Entry-Level Ecologist

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 an Entry-Level Ecologist to join our Enviro Socio Permitting team in Virginia. The successful candidate will conduct desktop reviews and support field data collection for wetlands delineations, special-status species habitat assessments, and environmental assessments. This role will primarily support Arcadis’ planning and permitting team working on linear infrastructure (including natural gas and rail projects) and renewable energy projects in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. The Projects are often fast-paced, multi-faceted, and geographically diverse. The position will require a candidate to work both collaboratively with a team of resource specialists and have the capacity to balance varying priorities and tasks to work on multiple projects concurrently and meet deliverable deadlines. 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 specific tasks and teams

As an Ecologist with Arcadis, you'll soon discover you can make a difference in our company by collaborating with staff and contributing to an interesting array of projects. You will be a key member supporting strong technical communities within the Enviro Socio Permitting practice. This is a great opportunity to work with a dynamic team and gain experience in a wide variety of environmental projects for diverse market sectors. Your career growth will only be limited by your skills and your passion for success!

Role accountabilities:

As an Entry-Level Ecologist, you will apply your technical knowledge to work with client teams to provide high quality deliverables to support planning and permitting for oil and gas, renewable energy, rail, and linear utility clients. You will be an important member of the Mid-Atlantic biological team interacting with other junior level biologists/ecologist, senior technical experts, and project managers as part of an interdisciplinary environmental team.

Your primary job functions will include conducting desktop assessments and field surveys (e.g., wetland and waterbody delineations, flora and fauna surveys, and habitat assessments) to evaluate potential project impacts to natural resources. You will be responsible for using handheld global positioning system units and tablets to collect data during field surveys. This position will require the ability to conduct fieldwork for long hours over difficult terrain and in inclement weather. Up to 50% travel is expected, and overnight travel will be required. Additionally, you will assist project teams in the preparation of technical reports, agency consultation letters, and permit applications for submittal to various federal, state, and local regulatory agencies.

Qualifications & Experience:

First and foremost, do you share our passion for improving the quality of life? Do you want to be part of a growing environmental permitting practice to support clients in the Mid-Atlantic region? If you are technically capable with experience in field surveys and environmental permitting, come join us!

Required qualifications for the role include:

• Bachelor's degree in biology, ecology, botany or other natural resource related field
• Knowledge of Mid-Atlantic natural resources, including some experience with either wetlands, vegetation, or wildlife

Preferred qualifications for the role include:

• Prior internship or 1 year of work experience in the environmental field or advanced degree in environmental science or similar
• Experience with wetland ecology in the Mid-Atlantic region
• Experience using GPS field technology
Experience with ArcGIS, GoogleEarth and other desktop mapping applications

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

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.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part 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 wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $52,000 - $78,000 / year. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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