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Power Engineers Staff Ecologist in San Antonio, Texas
Staff Ecologist
Location:San Antonio
State/Territory:Texas
Department:Central Biology Group
Description
Staff Ecologist
POWER Engineers’ Environmental Division provides planning, permitting, engineering, site assessment and corrective action services to clients worldwide. Across multiple industries, our diverse staff specialize in the areas of ecological and cultural resources, air quality, water quality and waste, throughout our 45 offices located across the country and internationally.
We are seeking a mid- to senior-level Staff Ecologist working out of the Austin, Houston or San Antonio, Texas offices in support of our Environmental Division. The selected candidate would join a team of more than 250 environmental professionals across the U.S.
Roles and Responsibilities
The candidate must have the ability to perform field surveys, including water of the U.S. delineations, threatened and endangered species assessments, vegetation/habitat mapping as well as other natural resources evaluations. In addition to field survey experience, the candidate should have experience developing quality technical reports and agency permit applications (i.e., USACE, USFWS, state/local agencies) with limited supervision.
As a staff Ecologist you will support and help lead project efforts focused on oil and gas pipelines, transmission lines, renewable energy, environmental surveys, NEPA analyses, and federal, state and local regulatory permitting services. The candidate should have an established and successful work history of executing project safety protocols, providing quality of services and work product, timely delivery of services and deliverables.
The person in this position needs to be detail-oriented, have demonstrated ability to work independently as well as part of a team, effective communication, and technical writing skills. The successful candidate will also support project management, proposal development, and client interaction.
Required Education/Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, or related field
Seven (7) plus years’ prior environmental consulting work, ideally with linear corridor projects and/or energy infrastructure related projects e.g., pipelines, electric transmission, power generation facilities, terminals, etc.
Demonstrated project experience conducting water of the U.S. assessments, threatened and endangered (T&E) species assessments, and other evaluations related to natural resources
Ability to perform data analysis and develop technical reports
Demonstrated experience with Section 404/10 permitting, including agency correspondence, Nationwide Permits, Regional Permits and/or Individual Permits
Knowledge of Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations and USFWS coordination experience
Strong independent, problem-solving skills
Attention to detail and commitment to quality and professionalism
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Willing and able to travel throughout the region with potential travel throughout the U.S.
Preferred Certifications/Experience
USFWS permit holder for federally-listed species (e.g., golden-cheek warbler and Houston toad) strongly desired
Certification or licensure in field of expertise. CWB, PWS, or other professional designation preferred
Experience working with multi-discipline project teams, including cultural resources
Experience with client interaction and business development experience preferred
Stormwater and/or Section 401 Water Quality consulting experience is a plus
Working at POWER
At POWER you can have a rewarding career on every level. In addition to challenging and meaningful work you will find the support, coaching and training it takes to advance your professional career within our 2,800 + person firm. We encourage new ideas and fresh approaches and most importantly, we strive to be our client’s first choice. These traits—and deep technical skill—account for our success.
As an employee-owned company, we strive to make POWER an appealing place to work, where we perform projects that we find challenging and in which we excel. We provide competitive compensation, a full benefit package, professional development and an appealing work environment. POWER is a unique and fun engineering and environmental firm, which may be contradictory to some, but it works well for us, and we operate with the philosophy of “have fun, do good work, and make money.”
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