Ecologist

AECOM is seeking an experienced Ecologist (Ecologist II) to join and support our Environmental Permitting and Planning group within our Environment business line. This hybrid role can be based in our Houston, Austin or Dallas, TX offices.

The successful candidate will work in an interdisciplinary, team-oriented environment. This position provides unlimited career growth potential while working with a team comprised of a variety of staff and project managers in support of AECOM’s clients, including natural gas, electric utilities, and renewables. AECOM’s Impact Assessment and Permitting group conducts a variety of projects including impact assessments, environmental field assessments, environmental regulatory permitting, utility siting and licensing, environmental inspection, and many others.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Assisting on wetland, stream, and wildlife habitat assessments, botanical surveys, and listed species surveys.
• Interprets and records data, conducts analyses, compares findings to relevant studies and local, state, and federal regulations to ensure compliance.
• Assisting with the preparation of technical documents and permit applications.
• This position will predominantly involve task-based assignments.
• Position requires field work and candidate must be able to travel for field work.

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 span a variety of market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems.