Senior Ecological Engineer or Scientist - Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.

Overview:

Do you want to build an impactful career to change the world for the better? 

Senior Geologist / Geomorphologist / Engineer / Scientist with 10 years of experience in our Ecosystem Engineering and Mitigation practice based in Atlanta, Georgia and serving clients Nationally. The preferred location is Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, or North Carolina, but other locations are negotiable. Apply your experience and practice knowledge solving our clients’ water and natural resources challenges in ecosystem restoration, stream/wetland design, mitigation banking, riverine engineering, coastal resiliency, and ecosystem management. 

 

Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. Our engineers, scientists, technical and project employees serve our clients from offices across the world. Ranked by ENR as one of the top environmental engineering design firms, Geosyntec is internationally known for its technical leadership, broad experience, and exceptional client service.

 

We invest in our people.  Each employee is unique, and your career at Geosyntec will be too.  We offer competitive pay and benefits, and well-being programs to support you and your family.

 

To Learn More Visit: http://www.geosyntec.com/careers/.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Collaboration and mentoring are cornerstones of Geosyntec’s culture. We operate under a sell-manage-do culture, and so we expect that you’d work on challenging technical projects while leveraging your existing knowledge and experience to help Geosyntec expand its current practices and capabilities through business development and client management. You may also be asked to take on project management responsibilities, along with staff management and development, and mentoring tasks. Some of the key responsibilities may include:

• Directing multi-disciplinary project teams;
• Consistent with our sell-manage-do business model, play a significant role in lead generation, business development, staff development, and mentoring;
• Performing and overseeing detailed fluvial geomorphic, sediment transport, biological, soil science, and hydrologic and hydraulic studies;
• Developing innovative riverine infrastructure protection (hydrotechnical) solutions for oil and gas pipeline companies across the United States, including phased hydrotechnical analyses from desktop assessment to field investigation to detailed engineering;
• Providing leadership in the application of CWA mitigation regulations and standard operation procedures (SOPs) for the establishment of stream and wetland mitigation banks within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah, Mobile, Charleston, Wilmington, and Nashville Districts;
• Leading and conducting field investigations and providing construction support services;
• Developing construction documents, including engineering drawings and technical specifications;
• Applying and/or directing innovative hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software, from 1-D to 3-D hydrologic, sediment transport and/or morphodynamic models;
• Interacting with client representatives;
• Project-level responsibility for scoping, performing, managing and delivering multiple concurrent project assignments while managing client relationships; and
• Help broaden our reputation via publishing and visibility at prominent industry conferences.

Education and Licensure:

• Bachelor's degree in geology, natural resources science, hydrotechnical or civil engineering, with emphasis on water resources or closely related discipline. (required)
• Advanced degree in geology, natural resources science, environmental or civil engineering, with emphasis on water resources or closely related discipline. (preferred)
• Ability to obtain Professional registration (within 2 years) if not presently held (i.e., P.E., P.G., P.W.S., A.E., C.E., CERP, CPSS and/or CPSC) (required)

Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

• At least 10 years of consulting experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience in fluvial geomorphology, ecological restoration (riverine/wetland/riparian systems), soil science, mitigation banking, and natural resources remote sensing. (required) 
• Experience planning, conducting field and desktop data collection, data analysis, and application in an engineering context to restore degraded stream/riverine and wetland systems (e.g., developing engineering plans for construction execution). (required)
• Significant experience with conducting fluvial geomorphologic assessments in streams and riverine systems (including the various methodologies that can be employed) and using remote sensing GIS toolsets for related analysis. (preferred)
• Experience in geospatial data collection, processing and analysis, including LIDAR and photogrammetry. (preferred)
• Experience with remote sensing/modeling/design tools such as ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Hydro, coding in Python (or other code languages), HEC-RAS (1D & 2D), groundwater flow (riparian zones) models, HydroCAD and AutoCAD Civil 3D.  (preferred)
• Experience with a variety of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for geospatial data collection (e.g., LIDAR, imagery, etc.) and possessing an FAA remote pilot license (Part 107) or willingness to attain and maintain license. (preferred)
• Experience with the application of the theory of machine learning and/or artificial intelligence (AI) methods to natural resource data analysis and solution generation. (preferred)
• Strong oral and technical writing skills. (required)
• Valid U.S. driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record for business travel. (required)