Senior Environmental Scientist

Johnson, Mirmiran, and Thompson Inc. • Jacksonville, FL • 7h ago

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record's list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Position Summary: Responsible for conducting various environmental investigations, performing wetland impact analyses and permitting, and supporting ecological assessment and/or restoration projects, while applying knowledge of ecological principles, environmental practices, and federal, state, and local regulations. Some project management and business development activities are also required.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Characterizes and assesses various environmental resources including surface waters, wetlands, forests, streams, soils, plants, and wildlife

Collects resource data, samples during field investigations

Analyzes and manages data collected during field investigations

Determines the location, scale, scope, condition of, and impacts to, natural resources

Collects field location data using GPS; and creates maps and other graphic materials using GIS software

Collects water quality, vegetation, fish, macroinvertebrate (plankton, benthic) and sediment samples

Documents methodologies and findings of research and field investigations

Writes natural environmental technical reports, field delineation reports, impact assessments, environmental inspection reports, and similar reports with supervisory input and oversight

Assists and/or manages (with supervisory oversight) various state, federal, and local regulatory permit application processes, such as those for Clean Water Act Section 404/401, and provides documentation as necessary for coordination of compliance with the U.S. Endangered Species Act, Rivers and Harbors Act, Magnuson-Stevens Act, etc.

Supports preparation of NEPA documents, including writing environmental setting and impact analyses sections

Assists in the preparation of scopes of work, fee proposals, and responses to RFPs

Manages projects

Nonessential Functions and Responsibilities

Performs other related duties as assigned

Required SkillsRequired Experience

Master's degree in natural resource management, environmental or natural science, biology, marine science, ecology, or a related field

History of managing environmental aspects of transportation and other infrastructure projects, including permitting and agency coordination

Experience with environmental requirements of Florida DOT projects and coordination with FDOT

Experience preparing proposals, scopes of work, and fees

Florida wetland plant and soil identification skills

Proficiency in Microsoft 365

Proficiency in ArcGIS

Preferred Experience

Experience with wetland/forest/stream delineation and assessment, wildlife surveys & protected species consultation, data collection and analysis, report writing and editing

Advanced wetland delineation and/or hydric soils training

Experience with Gopher Tortoise and other protected species surveys

10+ years of consulting, natural resource investigation, and/or regulatory experience

Working Conditions

Work is performed within a general office environment approximately 60% of the time. Office work is generally sedentary in nature but may require occasional standing and walking. Office work is performed with adequate lighting and temperature, with no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc.

Field work is required approximately 30% of the time and is conducted outdoors in sometimes extreme heat/cold and/or wet/humid conditions. Field work will require walking and carrying field equipment over typical outdoor terrain. Some lifting (up to 35 lbs) may be required as needed. Travel is required, and could occur throughout the southeast U.S., e.g., South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida.

Other work outside the office requires travel (10%) for business development purposes.

Benefits

JMT offers outstanding opportunities for career and professional growth. We are 100% employee-owned (ESOP) and offer outstanding health care coverage and other benefits, including:

Affordable Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

Company paid Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Paid Caregiver Leave Program

401K Retirement Plan (Traditional and Roth options)

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Career Development Programs

And more...

Benefits | JMT (https://jmt.com/careers/benefits/)

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

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