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Senior Staff Scientist - Natural Resources… at Terracon · Pittsburgh
ExperiencedOn-siteFull-timePittsburgh, PA
Job Description
Senior Staff Scientist - Natural Resources Group
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Join a team where innovation meets impact — our Pittsburgh office, recently voted one of the best places to work in Pittsburgh, is seeking an individual ready to shape the future of environmental solutions. This dynamic role blends fieldwork with office-based collaboration, offering the chance to lead complex projects, mentor emerging talent, and contribute to meaningful outcomes both on-site and in the office. If you're passionate about making a difference, come explore with us!
Conduct assessments and surveys of wetlands and habitats. Identify, evaluate, and recommend risk and permitting strategies to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. Prepare applicable permit applications, risk assessments, and technical documents including proposals, reports and regulatory agency correspondence. Lead tasks for the Natural Resources team on a multi-million dollar project to ensure that work is executed on time and in accordance with the client’s requirements and within company policies, procedures, and standards. Projects may include ecological and natural resource field surveys, impact assessments, environmental permitting, and mitigation.
- Experienced scientific professional responsible for conducting site testing and making recommendations for systems design on medium to large sized projects with a variety of complexity.
- Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
- Be responsible for maintaining quality standards on all projects.
- Participates with senior scientists/engineers on large, more complex projects.
- Performs assessments including wetland and listed species evaluations, stream assessments and benthic macroinvertebrate sampling and identification.
- Performs site visits, field observations and field data collection or assignments.
- Completes state and federal environmental permitting applications.
- Completes periodic stream and wetland monitoring activities.
- May attend client and regulatory agency meetings.
- Evaluates complex field data and assembles in written reports.
- Responsible for developing written proposals to clients for both small and large projects including quality control review of proposals written by others.
- Bachelor’s degree in Biology or environmental science and a minimum of 5 years related experience or in lieu of a degree, 9 years of related experience minimum
- Additional skills include project management and client care.
- Will require overnight travel, which may be frequent during field season.
- Valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history.
- Experience must include wetland delineation, agency reviews, plant identification, environmental permitting, and listed species surveys and permitting
Preferred:
- USFWS permitted surveyor for listed plant/animal species a plus.
Master’s Degree
Terracon is a 100 percent employee-owned multidiscipline consulting firm comprised of more than 8,000 curious minds focused on solving engineering and technical challenges from more than 200 locations nationwide. Since 1965, Terracon has evolved into a successful multi-discipline firm specializing in environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services. Terracon’s growth is due to our talented employee-owners exceeding expectations in client service and growing their careers with new and exciting opportunities in the marketplace. Terracon was recognized as the #1 firm in Asbestos and Lead Abatement.
Terracon’s vision of “Together, we are best at people” is demonstrated through our excellent compensation and benefits package. Based on eligibility, role and job status, we offer many programs including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, paid time off and holidays, education reimbursement, and various bonus programs.