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AECOM Ecologist / Permitting Specialist in Arlington, Virginia
Company Description
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Job Description
AECOM is actively seeking an experienced, highly talented Permitting Specialist/ Ecologist for immediate employment in the Arlington, VA or Germantown, MD offices. The successful candidate will work in an interdisciplinary team-oriented environment. This position provides unlimited career growth potential while working with an excellent team comprised of a variety of staff and project managers in support of AECOM’s clients, including natural gas, electric utilities, and renewable energy. AECOM’s Environmental Planning and Permitting group conducts a wide variety of projects including impact assessments, environmental field assessments (i.e. wetland delineations, species surveys, etc.), environmental regulatory permitting, utility siting and licensing, environmental inspection, and many others. The group primarily works on projects in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia, and Ohio, as part of AECOM’s Mid-Atlantic Environmental Planning and Permitting (EPP) team.
The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
Serve as the technical lead and subject matter expert for various permit applications and environmental impact assessments for federal, state and local requirements and coordination with the reviewing agencies and clients throughout the lifecycle of the project.
Managing project tasks according to approved scopes of work and delivering quality reports on schedule and within budget.
Coordinating with internal teams such as cultural resources, threatened and endangered species experts, civil engineers and other project support teams.
Serving as a technical lead for environmental, biological and other impact assessments.
Siting analysis, including qualitative and quantitative reviews.
Occasionally assisting with stream, wetland, wildlife habitat assessments and other surveys by supporting junior and mid-level staff.
Ability to work as a team lead or independently.
Assisting Senior Staff with business development activities, including proposals, pre-qualifications, and relationship building with clients and prospective clients.
Periodically, work may require extended hours, remotely, night work, and/or overnight travel.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science, Ecology, Environmental Studies, Biology, or related field +4 years of experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
Valid Driver’s License and as a condition of employment must be able to pass AECOM’s Motor Vehicle Records review.
Due to the nature of work, US Citizenship required.
Preferred Qualifications:
5+ years of consulting experience and client engagement within the natural gas, electric and/or renewables industries.
5+ years of permitting application preparation, supporting data collection and review, and preparation of scientific documents including wetland delineations stream assessments, technical reports, Section 401/404 permitting, other environmental federal, state or local permit applications, and mitigation requirements.
Technical writing experience specifically about authoring siting studies, and/or FERC resource reports, and/or NEPA analysis preferred.
Experience in multiple states within the mid-Atlantic and eastern United States.
Transferrable skills and experience with ESRI ArcGIS products or AutoCAD.
Driver’s license with trailer certification; boat transportation/maintenance experience.
Safety training (i.e. OSHA HAZWOPER 40-hours)
Additional Information
Relocation is not available for this position
Sponsorship is not available for this position
This position may require occasional fieldwork, and the candidate must be able to travel (including overnight).
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Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $70,000.00 - $100,000.00.
About AECOM
AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
ReqID: J10112195
Business Line: Environment
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: East
Career Area: Science
Work Location Model: Hybrid
Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc