Senior Biologist & Permitting Specialist — Wetlands & NEPA

Jacobs; Corvallis (OR); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Company stock purchase program

PPTO policy

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Biologist & Permitting Specialist to join our team and lead regulatory, ESA, and permitting efforts for projects across the Pacific Northwest, including Washington and Oregon. The role combines fieldwork with office tasks, and requires coordinating with biologists, engineers, scientists, and planners.

You will manage complex tasks, develop environmental studies, oversee NEPA/SEPA-related efforts, and support business development while mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of environmental consulting or agency experience emphasizing your understanding of aquatic resource delineations, endangered species act compliance, fish surveys and recovery, and/or permitting experience.
• Knowledge of WA state and federal permitting programs such as the Clean Water Act and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 404/401 wetland permitting process. Experience in other states, including OR and ID is desirable.
• Ability to lead aquatic resource surveys, requiring strong knowledge of PNW vegetation, soils, wetland community types, and stream characteristics.
• Experience utilizing handheld GPS equipment and software is highly desired.
• Experience preparing for and participating in meetings with stakeholders.
• Project management or environmental task lead experience
• Demonstrated experience working successfully in a team environment, interest in mentoring junior staff and team building.
• Ability to travel as needed for project assignment

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams of biologists, engineers, scientists, planners, and other professionals to assemble regulatory compliant environmental studies, reports, and permits.
• Leading fieldwork efforts (aquatic resource, habitat, and vegetation surveys) in WA State and supporting projects in other PNW states, including AK, OR, ID, ND, SD, and MT following state and federal protocols.
• Assisting with preparation of environmental documents for compliance with the federal Endangered Species Act,
• Familiarity with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) including developing or advising on environmental resource reports, Environmental Assessments (EA) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS).
• Supporting proposal preparation, client maintenance, and business development activities.
• Preparing scopes of work and estimating level of effort for task completion.
• Experience with permitting project manager and/or task lead on projects.
• Maintaining excellent communication with clients, regulatory agencies and local government officials, employees, subcontractors.
• Providing management support and fostering the career growth of junior-level environmental staff.

Education

BS or MS in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science or related scientific discipline or technical field

Tools

Handheld GPS

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Biologist & Permitting Specialist to join our team and lead regulatory, ESA, and permitting efforts for projects across the Pacific Northwest, including Washington and Oregon. The role combines fieldwork with office tasks, and requires coordinating with biologists, engineers, scientists, and planners.

You will manage complex tasks, develop environmental studies, oversee NEPA/SEPA-related efforts, and support business development while mentoring junior staff.