Careers in the Plant Sciences

Wetland Scientist

Private company - Portland, OR, United States

Position Title: Wetland Scientist
Position Type: Permanent Position
Application Review Begins: Thursday, January 16, 2025
Application Deadline: Monday, March 31, 2025
Institution: Private company
Department/Division: Environmental Services Group
Field (e.g., systematics): wetland mitigation
City: Portland, OR, United States
General Information: General position summary:
Mason, Bruce, & Girard, Inc., a natural resource consulting firm headquartered in Portland, OR., is seeking an exceptionally self-motivated full-time Wetland Scientist who exemplifies our core values of integrity, quality, expertise, and client service. As a team member in our Environmental Services Group, you will support multiple projects, complete and lead technical fieldwork, draft reports, and manage projects while also serving in a support role for multi-disciplinary projects managed by others.
Qualifications/Requirements: Education and/or Experience:
• BA or BS in Biology, Environmental Science, or closely related natural resource field required.
• At least seven years of progressively responsible experience as a consultant and/or scientist in an environmental consulting firm preferred.
• Professional Wetland Scientist or Wetland Professional in Training certification through the Society of Wetland Scientists’ Professional Certification Program is preferred; willingness to become certified is desired but not required.

Job Conditions
• Work is performed both within the field and in an office. Candidates must be located either within two hours of the Portland Metro area or Central Oregon. Field work is to be performed in all weather conditions, steep rough terrain, and a variety of settings including open fields and forested areas. Extensive computer use, physical ability to operate a telephone, and sit for extended periods of time; may lift/carry up to 50 pounds.
Responsibilities: In this role, your major duties will include:
• Conducting all types of wetland-related project work including leading and supporting wetland determinations and delineations, ordinary high water mark delineations, wetland, and stream functional assessments (such as ORWAP and SFAM), and mitigation monitoring in Oregon and Washington.
• Preparing all types of wetland-related documentation including delineation reports, removal/fill permit applications, mitigation plans, and monitoring reports in Oregon and Washington.
• Conducting Natural Resource Assessments and preparing associated reports per Clean Water Services and/or Water Environment Services requirements.
• Supporting other natural resources projects that include botanical and habitat surveys both east and west of the Cascade Range. Some projects are in the central/eastern Oregon high desert and Columbia Plateau regions.
• General project management duties including project scoping and budgeting, handling client interactions, and invoicing.
• Mentoring junior employees in wetland sciences.

If you have the required skill set and/or experience, additional duties could include project management and oversight, and mentoring junior employees in wetland sciences.
Application Instructions (submission methods, etc.): Join Us/Apply Now
Click here https://www.masonbruce.com/careers/ to apply and send us your resume.
Mason, Bruce & Girard is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and we do not discriminate against employees or job applicants on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, gender, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other status or consideration protected by local, state and federal laws, except where a bona fide occupational qualification applies. Equal opportunity applies to hiring, promotion, training, compensation, and any other organizational action. MB&G’s written Affirmative Action Plan is available to all employees and job applicants upon request.
If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact +1-503-224-3445 for assistance.
Compensation Range: 70,000- 175,000
Contact Name: Karen M McFarland, kmcfarland@masonbruce.com