Early Career Environmental Scientist

Who We Are

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring future-ready pioneers to innovate. We’re looking to grow our teams with people who are ready to collaborate in building communities and expanding our skylines. To do this, we hire candidates of all experiences, skillsets, backgrounds and walks of life. We actively foster a work environment and culture where inclusion and diversity is part of our fundamental structure. This is delivered behaviorally, through our policies, trainings, local partnerships with professional diverse organizations, internal networks and most importantly with the support and sponsorship of our leaders who help drive our commitment to an inclusive, diverse, welcoming and equitable work environment. Anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

Our Business

We are a global leader in environmental consulting - made stronger with the recent acquisition of Wood’s Environment & Infrastructure business and Golder - with world-class expertise in environmental, social and governance (ESG), climate resiliency & sustainability (CRS), and earth sciences. Combined we have over 20,000 multidisciplinary professionals worldwide collaborating daily to protect and conserve natural landscapes, create firm foundations for communities to stand on, and champion sustainable development to combat climate change.
As part of the team, you will have access to an unparalleled network of resources and endless opportunities to collaborate on exciting projects with diverse teammates from across the globe.

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Early Career Environmental Scientist to join the Earth & Environment Team in the Pittsburgh, PA office. This entry-level position provides an opportunity to join a fast-paced team that provides solutions on environmental projects. The work entails a combination of field and office-related activities, with a need to carefully follow instructions, document activities, work as part of a team and requires problem solving and proactive communication.

Your Impact

• Assist with a variety of natural resources field support activities including:
  
  • jurisdictional wetland delineations and protected species surveys;
  • assessment of potential impacts to wetlands and/or protected species;
  • environmental oversight during construction to ensure compliance with permit
  conditions, and
  
  • wetland and stream mitigation and ecological restoration monitoring.
• Support the preparation of regulatory permitting applications (e.g., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 404, PADEP Water Protection Permit Programs, Section 7 Endangered Species Act Coordination, Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act Coordination, etc.)

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• 0-1 year of experience working as an Early Career Environmental Scientist.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Wildlife Ecology, Wetland Ecology, Plant Biology, Fisheries, Soil Science or a comparable life science field.
• Familiarity with Pennsylvania wetland ecology, soil ecology, wildlife ecology, and/or botany as well as relevant environmental laws, regulations, compliance, and record keeping procedures .
• Excellent written and oral interpersonal communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to both a scientific and non-scientific audience.
• Effective self-leadership with attention to detail, results orientation, and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to learn and apply new techniques, perform multiple tasks simultaneously and follow instruction.
• Comfortable with being involved in a workflow that includes field work and completion of reporting tasks for projects in a timely manner.
• Capable of working independently and effectively within a culturally and geographically diverse cross-functional team in executing project work.
• Self-motivated, honest, reliable and dedicated individual with the ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond traditional work day and/or work week time periods.
• Willingness to complete local and/or national travel with possible short-term or long-term assignments at project sites.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook), mobile GPS field data collection and mapping technologies
• Proficiency with ESRI Software (including ArcGIS, ArcMap, ArcCatalog) and/or AutoCAD is a plus

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Additional Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Additional Details

• Travel Required: 50%
• Job Status: New Graduate
• Employee Type: Full
• Primary Location: PITTSBURGH - STANWIX ST
• All locations: US-PA-Pittsburgh

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. www.wsp.com

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

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