Senior Environmental Scientist - Wetlands & Permitting Lead

HDR, Inc.; Missouri; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR, Inc. seeks a Senior Environmental Scientist to lead wetland delineations, wildlife surveys, and habitat evaluations, managing budgets and schedules while ensuring regulatory compliance. You will support client communications and contribute to NEPA/SEPA documents.

The role requires a decade of complex environmental planning experience, strong writing skills, GIS proficiency, and the ability to work collaboratively with engineers, planners, and GIS specialists. Local travel may be required.

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 data design, implementation, interpretation and presentation for environmental studies.
• Proficient with MS Office; strong writing and communication skills.
• 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 scope, budgets, and schedules.
• Oversee preparation of natural resources permitting applications at federal, state and local levels.
• Lead development of critical areas reports, wetland and water delineation reports, mitigation and monitoring plans.
• Contribute as an author and/or strategic advisor on NEPA/SEPA documents and biological evaluations/assessments.
• Provide QA/QC review of technical documents from related disciplines.
• Support project managers and technical staff with client-agency communications.
• Develop proposals for biological-related tasks including scopes, schedules, and budgets.
• Collaborate with junior and mid-level environmental staff, planners, engineers, GIS specialists, and clients to achieve regulatory compliance.

Skills

Excellent writing

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Self-starter

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environment Science or closely related field

Tools

MS Office

GPS units

GIS software / webmaps

Job description

HDR, Inc. seeks a Senior Environmental Scientist to lead wetland delineations, wildlife surveys, and habitat evaluations, managing budgets and schedules while ensuring regulatory compliance. You will support client communications and contribute to NEPA/SEPA documents.

The role requires a decade of complex environmental planning experience, strong writing skills, GIS proficiency, and the ability to work collaboratively with engineers, planners, and GIS specialists. Local travel may be required.