Wetland Scientist

Jones & Beach Engineers, Inc. has an opening for self-motivated Wetland Scientist in our Stratham, New Hampshire office location. This position can be full-time or part-time. Flexible work hours including a hybrid work schedule are permitted – office work can be done either in the office or from home. Field work will be predominantly in New Hampshire with some fieldwork in northern Massachusetts and southern Maine.

Jones & Beach Engineers, Inc. is a diversified, New Hampshire based civil/site engineering firm. We provide civil engineering, land surveying, and construction services to industrial, municipal, commercial, healthcare, and residential clients throughout the seacoast region of New Hampshire, northern Massachusetts, and southern Maine. The company is well established, having been in business since 1977. We have a dedicated team of 30 civil engineers, surveyors, and administrative support staff.

As a progressive leader in the Seacoast advocating for Low Impact Development (LID) stormwater management design, we’re helping to PAVE the way to a GREENER environment! We routinely design sites with various LID techniques to minimize impervious surface run-off, infiltrate run-off, and to treat stormwater using cutting-edge methods and technologies.

Full time employment benefits include company-paid health insurance, STD, LTD, life insurance and NH PFML. In addition to those benefits we offer paid time off (PTO), 9 company paid holidays, employee paid dental insurance, 401k with company contribution, and professional development reimbursement. We are a family friendly office and promote multiple team building events during the year including, but not limited to, “summer hours” (every other Friday off in the summer), monthly company lunches, annual Christmas party, and company outings. We have season tickets to sports and concert venues that all employees can choose to attend. We also do in-house seminars and “lunch-and-learns” to keep up with our professional development. This is a full-time position and qualifies for all our employee benefits. Salary and a sign-on bonus up to $5,000 are dependent on experience.

• Perform natural resource field work including, but not limited to, wetland delineations and functional assessments, wildlife habitat evaluations, invasive species mapping, and environmental permit compliance monitoring.
• Prepare and review technical reports and memos.
• Prepare and review planting plans for wetland restoration and buffering projects.
• Prepare and review applications for wetlands and shoreland impacts for local and state permitting.
• Coordinate with local and State regulatory agencies regarding project permitting.
• Occasionally present projects to local Boards such as Planning Boards and Conservation Commissions.
• Characterize soil profiles and identify seasonal high-water table.
• Navigate properties, sometimes large/forested and comfortability performing field work independently.
• Candidates shall be able to perform physical tasks such as clearing brush, hammering grade stakes, and lifting and carrying approximately 40 lbs. of equipment in all types of terrain and year-round weather conditions.

· Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources, Environmental Sciences, Soil Science, Wildlife Ecology, or related field.

• New Hampshire Wetland Scientist Certification (CWS) license required. New Hampshire Soil Scientist Certification (CSS) or wetland scientist licenses in other states a plus.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to use GPS for navigation and to record field data a plus.
• Ability/willingness to work in outdoor situations and travel on a regular basis to project sites throughout New Hampshire, southern Maine, and northern Massachusetts.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Windows required. Experience with AutoCAD, Carlson, ArcGIS and/or HydroCAD a plus.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $27.00 - $50.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• Hybrid work
• Office
• Outdoor work

License/Certification:

• New Hampshire Certified Wetland Scientist (CWS) license? (Required)
• New Hampshire Certified Soil Scientist (CSS) license? (Preferred)
• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Stratham, NH 03885