Environmental Scientist - Entry Level
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Employer: VHB |
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Job location: Williamsburg USA |
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Apply before: Not specified |
Summary
VHB’s growing Natural Sciences team is searching for an entry-level Environmental Scientist to join our Williamsburg, VA office.
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VHB’s passionate professionals include engineers, scientists, planners, and designers who partner with public and private clients in the transportation, real estate, institutional, and energy industries, as well as federal, state, and local governments.
As a team, we work to improve mobility, enhance communities and economic vitality, and balance development and infrastructure needs with environmental stewardship.
Responsibilities:
• Perform natural resource surveys including, but not limited to, wetland delineations and functional assessments, wildlife habitat evaluations and rare species surveys;
• Assist in preparation of studies and technical reports;
• Assist project and/or task managers with development of federal, state and local permit applications; and
• Construction oversight and permit compliance monitoring.
Skills and Abilities:
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills is a must;
• Candidates would be expected to maintain a working understanding of all team projects and would be responsible for managing time to successfully complete tasks;
• Able to work effectively both as part of a team and independently;
• Detail-oriented; and
• The ability to thoughtfully organize notes, documents, electronic and physical files in ways that are useful to all involved parties.
Minimum Qualifications:
• B.S. in Biology, Ecology, Natural Resources, Environmental Science, Soil Science or a related field (Master’s Preferred);
• 0-3 years of experience;
• Computer skills including experience with MS Office Word/Excel; at least some familiarity with ESRI-GIS;
• The individual should be comfortable working in physically challenging outdoor situations in all types of weather and traveling on a regular basis to project sites located throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and the United States;
• Natural resource evaluation: Experience in identifying Mid-Atlantic floral and faunal species and soils are required; at least some ability to identify wildlife, habitats, and ecological communities is also required;
• Wetland Regulation: A working knowledge of the state and federal wetland regulations is preferred throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
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