Ecologist / Environmental Planner

Job Description

Ecologist will have many opportunities to assist or lead environmental fieldwork and reporting with an emphasis on transportation projects. Depending on level of experience, intensive training will be required and paid for along with mentoring in the field and increasing responsibilities. Types of tasks will include ecology field surveys, reports, permit applications, and erosion control field inspections. The ideal candidate will have complementary skills tobalance fieldwork and technical analysis withother team roles such as stakeholder/agency coordination, writing, public involvement support, and our firm's own community outreach efforts. Your focus will be on ecosystem interactions with our transportation and community development projects: wetlands, streams, habitat, endangered species, coastal resources, erosion control, and any particular specialty or ecological interest you bring to our team.

Currently, our primary sector is transportation projects; our business plan includes growth in energy and sustainable development. Most projects are located in GA with some overnight travel required for fieldwork and agency/public meetings. Other projects are anticipatedin other target states,providing short-term travel opportunities for ecology.

Qualifications

• Minimum of bachelor's degree in ecology, environmental science, biology, or directly related major with an emphasis on the southeastern U.S.
• Complementary master'sdegree also could add value to our team with topics such as planning, GIS, forestry/botany, or natural systems.
• Ecology experience, ideally with GDOT.
• Proficiency with ArcGIS software.
• Experience of2-7 yearsconducting wetland or habitat fieldwork for linear/transportation projects would be a plus for our opportunities.
• Strongest candidates will show great teamwork, rapport with our staff, and communication skills.
• As we share and combine many creative talents, yourexperience in other areas also will be valued (such as environmental impact assessment, mapping, research, public involvement).

Additional Information

• All your information will be kept confidential during the hiring process and will meet EEO guidelines.
• We promote aPerformance Flexschedule: this position can provide adjustable hours with abalance betweenin-office and remote locations for fieldwork and meetings.We avoid peak-hour commuting and encourage efficient alternatives. You can choose when to offer your best efforts on our priorities while taking care of your own as well.The key will be teamwork and high performance.
• Adrian Collaborative offers an excellent compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, vacation, bonus program, and paid holidays.
• Our hiring decision will be based on verified qualifications, references, communication skills, and overall team fit as we will interview top candidates with our staff in Duluth.

Candidates should submit a resume and cover letter or any questions through this site orSmartRecruiters.com.