Consulting Arborist

Consulting Arborist

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. degree – relevant majors include biology, environmental science, urban forestry, or related fields.
• 5-10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with state and federal wetland evaluations and permitting.
• Knowledge of USACE, FDEP, and WMD rules and regulations.
• Tree field assessments, including GPS tree inventories and health assessments.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills.
• Possess strong technical writing skills and have experience writing detailed technical reports.
• Team player with the ability to contribute to a positive work environment.
• The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced work environment as well as the ability to manage and prioritize several assignments concurrently.

Responsibilities

• Arborist services, including tree inventories, tree health assessments, and tree removal permitting.
• Wetland delineations and functional evaluations.
• Environmental resource permitting (through federal, state, and local agencies).
• Benthic resource surveys.
• Protected wildlife species literature and field reviews.
• Literature and internet research, technical writing/report preparation.
• GPS field data collection and preparation of GIS drawings.
• NEPA/PD&E document preparation and reevaluations.
• Coordination with engineers, landscape architects, planners, clients, regulatory agencies, and other parties as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Protected wildlife species surveys (preferred)
• Knowledge and abilities in ArcGIS analyses and figure preparation.
• Shallow water snorkeling and SCUBA experience (preferred).
• Experience in developing NEPA/PD&E compliant documents (preferred).
• Willingness and flexibility to travel for projects as needed.