North Carolina Wetlands Operations Lead

EnviroScience, Inc., headquartered in Stow, Ohio, with additional offices in North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, is a niche provider of environmental consulting services. We employ over 160 highly skilled and technical employees that develop unique, cost-effective solutions for our clients' environmental, infrastructure and regulatory needs. Our clients repeatedly choose EnviroScience because of our technical expertise, client advocacy, high quality work, and outstanding reputation with regulators and industry executives.

EnviroScience is seeking a fulltime Wetland Operations Regional Lead for our Hendersonville, North Carolina office. The Wetland Regional Lead is responsible for completion of wetland and stream evaluation project work and managing workflow for other Natural Resource members of the Natural Resources Practice Area at EnviroScience at the headquarters office or the specified regional office. The Wetlands Regional Lead will be responsible for completing wetlands project work, scheduling wetlands project work for staff, and ensuring all operations from that regional office location are communicated and executed appropriately. Requirements of this position include but are not limited to field work and report writing while also offering the opportunity to assist with proposal efforts, management of projects, organizing staff, and mentoring other employees. The field portion of this role involves conducting field surveys, delineating boundaries of aquatic resources, and measuring and monitoring the health of aquatic systems.

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

Regional Lead / Management

* Schedule workforce and workflows for the office while ensuring all group members maintain expected billability

* Assign PMs to projects.

* Complete workload analysis for the regional office.

* Identify and remedy equipment needs and repairs.

* Assist in coordinating regional office building needs.

* Leadership, Management, Accountability.

Field Work and Surveys

* Conduct field surveys to identify and delineate wetland and stream boundaries and classify wetland and stream quality.

* Collect data on soil, water, vegetation, and wildlife within wetlands and streams.

* Collect and record field data accurately and efficiently.

* Utilize data collection devices (e.g. GPS) and GIS tools to map and document site conditions.

* Perform habitat assessments for threatened, and endangered (T&E) species.

Reporting and Permitting

* Independently prepare technical reports, survey results and permit documents, and maintain excellent communication with project managers, clients, employees, and subcontractors.

* Accurately complete Wetland Assessment and Delineation reports.

* Recommend accurate permitting requirements and project accomplishment strategies to clients with respect to wetlands, streams, and T&E.

* Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local wetland and stream regulations.

* Assist in obtaining necessary permits for projects with impacts to wetlands and/or streams.

* Prepare thorough permit application components and submitting to agencies on client's behalf.

Mentorship and Technical Expertise

* Guide less experienced personnel in survey techniques and field and office processes.

* Provide comprehensive review of reports and draft documents as needed.

* Provide recommendations to staff regarding regional regulations.

The candidate will need to collaborate effectively with other coworkers and supervisors. Additionally, this candidate needs to be able to complete project work independently, with minimal supervision. Work assignments may include consecutive days in the office working on reporting or outdoors in all kinds of weather, and sometimes in remote and challenging locations. Overnight stays to complete field work are part of this position.

This position is an office-based role. Employees will work a schedule which includes office work on location in the Hendersonville, North Carolina office and travel to offsite field work at various locations.

Standard office equipment will be provided to work in the office and at home. Working from home is acceptable for this role as approved by your direct supervisor. Resource Guru must be updated to indicate your work location for the day. Uninterrupted home-based internet is a must in your home to attend and host video calls, along with a minimum bandwidth speed of 20 mbps. Office space will be provided for you in the company's headquarters or regional office.

Department & Division: 470 Natural Resources

Exempt Status: Exempt

Reports to: Wetlands Operations Manager

Works with Inside Company:

* Internal Human Resources Team

* Internal Corporate Teams

* Wetland Leads

* Wetland Project Managers

* Wetland Biologists

* Natural Resources leadership & personnel

Works with Outside Company:

* Consultants and vendors as necessary

* Various clients

Working Conditions:

* North Carolina Regional Office

* On-site work, outdoors, on active construction sites

* Long periods of driving

* Some weekend and out of town travel can be expected

Supervisor Responsibilities:

* Manager to other wetland biologists in the North Carolina Regional Office

Physical Requirements:

* Must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time

* Repeat motions that may include the wrist, hands, and/or fingers

* Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 lbs.

* Communication with others to exchange information. Must be able to see, read, write, and speak.

* Occasional standing, walking, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching

* Working outdoors in all kinds of weather.

* Walking for periods of time including maneuvering uneven, uphill, and downhill terrain

Travel Requirements:

* % of travel time: 25%-50%; varies with fluctuation in workload and work location

Minimum Qualifications:

* Education: B.S./B.A. degree in natural science field of study

* Experience: 5+ years wetland delineation field experience including coordination of state and federal agencies regarding T&E species and wetland delineation.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience:

o 40-hour Wetland Delineation training

o Experience preparing and submitting 404 and 401 permit applications through federal and state agencies including USACE, DEP/EPA, SHPO, DNR, and USFWS.

o Experience with local and regional flora identification.

o Experience with soil classification.

o Well versed in state and federal regulations, the 1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Manual, and current Regional Supplements.

o Prior experience leading teams, promoting a positive work environment, and mentoring junior staff

o Experience with agency permitting.

o Experience coordinating with state and federal agencies regarding threatened and endangered species, floodplain development, historic/archaeological, etc.

o Experience with Global Position Systems (GPS) and data recording units.

o Experience with AutoCAD or GIS.

o Additional background in fisheries, endangered species, herpetology, or amphibians.

Desired Skills:

o Proven ability to train, guide, and support team members in their professional growth

o Ability to delineate wetlands independently.

o Ability to read and interpret resource and engineering drawings

o Project and/or client management.

o Thrive in independent/solo work environments.

o Ability to key out and identify plants using identification manuals.

o Ability to work as a team and multi-task regularly in a fast-paced, changing work environment

o Consultative or educational approach to client relationships.

o Project management.

o Tolerate outdoors working conditions, remote locations, all weather conditions.

o Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.

o Experience with technical report writing.