Project Restoration Ecologist

ARCADIS is hiring a mid-level Staff Ecologist/Planner/Environmental Scientist in Albuquerque, NM, to support environmental assessments, field data collection, and regulatory compliance for planning and permitting projects. The role involves collaboration with teams on diverse projects in the intermountain west. Candidates will manage desktop assessments and prepare technical reports. The position offers a flexible, hybrid work environment, allowing for both remote and in-office work based on project needs.
Overview Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Arcadis is seeking a mid-level Staff Ecologist/Planner/Environmental Scientist to join our west coast Enviro Socio Permitting team.


The successful candidate will support the development of desktop reviews and may lead field data collection for wetland/waterbody delineations, endangered species habitat assessments, and environmental assessments and/or preparation of reports to document field data collection. The successful candidate will also provide support in regard to regulatory agency coordination and permit development and compliance. This role will primarily support Arcadis' planning and permitting team working with linear infrastructure and renewable energy clients in the intermountain west (Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona and New Mexico).


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 a Consultant 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 to drive innovation and build 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. You will also work with existing staff to support the growth of Environmental Permitting, Site Planning, Wetland, and Endangered Species Services. Role accountabilities As a mid-level Staff Ecologist/Planner/Environmental Scientist, you will apply your technical knowledge to work with client teams to provide high quality deliverables to support planning and permitting for major utility and key Arcadis clients.


You will be an important member of the west coast Enviro Socio Permitting team interacting with junior level biologists/ecologist, senior technical experts and project managers as part of an interdisciplinary team. Manage desktop environmental assessments using current assessment technologies and methods to identify potential permitting requirements and support development of permitting strategy to provide guidance to internal teams and clients Use your strong technical writing and communications skills to develop technical reports, work plans, memoranda, and other environmental documents to support permitting. Likely to include the preparation of regulatory permit application packages (e.g., Army Corps of Engineers Clean Water Act Section 404 permit applications and Section 401 Water Quality Certification applications, Rivers and Harbors Act Section 408 review requests, and Section 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit applications) Provide task management support to assist with the growth of new and existing client relationships through delivery of quality work and data Support or lead agency consultations for threatened and endangered species and to develop permitting and survey strategies Maintaining electronic file systems and record keeping using SharePoint and other cloud-based platforms This role will primarily be office based; however, as needed, you will need to conduct field assessments related to ecological aspects of projects.


This role will require the ability to travel up to 25%. Do you want to be part of a growing planning and permitting practice to support clients in California, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington? If you are motivated and ready to grow your career supporting natural resources management, planning and permitting, come join us!


Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in biology, ecology, environmental or land use planning or other natural resource related field Four years of experience in the environmental field Relevant regional experience in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, California, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, and/or Washington Experience with evaluating project compliance with state and federal laws and environmental and regulatory processes - federal, state and local regulators such as PUC, PSC, FERC, BLM, USFS, USFWS, USACE, as well as experience with CEQA and NEPA Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive reports/permit applications and particularly experience with linear projects (e.g., utility projects, pipeline proje