Senior Environmental Scientist

JMT; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT) is seeking an experienced environmental professional to lead field investigations, conduct wetland assessments, and support NEPA-style analyses in the Southeast region from Charleston, SC. The role combines technical work with project management and business development activities, requiring strong regulatory knowledge and collaborative client engagement.

The successful candidate will manage scopes of work, oversee permit processes under CWA 404/401, coordinate

Qualifications

• 15 years of consulting experience in the state of South Carolina.
• Experience with environmental requirements of South Carolina DOT projects and coordination with SCDOT.
• Experience preparing proposals, scopes of work, and fees.
• Wetland plant and soils identification skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and ArcGIS.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the preparation of scopes of work, fee proposals, and responses to RFPs
• Engages in other business development opportunities
• Manages projects
• Supports preparation of NEPA documents, including writing environmental setting and impact analyses sections
• Assists and/or manages various state, federal, and local regulatory permit application processes, such as Clean Water Act Section 404/401
• Documents methodologies and findings of research and field investigations
• Characterizes and assesses environmental resources including surface waters, wetlands, forests, streams, soils, plants, and wildlife
• Collects resource data and samples during field investigations
• Analyzes data collected during field investigations
• Determines location, scope, and impacts to natural resources
• Collects field location data using GPS and creates maps using GIS software
• Writes environmental reports and related documents with supervisory input

Skills

SC DOT environmental requirements

Project management

Proposal writing

Microsoft 365

ArcGIS

SCDOT coordination

Tools

ArcGIS

GPS

GIS software

Microsoft 365

Job description

Job Description

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Job Description

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Position Summary

Responsible for conducting various environmental investigations, performing wetland impact analyses and permitting, and supporting ecological assessment and/or restoration projects, while applying knowledge of ecological principles, environmental practices, and federal, state, and local regulations. Some project management and business development activities are also required.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Assists in the preparation of scopes of work, fee proposals, and responses to RFPs
• Engages in other business development opportunities
• Manages projects
• Supports preparation of NEPA documents, including writing environmental setting and impact analyses sections
• Assists and/or manages (with supervisory oversight) various state, federal, and local regulatory permit application processes, such as those for Clean Water Act Section 404/401, and provides documentation as necessary for coordination of compliance with the U.S. Endangered Species Act, Rivers and Harbors Act, Magnuson-Stevens Act, etc.
• Documents methodologies and findings of research and field investigations
• Characterizes and assesses various environmental resources including surface waters, wetlands, forests, streams, soils, plants, and wildlife
• Collects resource data, samples during field investigations
• Analyzes and manages data collected during field investigations
• Determines the location, scale, scope, condition of, and impacts to, natural resources
• Collects field location data using GPS; and creates maps and other graphic materials using GIS software
• Writes natural environmental technical reports, field delineation reports, impact assessments, environmental inspection reports, and similar reports with supervisory input and oversight

Nonessential Functions And Responsibilities

• Performs other related duties as assigned

Required Skills

• Experience with environmental requirements of South Carolina DOT projects and coordination with SCDOT
• History of managing environmental aspects of transportation and other infrastructure projects, including permitting and agency coordination
• Experience preparing proposals, scopes of work, and fees
• 15 years of consulting experience in the state of South Carolina
• Wetland plant and soils identification skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365
• Proficiency in ArcGIS

Preferred Experience

• Experience with wetland/forest/stream delineation and assessment, wildlife surveys & protected species consultation, data collection and analysis, report writing and editing
• Advanced wetland delineation and/or hydric soils training
• Experience with bats and other protected species surveys
• Ten or more years of consulting, natural resource investigation, and/or regulatory experience

Working Conditions

Work is performed within a general office environment approximately 60% of the time. Office work is generally sedentary in nature but may require occasional standing and walking. Office work is performed with adequate lighting and temperature, with no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc.

Field work is required approximately 30% of the time and is conducted outdoors in sometimes extreme heat/cold and/or wet/humid conditions. Field work will require walking and carrying field equipment over typical outdoor terrain. Some lifting (up to 35 lbs) may be required as needed. Travel is required, and could occur throughout the southeast U.S., e.g., North & South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida.

Other work outside the office requires travel (10%) for business development purposes.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.