Project Level Wetland Scientist

About the opportunity

SWCA Environmental Consultants is looking for an experienced Project Level Wetland Scientist to join our Austin, TX office. We are expanding our team and looking for dynamic individuals who are following their passion for delivering the highest-quality project work. If you thrive in the pursuit of ensuring excellence in environmental consulting services, this is a great opportunity for you!

This is a full-time, hourly position in the Central Texas area, with high travel expectations up to 75% of the time.

Under this requisition we may hire the following job position:

• Assistant Project Wetland Scientist- Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
• Associate Project Wetland Scientist – Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience

Our Vision (the North Star), Core Values, and Purpose: Help drive SWCA to be the best workplace and industry leader in sustainability, bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership.

We are #OneSWCA and collaborate across all our offices, programs, and disciplines. We are #AlwaysLearning, we #NeverSettle and we #GiveBack. We are 100% employee-owned, and we build our success together. It is imperative for the successful candidate to fit SWCA's unique culture. Do you appreciate sustainability and environmental awareness? Is giving back to your community a priority? SWCA is a team of scientists, planners, technical experts, and corporate services professionals that are committed to our culture.

What you will accomplish

• Assist with conducting a variety of natural resources field studies including wetland delineations, threatened/endangered species assessments, and avian/wildlife surveys
• Conduct fieldwork, organize and transfer field data, and write technical reports and permit applications related to Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and other resource planning/permitting, and/or natural resource disciplines
• Assist in the writing and development of written deliverables related to project work
• Use topographic maps, aerial photographs, GPS units, and other maps and tools during fieldwork
• Safely operate SWCA-owned and rental vehicles, including 4-wheel drive vehicles
• Complete individual tasks of medium complexity or duration with oversight
• In the field, oversees a crew or works independently on standard tasks
• Coordinate land access, field crew progress, and data transfer and management
• Execute data collection in the field through self and others
• Complete field data QA/QC
• Perform basic data synthesis and analysis
• Apply broad knowledge of regulations or guidelines to projects
• Communicate with clients or agency representatives
• Oversee the implementation of the safety plan in the field

Experience and qualifications for success

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Botany, Environmental Science, Fish and Wildlife Science, Ecology, or a related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience leading wetland delineation fieldwork and wildlife/environmental fieldwork. Applicants with no wetland experience will not be considered.
• Completion of the USACE 38-hour wetland delineation training course, demonstrated equivalent, or minimum of 3 years of experience delineating wetlands.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge and environmental survey experience in the southern USA.
• Familiarity with mapping software such as ArcGIS and GPS devices.
• Certification from the Society of Wetland Scientists as a Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) or Wetland Professional in Training (WPIT).

Additional Information

• Ability to travel to a location, walk and conduct fieldwork for long hours, sometimes in inclement weather, rugged terrain.
• Ability to carry equipment and supplies weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Frequent travel will be required for the position, with fieldwork sometimes reaching 75% of your time.

SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full spectrum of environmental services. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms.

SWCA is committed to salary equity and salary transparency for all its employees. In alignment with this commitment, SWCA posts good faith pay ranges in all its advertised job postings to promote pay equity and transparency.

An employee in this Austin, TX based position can expect the following rates: Assistant Project Wetland Scientist: $27.56- $35.96/ hr.; Associate Project Wetland Scientist: $31.50/hr. - $40.43/hr. Actual pay within this range may depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, client requirements where applicable, and other factors permitted by law. Regular-status employees are also eligible for performance bonuses. Candidates are also encouraged to consider SWCA’s Total Rewards package, which includes a competitive Benefits package, forward-thinking workplace flexibility, outstanding corporate culture, award-winning career development, and more.

EOE - women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.

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