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AECOM Senior Biologist/Ecologist in Franklin, Tennessee
Company Description
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.
We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.
We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.
When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.
Job Description
AECOM is looking for a Senior Biologist/Ecologist who is ready to take the next step in their career. An ideal candidate will grow and lead an ecology group out of the AECOM Franklin Office; however, our team is open to a remote position in Tennessee.
The ideal candidate will be afforded the following:
Join a new Environmental & Planning group in Tennessee with extensive room for growth.
Freedom to grow their own team and ecology services to support our existing environmental services team.
Join an established and defined business structure, wide-ranging BD/Proposal resources to expand the business.
The primary job functions include but are not limited to the following:
Exhibiting personal safety leadership in the oversight and execution of all work.
Development and management of client-facing relationships.
Providing leadership and project manager expertise in support of projects focused on wetland delineations, stream identifications, and threatened and endangered species surveys in the Southeast Region.
Accountability for project performance and compliance with project delivery expectations.
Demonstrating creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving both routine and unusual project delivery and technical problems.
Regularly communicate with regulators, clients, and other AECOM technical staff/project managers.
Lead project management projects in the following areas:
Educate, mentor, and lead younger staff.
Identify project management opportunities, prepare proposals, manage clients.
Provide technical and regulatory expertise.
Conduct/lead field surveys.
Develop technical reports, and permit applications.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Biological, Environmental Sciences, or a related life sciences field or demonstrated equivalency or MS and a year or two less experience.
8+ years of experience with wetland delineations, stream identification, Stream Quantification Tool (SQT), environmental permitting, protected species surveys, and previous experience in the Southeast U.S.
Travel for fieldwork in the Region will be required.
US Citizenship is required due to contract requirements.
Valid U.S. Driver's license. As a condition of employment, the selected candidate must pass a Motor Vehicle Records review.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's degree in Biological or Environmental Sciences.
10+ years of experience with wetland delineations, stream identification, Stream Quantification Tool (SQT), environmental permitting, protected species surveys, and previous experience in the Southeast U.S.
Tennessee Qualified Hydraulic Professional Certified (TN-QHP).
Certified Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS).
Task lead and/or project management experience.
Business development and client management experience.
Demonstrated successful team leadership and management with a good understanding of safety policies/procedures, quality, and risk management concepts.
Data collection and GIS experience and/or knowledge.
Understanding of federal regulations, and experience in regulatory coordination, including with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Understanding of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Excellent oral and written communication skills for clients, staff, and regulatory personnel.
Experience with technical writing, preparing technical reports, and permit applications.
Ability to work independently and also be able to develop and train a junior team.
Experience with transportation projects and/or the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT).
Understanding state regulations, and coordination experience with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC).
Experience with mitigation, stream restoration, or construction monitoring.
Threatened & Endangered species surveys.
Additional Information
US Visa Sponsorship will not be offered
No relocations support offered for this position.
About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $13.1 billion in fiscal year 2022. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
ReqID: J10091776
Business Line: Transportation
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: East
Career Area: Science
Work Location Model: On-Site