Environmental Scientist

GEI Consultants is seeking a mid-level Environmental Scientist for their Appleton, WI office. The role involves supporting energy and corridor projects, ensuring environmental compliance, and collaborating with clients and project teams. Responsibilities include drafting permitting documents, conducting field investigations, and managing project data. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience, including consulting and energy-related projects. The position requires occasional travel to project sites.
Description

Your role at GEI.

GEI has an outstanding opportunity for a mid-level environmental scientist in Wisconsin to support our rapidly growing offices in Appleton or Green Bay. The position involves working on projects throughout Wisconsin and the Midwest. There is tremendous growth opportunities for your career as you work collaboratively with clients and GEI’s experts in the environmental and engineering fields. You will work primarily on energy and corridor projects for private and public clients. As part of our multidisciplinary project teams, you will have an important role providing substantial coordination efforts with existing and new clients to ensure their environmental compliance needs are met; writing technical documents and working as part of our team to solve an array of environmental issues critical to Wisconsin’s environmental, natural resource, and energy landscape. The candidate will know or learn how to interpret data from team meetings, construction plan sets, project timelines and proposed construction actions into an environmental plan that identifies field needs, permitting needs, and other actions to ensure regulatory compliance. If a candidate shows an aptitude and interest for project management they will be incorporated into that process with our senior project managers.

Essential Responsibilities & Duties
• Take initiative to learn the project and clients needs with and from direction of our senior project managers.
• Effectively communicate with project team members, clients, and others as needed.
• Draft state and federal permitting documents/applications for impacts to wetlands and waterways in the Great Lakes Region
• Complete desktop and field reviews for state and federal threatened and endangered species
• Complete field investigations including wetland delineations and waterway assessments
• Prepare GIS maps and develop field data collection forms
• Occasionally work on a construction site and interact effectively with construction crews
• Having a commitment to safety for yourself and others
• Supports project managers during client interactions.
• Supports project managers on aspects of a large, complex project or several moderately or small sized projects.
• Prepares independent technical reports and completes initial reviews of project plans and engineering details.
• Manage large sets of project data in an organized manner.
• Travel to project sites required, including overnight travel.
• Prepare Work Plans and Health and Safety Plans.
• Perform other duties as required and that advance your skill-set and environmental career.

Minimum Qualifications
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience with some of that experience being focused on energy, utility or corridor related projects.
• At least 3 years of consulting experience.
• Experience or familiarity with drafting State and Federal permit applications in Wisconsin and/or Michigan
• Experience or familiarity with soil, groundwater, soil vapor assessment
• Outstanding problem-solving, organization, coordination, writing, people, and verbal communication skills.
• Solid work ethic with the ability to work independently and as part of multidisciplinary teams.
• BA, BS, MA, or MS in Environmental Studies, Environmental Sciences, Urban Planning, Geography, or related natural or physical sciences from an accredited college or university.
• Must possess a valid driver's license

Desired Qualifications
• Interest in project management, including developing and managing budgets and project schedules, attending meetings internally and with the client, and drafting scoping documents.
• Experience or familiarity with asbestos, lead and PCBs assessment of building materials is a plus
• Experience or familiarity with preparing Waste Management or Decommissioning Plans
• Experience with Endangered Resource Reviews

We are GEI.

Some of the world’s most pressing problems – from climate change to sustainable development, to critical infrastructure and the future of our energy supply – need our brightest and diverse minds working together to create safer, more resilient communities for tomorrow.

We are technical experts, collaborators, and entrepreneurs who draw from diverse backgrounds to solve our clients’ most complex challenges.

With several offices across North America, we offer a range of engineering, science, and technical consulting services. Our range of expertise, project types, and culture make us the choice for top talent in the AEC industry. See all our office locations here.

Employee-owned. Employee-focused.

As an employee-owned company, our employees support our flat leadership structure, have a say in how our business operates and benefit from our financial success. We are committed to employee growth with career development opportunities, competitive total rewards, a well-being program, flexible work arrangements and more. Our company culture is driven by our 4 Cs – we are Client-Centered, Curious, Collaborative, and Community Minded – which support our focus on sustainability, safety, diversity, equity and inclusion. Get to know us better by visiting GEI’s career site here.

GEI’s Total Rewards Package Includes
• Market-Competitive Compensation, including Eligibility for an Annual Performance Bonus
• Comprehensive Benefits Program, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability and More
• Well-Being Program and Paid Parental Leave
• Commuter Benefits
• Hybrid Work Schedules and Cell Phone Stipends
• GEI University (GEIU) with Continuing Education Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
• Connecting Conversation Program with a Focus on Professional Development and Opportunities for Advancement
• Support and Financial Rewards for Publication Awards, Professional Dues, and Professional Licenses
• Paid Holidays and Generous Paid Time Off Program
• Rewards and Recognition
• GEI-Funded Profit Sharing and 401(k)
• Opportunity to be an Owner and Shareholder (Learn more here)
• A Vibrant Culture that is Focused on Partnership, Sustainability, Giving Back to Our Communities and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• And More…

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Functional Demands:

Sedentary

Light

X

Medium

Other

Activity Level Throughout Workday (check one per row)

Physical Activity Requirements

Occasional
(0-35% of day)

Frequent
(33-66% of day)

Continuous
(67-100% of day)

Not Applicable

Sitting

1-2 hours

Standing

6-8 hours

Walking

3-5 hours

Climbing

0-1 hours

Lifting (floor to waist level) (in pounds)

0-30 pounds

Lifting (waist level and above) (in pounds)

0-10 pounds

Carrying objects

6-8 hours

Push/pull

0-1 hour

Twisting

1-2 hours

Bending

2-3 hours

Reaching forward

1-3 hours

Reaching overhead

0-1 hour

Squat/kneel/crawl

2-4 hours

Wrist position deviation

1-2 hours

Pinching/fine motor skills

2-3 hours

Keyboard use/repetitive motion

1-2 hours

Taste or smell (taste=never)

1-2 hours

Talk or hear

6-8 hours

Accurate 20/40

Very Accurate 20/20

Not Applicable

Near Vision

X

Far Vision

X

Yes

No

Not Applicable

Color Discrimination

X

Sensory Requirements

Minimal

Moderate

Accurate

Not Applicable

Depth perception

X

Hearing

X

GEI is an AA/equal opportunity employer, including disabled and veterans.