Environmental Scientist III

Company Description

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At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

AECOM is seeking an experienced Environmental Scientist III to join our Environment Planning and Permitting Practice in Anchorage, AK. The successful candidate will be part of a diverse team of planners and scientists that are responsible for reporting, permitting, environmental planning, and implementing and documenting compliance. The successful candidate will have enough experience to be able to independently conduct field work and prepare the associated reports for a wide variety of national/international private and public sector clients.

The responsibilities of this position include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• Successfully execute environmental planning and permitting projects while meeting cost, schedule, safety, and quality objectives
• Create, review, and submit environmental analyses and/or reports.+ Provide recommendations and develop innovative solutions.+ Collaborate with project teams to develop work programs designed to provide innovative and progressive project solutions.+ Regular travel to client or project sites as necessary
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with clients to enhance client retention and growth.+ Familiarity with project management, including preparation of scope and cost estimates, financial and budgetary management, resource allocation and scheduling, and engagement of subcontractors.+ Effective verbal and written communication, liaison and management of clients, regulatory agencies, subcontractors, vendors, and analytical laboratories
• Lead for environmental tasks.

About AECOM's Environment Business Line

Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it. We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative.

AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world's most challenging issues.

Our global clients and their projects are diverse and interesting. They span market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems within diverse community profiles.

AECOM's Sustainable Legacies program describes our approach to the environment, social equity and governance (ESG.) We embed sustainability throughout our business and help clients embed sustainable practices into their work. We help clients reduce their impact on the environment, achieve compliance and reduce risks.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in biology, ecology, environmental science, engineering.+ 4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.+ Willing to travel out-of-town for durations ranging from approximately one day to two weeks, as needed. Travel will vary greatly and depend on the workload/projects at any given time.+ Valid U.S Driver's license is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Science, Environmental studies or similar.+ 6+ years of relevant experience.+ Highly effective verbal and written communication skills; extremely proficient in technical writing; highly effective organization and multi-tasking skills
• Strong attention to detail with excellent analytical, judgment and problem-solving capabilities

Additional Information+ Due to the nature of the work, US Citizenship is required.

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Offered compensation will be based on location and individual qualifications. The expected range is $75,000.00 - $110,000.00.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, U.S. and global well-being programs, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges.

Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have 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.

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.

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

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

ReqID: J10103480

Business Line: Environment

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: West

Career Area: Science

Work Location Model: Hybrid