Mid - Senior-level Biologist & Environmental Permitting Project Lead

Mid - Senior-level Biologist & Environmental Permitting Project Lead  - (NOR0004LX) Your Impact: 

Jacobs’ Bellevue office is seeking a mid- to senior-level Biologist & Environmental Permitting Project Lead who can provide leadership and support for public and private sector infrastructure projects primarily in Western Washington.

At Jacobs, we see our job as more than environmental consulting – we are helping our clients secure our world’s natural resources. We want you to bring your passion and expertise to our dynamic interdisciplinary team of biologists, environmental planners, cultural resources experts, geomorphologists, stream restoration engineers, and beyond. Together, our team helps deliver some of the most exciting and transformative infrastructure projects in the region, from fish passage to wetland and stream mitigation, to sustainability initiatives and more.

This is your opportunity to act as a technical support resource specialist in the field of wetland ecology and mitigation, biology, regulatory compliance, NEPA documentation, and other federal, state, and local permitting, such as critical areas permitting in Washington State. Work will include managing complex projects across the PNW ranging in scale from municipal projects to large infrastructure programs, leading multidisciplinary teams of specialists, and performing both office and field work. Duties will include project/task management, field work, interagency/interdisciplinary coordination, business development, and opportunities to build a team and mentor staff. You’ll also have the flexibility afforded to all Jacobs employees to continue growing your career in the direction you choose, even as you deliver critical project work.

Key responsibilities of this position include:

• Collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams of engineers, scientists, planners, and other professionals to assemble regulatory compliant environmental plans, reports, and permits. This includes permitting at the local, state, and federal level.
• Acting as a biology and/or permitting task lead on projects.
• Leading fieldwork efforts (aquatic resource, habitat, and vegetation surveys) in WA and OR (and potentially ID and MT) following state and federal protocols.
• Assisting with preparation of environmental documents for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) including environmental resource reports, Environmental Assessments (EA) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS).
• Supporting proposal preparation, client maintenance, and business development activities.
• Preparing scopes of work and estimating level of effort for task completion.
• Maintaining excellent communication with clients, regulatory agencies and local government officials, employees, subcontractors.
• Providing inclusive management support and fostering the career growth of entry-to-mid environmental staff.

Jacobs’ health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $82,000 to $143,400 for an Associate level position and $100,400 to $175,600 for a Career level position. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.