Entry-Level Environmental Consultant

Ross Strategic • Seattle, WA

21h • Hybrid

About The Position

Ross Strategic is seeking a motivated entry-level Environmental Consultant to join their team, focusing on environmental challenges related to watershed and landscape-level planning and protection. The firm collaborates with diverse individuals to define problems, analyze data, and develop lasting solutions for clients including public agencies, private businesses, foundations, and non-profits. This role will primarily support projects in Washington State, requiring candidates to be Washington residents or willing to relocate. The work involves engaging with various governmental bodies (Tribal, federal, state, local) and stakeholders to design and facilitate processes and meetings concerning ecosystem protection and restoration. Current projects focus on integrating climate and natural resource concerns with land use, stormwater, and transportation planning; watershed protection and restoration in Puget Sound; working with Puget Sound recovery systems and groups; developing programs for aquatic life restoration, flood damage reduction, and agricultural viability under changing climate conditions; compiling, maintaining, and analyzing large datasets and creating map products; and program evaluation and strategic planning. Ross Strategic emphasizes internal growth and provides training, mentoring, and coaching.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in a relevant field
• 1+ years of relevant work experience
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to work under tight timelines with multiple and overlapping tasks and to work in situations requiring self-direction and initiative
• Strong organizational, problem solving, and planning skills
• Strong writing, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Strong and sustained attention to detail
• Proficiency with office software such as MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, and SharePoint
• Ability to manage virtual convenings including support participants using typical tools such as Zoom or MS Teams
• Ability to learn and apply new technologies to support projects
• Based in Washington State or willing to relocate to Washington before starting work
• Must be eligible to work in the United States.
• Not currently able to provide visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience building and managing map layers in ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and/or QGIS, including working with multiple data formats and coordinate systems
• Ability to compile and synthesize high-level takeaways from complex data/information
• Familiarity with data analysis or scripting tools such as R, Python, or SQL, or experience navigating and integrating data from public environmental databases and agency data portals
• Fluency in a second language
• Experience conducting interviews in multicultural contexts or supporting multicultural working groups
• Knowledge of salmon recovery work and governance, Puget Sound watershed recovery work and governance, and experience collaborating with state agencies, Lead Entities, Local Integrating Organizations, Tribal governments, and other partners to support watershed protection, restoration, and adaptive management.

Responsibilities

• Support new and ongoing projects as part of a consultant team, working directly with high-ranking officials in state, local, and federal agencies, local jurisdictions, Tribes, foundations, and other client organizations.
• Communicate regularly and establish rapport with clients and process participants.
• Coordinate project logistics, including scheduling and arrangements for conferences, meetings, and webinars.
• Support meeting design and facilitation, including taking notes and drafting and preparing meeting summaries, agendas, and background materials.
• Assist in the preparation of clearly written, accurate documents, presentations, and reports on project-specific issues such as findings and recommendations from collaborative processes, or draft strategic plans or other documents.
• Conduct project-specific research and analysis on policies, programs, activities, and innovations, which may include on-line data collection, case studies, literature reviews, surveys, and/or interviews.
• Provide project management support through preparation of progress reports for clients, organizing project files, and time and budget tracking.
• Adapt to evolving workplans and deliverables as projects develop.

Benefits

• Combined paid time off (PTO) program, which starts at 240 hours (30 days) per year for paid sick & safe leave, holidays, and personal leave time
• 401(k) plan with employer contribution
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage with premiums fully funded for employees and funded at 50% for their dependents (spouses, domestic partners, and children)
• Disability and basic life insurance
• Go-Navia Transit monthly stipend
• Financial and time support for professional development through access to online training courses, full staff training opportunities, and individual training of interest to our staff
• Office celebrations and social events
• Opportunities for monetary bonuses and other staff recognition

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level