Senior Environmental Scientist

HDR•Olympia, WA

10d

About The Position

HDR is hiring a Senior Environmental Scientist to lead natural resources assessments, permitting, and technical documentation for environmental planning and compliance projects. The role includes managing task-level scope, budgets, and schedules; conducting and overseeing field assessments; supporting regulatory compliance; and collaborating with project managers, technical staff, clients, and agencies. The position also contributes to proposals and provides quality assurance and quality control for technical documents. Candidates will need to travel for specific project assignments and conduct local field work regularly.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or a closely related field.
10 years of experience in complex environmental planning and 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 a specialized discipline.
Proficiency with MS Office.
Excellent writing and communication skills.
Strong conceptual, organizational, problem-solving, and research abilities.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Commitment to participating actively in HDR's employee-owned culture.
Valid Washington State driver's license and ability to travel locally on a regular basis for field work.

Nice To Haves

Field experience with wetland and wildlife species and habitats in Washington State.
Applied knowledge of ecological assessment, environmental impact analysis, environmental due diligence studies, and natural or biological resources management.
Strong organizational skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing deadlines and priorities.
Technical writing and editing ability, commitment to quality in work processes and products, and willingness to take on new roles.
Demonstrated commitment to safety and quality.
Expertise collecting field data on wildlife species, habitat, wetlands, and streams using GPS units.
Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) credential.
Experience with GPS units, GIS software, and web maps for data collection, mapping, and reporting.
Staff management experience.
Local candidates preferred.

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 federal, state, and local natural resources permitting applications, including Clean Water Act Section 404/401 and Washington State and local permitting.
Lead development of critical areas reports, wetland and water delineation reports, and mitigation and monitoring plans and documents addressing project impacts.
Author or provide strategic advice for natural resource documents, including NEPA/SEPA documents and biological evaluations or assessments.
Perform quality assurance and quality control reviews of technical documents.
Support project managers and technical staff with client and agency communications.
Develop proposals for biological-related tasks, including scopes, schedules, and budgets.
Collaborate with junior and mid-level environmental staff, planners, project engineers, GIS specialists, and clients to achieve regulatory compliance.
Perform other related duties as needed.
Travel for specific project assignments and conduct local field work regularly.