Jacobs · 19 hours ago
Senior Biologist & Permitting Specialist
Honolulu, HI
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$119K/yr - $187K/yr
10+ years expJacobs is a company focused on solving critical problems for cities and environments. They are seeking a Senior Biologist & Permitting Specialist to lead and support infrastructure projects in Hawaii, providing technical expertise in wetland ecology, regulatory compliance, and project management.
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Responsibilities
Collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams of engineers, scientists, planners, and other professionals to assemble regulatory compliant environmental plans, reports, and permits. This includes permitting at the local, state (i.e., Coastal Zone Management Act Federal Consistency Reviews, Conservation District Use Permits, Natural Resource Conservation Plans, and Special Management Area (SMA) permitting), and federal (i.e., Dept. of the Army Permitting, Clean Water Act Sections 10, 404, and 401) level
Leading fieldwork efforts (aquatic resource, habitat, and vegetation surveys) in Hawaii following state and federal protocols
Assisting with preparation of environmental documents for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Hawaii Environmental Policy Act (HEPA) analyses and documentation including environmental resource reports, Environmental Assessments (EA) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)
Supporting proposal preparation, client maintenance, and business development activities
Preparing scopes of work and estimating level of effort for task completion
Acting as a biology or permitting project manager and/or task lead on projects
Maintaining excellent communication with clients, regulatory agencies and local government officials, employees, subcontractors
Providing management support and fostering the career growth of junior-level environmental staff
Qualification
Required
BS or MS in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science or related scientific discipline or technical field
10+ years of environmental consulting or agency experience emphasizing your understanding of aquatic resource delineations, endangered species act compliance, fish surveys and recovery, and/or permitting experience
Knowledge of state and federal permitting programs such as the Clean Water Act and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 404/401 wetland permitting process
Ability to lead aquatic resource surveys, requiring strong knowledge of native vegetation, soils, wetland community types, and stream characteristics
Experience preparing for and participating in meetings with stakeholders
Project management or environmental task lead experience
Demonstrated experience working successfully in a team environment, interest in mentoring junior staff and team building
Ability to succeed in a consulting environment, handling multiple project assignments, meeting strict deadlines, and traveling to client facilities as needed
Preferred
Experience utilizing handheld GPS equipment and software is highly desired
Ability to work outdoors in adverse conditions across Hawaii; must be available for occasional travel
Experience writing Biological Assessments
Certification as a Professional Wetland Scientist from the Society of Wetland Scientists
Native plant identification experience
Demonstrated stakeholder (i.e., client, regulatory official, community, and subcontractor) relationship skills
Ability to travel as needed for project assignment
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Basic life insurance
401(k) plan
The ability to purchase company stock at a discount
Deferred compensation plan
Executive Deferral Plan
Unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO)
Seven paid holidays
One floating holiday
Caregiver leave
Merit increases
Performance discretionary bonus
Stock
Company
Jacobs
Jacobs leads the global professional services sector delivering solutions for a more connected, sustainable world.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$1.1B2023-08-18Post Ipo Debt· $600M
2023-02-16Post Ipo Debt· $500M
1980-09-26IPO
Leadership Team
Bob Pragada
Chair & Chief Executive Officer at Jacobs
Paul Friedman
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