Role description:

Arcadis is seeking an Ecologist to serve as Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Office of Environmental Services (OES) Support Services staff with shared remote working and fieldwork opportunities. This is a unique opportunity to work directly with GDOT staff and resource agencies on transportation projects throughout the state.

Role accountabilities:

• Conducting quality assurance reviews of consultant documents, tracking project schedules, and serving as an extension of GDOT staff
• Implementing the GDOT Plan Development Process to advance projects and maintain schedules
• Representing GDOT OES at internal and agency project meetings
• Fieldwork completing ecology special studies including wetland delineation, habitat assessments, and protected species surveys

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Biology, Ecology or Natural Resources discipline
• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience completing stream and wetland delineations, as well as protected species habitat assessments.

Key Attributes

• The successful candidate will have previous experience conducting field delineations of wetlands and other waters of the U.S.
• Experience preparing natural resource technical reports and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Section 404 Clean Water Act (CWA) permit applications
• Stream, wetland, and protected species habitat assessment skills; including knowledge of flora and fauna of the southeastern U.S.
• Be highly organized, responsive, work well under tight deadlines, and have strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters’ Degree in Biology, Ecology or Natural Resources discipline
• Experience completing ecological field studies, reporting, and permitting (USACE Section 404 CWA and GA Environmental Protection Division buffer variances) for GDOT projects.
• Experience completing Section 7 Endangered Species Act consultations with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Georgia Ecological Services.