Senior Environmental Scientist - Field & Permitting Lead

HDR, Inc.; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 183,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR, Inc. in the Seattle–Bellevue area seeks a Senior Environmental Scientist to lead complex environmental planning and compliance projects.

You will guide wetland and stream delineations, NEPA/SEPA analyses, and prepare permit applications, reports and supporting documents. You will collaborate with engineers, planners and GIS specialists, manage budgets and schedules, and mentor junior staff while expanding our Water, Transportation and Environment practice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environment Science or closely related field.
• 10 years experience in complex environmental planning/compliance projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the NEPA process.
• Experience managing large, complex EIS documents for transportation, large facility, land management, or other infrastructure projects.
• Technical expertise in the design, implementation, interpretation and presentation of data for environmental studies and investigations in specialized discipline.
• Proficient with MS Office.
• Self-starter with excellent writing and communication skills.
• Strong conceptual, organizational, problem-solving and research abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Staff management experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct wetland and stream delineations, functional assessments, wildlife surveys, and habitat evaluations while managing task level scope, budgets, and schedules.
• Oversee preparation of natural resources permitting applications at federal, state and local level (e.g., Clean Water Act permitting Section 404/401 and WA State/local natural resources permitting).
• Lead development of critical areas reports, wetland and water delineation reports, mitigation and monitoring plans and documents to address project impacts.
• Contribute as an author and/or strategic advisor on natural resource documents such as NEPA/SEPA documents, and biological evaluations/assessments (BAs).
• Provide QA/QC review of technical documents from disciplines noted above.
• Support project managers and other technical staff with client-agency communications.
• Develop proposals for biological-related tasks (preparing scopes, schedules, and budgets).
• Collaborate with junior and mid-level environmental staff, planners, project engineers, GIS specialists, and clients to achieve regulatory compliance on a variety of projects.
• Perform other related duties as needed.

Skills

Technical writing

Communication skills

Independent work

Teamwork

Problem solving

Staff management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environment Science

Tools

MS Office

GPS

GIS

Webmaps

Job description

HDR, Inc. in the Seattle–Bellevue area seeks a Senior Environmental Scientist to lead complex environmental planning and compliance projects.

You will guide wetland and stream delineations, NEPA/SEPA analyses, and prepare permit applications, reports and supporting documents. You will collaborate with engineers, planners and GIS specialists, manage budgets and schedules, and mentor junior staff while expanding our Water, Transportation and Environment practice.