Mid-Level Ecologist

Arcadis•Clifton Park, NY

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. Role description: Arcadis is seeking a mid-level Ecologist to join our Water/Wastewater Permitting team to support our expanding business across a range of sectors, including municipal, oil and gas, renewable energies, and linear utilities. The successful candidate will assist in the management of environmental permitting projects and lead environmental permitting for projects located in New York. The ideal candidate will be proficient in stream/wetland determination/delineation methods and be responsible for leading wetland and waterbody delineations, field biology/habitat assessments, and general environmental assessments. The position will require a candidate to work collaboratively with a diverse team and have the capacity to balance varying priorities, including field work. Arcadis offers a flexible working environment and follows a hybrid work structure. A successful candidate can expect to work remotely and from the office, as needed, based on demands of project and client teams. There will also be the need to lead wetland and waterbody delineation surveys and site reviews with regulatory agencies and clients, with associated periodic travel outside of New York (approximately 15%). Most travel will be within New York State. Role accountabilities: As a mid-level Ecologist, you will use your expertise to deliver quality support for planning and permitting across water, wastewater, oil and gas, renewable energy, and utility projects. This includes assisting in developing proposals, managing task budgets and project schedules, assisting with developing permitting strategies, leading field surveys, leading the preparation of permit applications, and coordinating with both regulatory agencies and clients to ensure successful project outcomes. Therefore, it is expected that you have demonstrated experience with New York laws and regulations, including Article 24 and Article 15 permitting, and the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA). Experience with federal wetland and stream permitting is also a necessary component of this position. In this role, you will use your excellent technical writing and communications skills to provide support to project teams and will be involved in mentoring junior staff. You will also assist with the growth of new and existing client relationships through delivery of quality work and data. You will be an important member of the Permitting team and will interact with other ecologists, cultural resource specialists, planners, engineers, senior technical experts and project/program managers as part of an interdisciplinary team

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, biology, ecology, or similar environmental discipline
Capable of leading wetland delineations in accordance with federal and New York methodologies
3-5 years of experience in environmental permitting in New York
Experience developing permit applications, including NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Article 24/Article 15 permits and United States Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permits
Experience with SEQRA process and permitting
Experience task managing and assistant project managing multiple projects at once
Experience working in collaboration with scientists, engineers, archaeologists, and other specialists in developing environmental documents for a variety of projects

Nice To Haves

A minimum of one-year leading wetland delineation field teams

Responsibilities

Assisting in developing proposals
Managing task budgets and project schedules
Assisting with developing permitting strategies
Leading field surveys
Leading the preparation of permit applications
Coordinating with both regulatory agencies and clients to ensure successful project outcomes
Mentoring junior staff
Assist with the growth of new and existing client relationships through delivery of quality work and data