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Successful candidates will be interested in ecology, wildlife biology, soil science, hydrology, environmental policy, geography, botany, earth sciences, natural resources stewardship, and water resource management. This position would report to and interact with senior scientists, engineers, and project managers, and would be involved with industrial, linear utility, oil and gas, water resources, site remediation, ecological restoration/conservation, and other environmental engineering projects. The right candidate will be professional, courteous, self-motivated, and diligent. The preferred candidate will be flexible team player and should be prepared to travel for up to 2-4 weeks at a time for certain assignments.\nTypical field work activities would likely include wetland and waterbody delineations, stream assessments, threatened and endangered species habitat surveys, global positioning system (GPS) data collection, environmental site assessments, environmental sampling (i.e. soil, surface water, ground water, wastewater, etc.), and erosion and sediment control (E&SC) inspections. Typical office duties would include assistance with technical report preparation, preparation of environmental permit applications, desktop analysis of project sites using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), GIS mapping of field-collected scientific data, assistance with development of presentations for technical workshops and conferences, communication with local/state/federal regulatory agencies, and some limited client communications.\nImportant Responsibilities:\nDelineation of wetlands using the appropriate regional supplements to the USACE Wetland Delineation Manual\nIdentification of ephemeral, intermittent, and perennial streams\nCompletion of biological assessments such as aquatic and terrestrial habitat field surveys\nGPS/GIS data management and mapping of environmental resources\nAssistance with preparation of USACE Section 404 permit applications\nAssistance with preparation of State 401 Water Quality Certification applications (including Georgia EPD state waters buffer variances)\nAssistance with preparation of NPDES construction stormwater permit applications\nCompletion of E&SC inspections on active construction sites\nEnvironmental sampling while following appropriate sample integrity and chain-of-custody procedures\nSample coordination with appropriate laboratory for sample analysis\nSite visits to document other environmental compliance and associated reporting\n\nSkills and Qualifications:\nBS degree in natural resources, ecology, environmental science, fisheries, wildlife biology, chemistry, geology, environmental engineering, or related discipline\nMS degree is preferred, but not required\n1-2 years of field experience in the ecological and natural sciences is preferred, but not required\nKnowledge of eastern United States flora and fauna, especially wetland and riparian flora\nFormal wetland delineation training is preferred, but not required\nProficiency with GPS hardware and software (EOS Arrow, Trimble, Garmin, Bad Elf, etc.)\nGIS experience (ESRI ArcGIS Field Maps, ArcPro, ArcMap, etc) is highly desirable, but not required\nOSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER certification is preferred, but not required\nAbility to work long, physically demanding hours in a variety of weather conditions in remote locations\nAbility to traverse uneven terrain and carry field equipment (up to 40 lbs)\nAdvanced written and verbal communication skills\nWillingness to travel as project requires\n*We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. 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