Ecologist IV

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 has a position available for a Senior Marine Scientist to be based in any AECOM office in the United States, preferably East Coast. In this role the qualified candidate will join our expanding Marine Sciences Practice. The ideal candidate for this position is one that can capitalize on existing client relationships to expand AECOM's profile and market share in the regional and national market (through a combination of excellence in technical delivery and business development). Specific project focus will include studies, surveys and assessments supporting the routing, siting, and permitting of offshore and terrestrial wind farms, solar generation facilities, electric transmission lines and substations, natural gas pipelines, and other related facilities.

We are proud to be recognized for excellence:

Fortune 's World's Most Admired Companies - 2014-2020

• #1 in Transportation and General Building in Engineering-News Record 's 2019 "Top 500 Design Firms" and #1 2019 "Top 200 Environmental Firms"
• VIQTORY 2020 Military Friendly® Gold Employer
• Perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index for 2017-2019

DCSA-Environment

With world class technical expertise, leading edge technology and innovative project delivery capability around the world, AECOM's global environmental practice helps industry and government meet their business goals - to achieve compliance, reduce or eliminate risks and manage impacts. We provide advisory and technical services to help clients cleanup and close contaminated sites and surplus operational facilities and restore them for reuse, plan and permit new facilities, address critical climate change issues, restore habitats and water quality, protect natural and cultural resources, maintain compliance, and cost effectively manage residuals and wastes.

Responsibilities include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• Conduct studies, surveys and assessments supporting the routing, siting, and permitting of offshore and terrestrial wind farms, solar generation facilities, electric transmission lines and substations, natural gas pipelines, and other related facilities.
• Assess the impacts to marine fish species with the development of infrastructure projects on commercial, recreational, and endangered protected fisheries along the East Coast
• Provide programmatic oversight on the development of environmental documents including Environmental Impact Statements, BOEM Sampling and Analysis Plans and Construction Operations Plan, particularly as it relates to the development of offshore wind farms.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS in Biology, Environmental Science or an equivalent degree + 10 years of experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• 10+ years of relevant experience to include actively working in science and/or consulting.
• Must be willing and able to travel when and as requested.
• Valid driver's license with a clean record.
• US Citizenship is required for this position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS in Biology, Environmental Science or an equivalent degree is preferred.
• PhD is desired.
• 12+ years of experience to include actively working in fisheries science is preferred.
• Candidates with experience developing essential fish habitat assessments and working as a liaison to the commercial fishing industry along the East Coast is highly desired.
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of pelagic species, groundfish, commercial and recreational contexts and stakeholder engagement is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Additional Information

• Sponsorship for this position is not available.
• Relocation is not available for this position.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there's never been a better time to be at AECOM! 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.

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.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

Join us and let's get started.

ReqID: J10082985

Business Line: Environment

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: East

Career Area: Science

Work Location Model: Hybrid