Arcadis is seeking a Staff Ecologist with 4+ years of relevant work experience to join our growing Atlanta team.

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is ‘people first’, and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You’ll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people’s lives. You’re encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

Role description:

You should be highly organized, responsive, work well under tight deadlines, and have strong written and verbal communication skills. You must reside in Georgia and be available to work out of our Atlanta office (remote working is available). The position would require field work, occasional overtime (paid), and some in-state travel (with the potential for out-of-state travel). You will not be expected to supervise staff in this position.

Role accountabilities:

• Be responsible for supporting/leading field efforts, impact assessment, and associated reporting/permitting
• Must possess strong technical/scientific writing skills to prepare technical reports and permits
• Must possess experience with the following: wetland delineation and identification of waters of the United States; Section 404 Clean Water Act permitting; stream buffer variance permitting; protected species habitat assessment; wetland assessment and mitigation
• Proficiency with Trimble GPS and ArcGIS/ArcPro preferred
• Knowledge of NEPA process a plus
• Linear transportation and/or State related experience including construction plan review, reporting, project types, expectation, etc. preferred

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications

• BS in ecology, natural science, or related field
• 4+ years’ post-graduation work experience in the ecology field

Preferred Qualifications

• MS in ecology, natural science, or related field
• 2+ years’ experience in wetland delineation, permitting, and/or protected species
• Experience working with GDOT

Arcadis offers benefits for full time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer seven paid holidays and potentially up to two floating holidays per calendar year depending on start, and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $70000 - $106000 / year.

Why Become an Arcadian?

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people’s lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients’ most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it’s not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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