to a culture that values diverse perspectives and high‑quality work in a collaborative environment.

You'll work on environmental compliance and natural resources projects, assist field data collection, conduct delineations and surveys, prepare technical reports, and help develop permit documents with senior scientists. Local candidates preferred, full‑time schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences or closely related field
• Knowledge of wetland delineation, field investigation techniques, and agency coordination requirements
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Responsibilities

• Work on a wide variety of environmental compliance and natural resources projects as they relate to water resources, transportation and development projects
• Assist senior and mid-level scientists in field work associated with the collection of natural resource data
• Collaborate with a team of scientists to conduct wetland and stream delineations and functional assessments, vegetation surveys, wildlife surveys, and other field activities in urban and remote settings
• Prepare written environmental reports including wetland and stream delineation reports, critical areas reports, biological assessments, monitoring reports, etc., and develop mitigation options, plans and documents to address project impacts
• Prepare documentation to support critical areas regulations, Endangered Species Act consultation, Clean Water Act Section 404 and 401 Permitting, WDFW Hydraulic Project Approvals, local land use permits, and other state/local permits
• Work under the supervision of mid-level and senior environmental scientist and water resource engineers
• Perform other duties as needed

Skills

Environmental analysis

Field data collection

GPS units

GIS software

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences

WPIT certification

Tools

GIS software

GPS units

Webmaps

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft Office

Job description

HDR, Inc. is seeking an Environmental Scientist I to join our employee‑owned team in Seattle, WA. You will contribute to a culture that values diverse perspectives and high‑quality work in a collaborative environment.

You'll work on environmental compliance and natural resources projects, assist field data collection, conduct delineations and surveys, prepare technical reports, and help develop permit documents with senior scientists. Local candidates preferred, full‑time schedule.