Senior Environmental Scientist

Johnson,-Mirmiran-; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401K Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson in Tampa, FL, is seeking an environmental professional to conduct investigations, perform wetland impact analyses, and support ecological assessment and restoration projects, applying federal, state, and local regulations. Some project management and business development activities are also required.

Responsibilities include preparing scopes of work, NEPA documentation, permit applications, and technical reports.

Qualifications

• Experience with Florida DOT environmental requirements and coordination with FDOT.
• 15 years of consulting experience in Florida.
• Wetland delineation, plant and soil identification, and wildlife surveys.
• Proficiency in ArcGIS and report writing.

Responsibilities

• Prepare scopes of work, fee proposals, and responses to RFPs.
• Support NEPA documents, including setting and impact analyses.
• Manage state, federal, and local permit applications and coordination with agencies.
• Write technical reports and environmental assessment documents.
• Collect field data using GPS and GIS for maps and analyses.
• Travel to field sites and assist business development opportunities.

Skills

Environmental analysis

GIS

GPS data collection

NEPA knowledge

Project coordination

Education

Master’s degree in natural resource management

Tools

ArcGIS

Microsoft 365

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
• 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.
• Writes natural environmental technical reports, field delineation reports, impact assessments, environmental inspection reports, and similar reports with supervisory input and oversight
• 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
• Collects water quality, vegetation, fish, macroinvertebrate (plankton, benthic) and sediment samples

Nonessential Functions and Responsibilities

• Performs other related duties as assigned

Required Experience

• Experience with environmental requirements of Florida DOT projects and coordination with FDOT
• 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 Florida
• Florida wetland plant and soil identification skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365
• Proficiency in ArcGIS

Preferred Experience

• Master’s degree in natural resource management, environmental or natural science, biology, marine science, ecology, or a related field 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 Gopher Tortoise 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., South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida.

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

JMT offers outstanding opportunities for career and professional growth. We are 100% employee-owned (ESOP) and offer outstanding health care coverage and other benefits, including:

• Affordable Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Company paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Caregiver Leave Program
• 401K Retirement Plan (Traditional and Roth options)

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.