Mid-level Scientist, Natural Resources Damage Assessment and Ecological Restoration

About You

You are an experienced scientist specializing in Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA), with additional interests that include ecological restoration, coastal resiliency, ecosystem service evaluations, ecotoxicity, and/or ecological risk assessments. You enjoy managing challenging project tasks, being part of a team that engages with clients and stakeholders, designing and conducting supporting studies, and documenting your work through technical reports, presentations, and possibly peer-reviewed articles. Your experience to describe and quantify lost services resulting from a release includes the use of site-specific information in place of default assumptions and standard methods. Your long-term interests are focused on innovative approaches to resolving complex matters, such as assessment of emerging contaminants, population modeling, scripted and probabilistic analyses, and allocation of responsibility. A lifelong learner, you want to keep growing intellectually and professionally. You know how to assist with the preparation of winning proposals and exceed clients’ expectations. Collaborating with colleagues with diverse expertise is exciting for you, and you are also comfortable working independently. People thrive under your coaching. Quality management and integrity are among your strongest principles. You are looking for platform where your ideas are taken seriously, and you can influence the future of the Toxicology, Health and Ecological Sciences practice and the firm as a whole.

About Integral

Integral Consulting Inc. is a science and engineering firm delivering technical solutions to meet today's challenges in the health, environmental, and natural resource arenas. We are a values-driven collaborative team that is as passionate about company culture as we are about the work we do for our clients. Since our founding 20 years ago, we have operated with a demonstrated commitment to the wellbeing, diversity, and professional development of our staff and an equal commitment to strong partnerships with our clients and teaming partners. We are a company where people come to solve today’s toughest environmental challenges through innovative ideas, exceptional teamwork, and dedication to accuracy and technical quality.

About the Job

We are seeking a mid-level scientist who specializes in NRDA and ecological restoration. The successful candidate will be a detail-oriented and experienced project or project task manager who can provide technical and strategic leadership on client projects and who will assist in attracting new clients by creating a strong external reputation. The candidate will bring varied experience in NRDA and is comfortable interacting with clients, attorneys, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Assisting projects through the interpretation and application of federal and state environmental liability statutes, including CERCLA, OPA, CWA, and state equivalents
• Assisting in the design of NRDA investigations and studies that integrate data and analyses related to ecological injury and service loss/gain, biological sampling, uptake, dose-response relationships, recovery, population modeling, and natural resource economics
• Integrating such analyses into compelling written reports and oral presentations
• Participating in the design and implementation oversight of ecological restoration projects
• Managing project tasks such that assignments are completed on time, on budget, consistent with the project strategy, and in a manner that achieves high quality standards
• Providing technical support to consulting and testifying experts and/or serving as an expert in legal cases
• Developing long-term and trusting relationships with clients

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

M.S. or Ph.D. in environmental sciences, ecology, toxicology, biology, chemistry, or environmental health, with training and experience in restoration ecology

• 5+ years of relevant professional experience
• Demonstrated expertise in terrestrial and/or aquatic ecology, and restoration ecology
• Experience effectively managing large and complex projects
• Comfort in working in diverse multidisciplinary teams and when engaged with clients and trustees/regulators
• Demonstrated experience with design and implementation of ecological restoration in the context of NRDA
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A desire to grow intellectually and professionally

Annual Salary Range: $70,000 - $100,000

An employee’s total compensation package includes annual salary, company-subsidized (employee and family) medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) participation with a company-match of 1% to 4% of annual compensation, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability, paid sick leave (80 hours per year), paid vacation (12 days or 15 days; determined by title at hire), paid holidays (9 days per year), and the potential for an annual discretionary bonus based on company performance. Paid time off will be pro-rated to reflect part-time scheduled hours, if applicable.

We are proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer and are committed to a proactive program of affirmative action and diversity development. Integral Consulting Inc. provides equal opportunity in all of our employment practices to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race; color; religion; gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions); national origin; age; sexual orientation; disability; marital status; military, veteran, or Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act protected veteran status; gender identity or gender expression; or any other category protected by federal, state, and local laws.  The “EEO is the Law” poster can be viewed HERE.

All offers of employment are contingent on candidates successfully passing an employment history screening, degree verification, and a federal, state, and county criminal background and Watch List screening. Candidates will receive a written notice of this requirement. All screenings will be done in accordance with all local, state, and federal laws.