Environmental Scientist or Landscape Architect

Join the Dewberry Team!  Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity to help our country with disaster recovery work? We are currently searching for highly qualified Environmental Scientists or Landscape Architects. As one of our Disaster Specialists, you will collaborate with some of the best and brightest in the industry and use your expertise to support critical recovery efforts in a disaster-impacted community in the Southwest Region. This is an excellent opportunity for those who want to use their knowledge, skills and abilities to help disaster survivors.  
 
*Please note, this is a deployment-based position. Remote work is not permitted for this role.  

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professions nationwide.  Our outstanding employees, more than 30 years of experience supporting FEMA, and multiple contract support opportunities sets us apart from our competitors. Our experience and expertise provide unique insight into how national disaster events are prepared for, managed, and applied to communities. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients.  Our commitment to excellence stems from our defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.  

Environmental Scientist or Landscape Architect Responsibilities:
 
In this role, you will deploy to a disaster site to support the delivery of a disaster recovery program. Responsibilities will include assessments of disaster-damaged structures and the review and analysis of the event or planned facility restoration impact to the environment in accordance with federal law, executive order, regulation and policy. You may assess the potential impacts to plant and animal species and their habitat, conduct biological assessments and surveys to determine the potential impact to endangered species in accordance with criteria. Typical experience is for projects involving site design for parks and recreation, multi-family, mixed-use, life science, commercial, arborist focused, and capital improvement projects.. Experience in horticultural projects, including planting, pruning, and maintaining healthy plant ecosystems, Experience in a horticultural or agricultural setting is a plus. 

• A Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture or Urban Planning, Environmental Science, Biology, Ecology, Environmental Studies, Forestry, Wildlife Biology, or related field is required. Master's degree is a plus. 

• Minimum 10 years of work experience. 

• Professional Engineer (PE) or Registered Landscape Architect (RLA) licensure is a plus. 

• Proficiency in watershed, ecology, habitat evaluations, horticultural projects, soil, hydrology, vegetation inventory, arborist, and plant identifications. Experience performing ecological assessments including field work in a variety of seasonal conditions.  

• Expert understanding of federal environmental law, regulation and policy. 

• Experience in the landscape, animal and plant species, and the environmental conditions of the Southwest United States. 

• Strong technical writing skills and experience preparing high-quality documents and reports involving complex technical issues. 

• Excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to explain policy and regulations to project stakeholders.  

• Must be computer literate and proficient with MS Office Suite applications (Word, Excel and Outlook) 

• Must have a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record. 

• Must be a U.S. citizen capable of passing a federal background investigation to obtain a Public Trust clearance. 

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization. 

*This position is covered by the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act of 1965 (SCA). 

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation. 

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law. 

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