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Job Ref:	IE80838
Employer:	URS.
City:	Williamsport
State/Province:	Pennsylvania
Country:	United States
Type of Employment:	Full Time
Environmental Categories:	Environmental Science
Industries:	Entertainment Venues and Theaters

Job Description:

Minimum Requirements:

• B.S. in environmental science, biology, natural resource management, or related field.
• 6 or more years of relevant professional experience, including at least 2 years of wetland and stream delineation and/or permitting experience. A master's degree may substitute for 2 years of professional experience.
• Ability to accurately delineate wetlands and streams without supervision using standard Army Corps methods in often challenging situations throughout Pennsylvania and the surrounding regions.
• Ability to complete work assignments efficiently and independently, while meeting challenging deadlines and maintaining URS' high quality and safety standards.
• Excellent critical thinking skills, especially regarding work tasks, priorities and client requirements.
• Ability to contribute as a member of an Ecological Services Group.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to convey thoughts clearly and concisely.
• Ability to travel a minimum of 50% of the time, with some periods of multiple consecutive travel weeks.
• Ability to work overtime as required.
• Ability to traverse rugged terrain in all types of weather conditions.
• Valid driver's license
• Proficiency with standard computer and software programs.
• Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

Job Description:

URS is seeking to fill a Senior Environmental Scientist position in the Ecological Services Group of the Williamsport, PA office. The successful candidate will lead wetland and stream identification and delineation, collection of field data, and the preparation of state and federal permit applications for impacts to these resources. The majority of this work will be in support of URS' substantial and expanding natural gas work, especially for siting and permitting pipelines, well sites, and compressor stations. Expected knowledge and experience areas include: plant identification, soil science, hydrology, stream morphology and ecology and high-precision GPS operation. Beneficial knowledge and experience areas include rare/threatened/endangered species habitat and surveys (especially Indiana bat, timber rattlesnake, or rare plants), GIS, Pennsylvania Dam Safety and Waterway Management (Chapter 105) regulations and/or Erosion and Sediment Control (Chapter 102) regulations and permitting (or similar state regulations in Ohio, West Virginia, or New York), federal Clean Water Act Section 404 regulations and permitting (including the Pennsylvania State Programmatic General Permit and Nationwide permits), and wetland mitigation.
Responsibilities:
• Lead a wetland and stream delineation team with a junior environmental (wetland) scientist
• Collect the required field data on wetland and stream resources, including plant community, soil and hydrology characteristics. Also collect location information with a high-precision GPS unit
• Prepare reports and permit applications related to wetlands and stream investigations and impacts
• QA/QC of collected data
• Coordinate and communicate with URS team members, permitting agencies, and client representatives as assigned
• Mentor junior staff members
• Perform all task assignments accurately and efficiently to meet challenging deadlines while meeting URS' high quality and safety standards

Other duties as assigned.

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Post Date:

07/03/2013

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