Experienced Environmental Scientist or Engineer (Ann Arbor, MI)
Be Exceptional. Deliver Excellence. Make A Difference.
LimnoTech is a leading environmental engineering and science firm with clients who face water-related problems that are more challenging and costly than ever before. It is our job to help our clients make decisions based on the best available science and real-world constraints.
At LimnoTech, our values are to: honor the science, lead through innovation, act through partnership, commit to the long-term, and pursue big, bold actions. Are you ready to join a team of smart, talented people who are motivated every day to deliver excellence and make a difference for our clients, our partners, and the environment?
LimnoTech has an opportunity for an experienced environmental scientist or engineer to meet ongoing and expanding needs in our environmental observing systems market area. The selected candidate will work in our Ann Arbor office and provide project management, technical support, and field support and oversight to key clients in the Great Lakes region. Come work with us!
Responsibilities
- Manage projects and provide technical leadership related to:
- Environmental sensor network design
- Environmental sampling design with attention to quality assurance plans
- Data analysis and reporting support
- Environmental research on lakes, rivers, and wetlands
- Technical and strategic project work in the above and other areas including fieldwork primarily in Michigan and Ohio, though travel across the Great Lakes region and US on ocassion.
- Support business development in LimnoTech’s growing observing systems practice area:
- Identify leads and develop proposals, scopes, and budgets
- Support vision for continued growth in practice area
- Support fieldwork and oversight of field staff. Most field sites are within 50 miles, but overnight travel may be required for some projects.
- This position is located at the Ann Arbor office and is expected to report in-person 5 days a week.
Required Qualifications
- 3 or more years of experience in environmental consulting, corporate, non-profit, or research fields
- Bachelor’s degree in science or engineering with focus on natural systems (environmental, marine, biology, ecology)
- Project or team management experience
- Strong technical skills in hydrology/water quality/ecosystem assessment and/or modeling.
- Experience in data analysis (MS Excel, Google Sheets, databases) and statistics
- Strong communications skills (verbal, written), effective at synthesis of technical information to a broad audience.
- Must be legally able to work in the U.S. for any employer (proper documentation is required).
- Able to lift 25 lb and able to support environmental fieldwork on occasion.
Desired Additional Qualifications
- Master’s degree in science or engineering applied to environmental systems or sensing
- Proposal development experience
- Interest in business development and an established network of professional contacts
- Experience with environmental monitoring technologies
- Experience with observing system design and implementation
- Experience writing state, federal, or foundation grants
- Cross-disciplinary education in environmental science/liberal arts/business
- Able to lift 50 lb and work independently on environmental sensor and fieldwork on occasion.
Compensation
LimnoTech rewards high achievement within a supportive working community. Individual achievement is rewarded through a unique merit review process based on recommendations from colleagues at all levels of the company, plus positive feedback from clients. This system drives pay increases and opportunities for increased project and corporate responsibility. We track individual progress annually to ensure competitiveness within our industry and identify opportunities for targeted professional development.
Our company culture focuses on giving our people opportunities to improve and grow through training, conferences, workshops, seminars, and participation in professional organizations. We also favor more personal, self-directed career planning over traditional performance evaluations. We encourage a mix of mentoring and proactive self-management so individuals can explore and create work opportunities that further their careers.
In addition to highly competitive compensation, LimnoTech offers an outstanding benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k plan with company match, an employee stock ownership program (ESOP), flexible benefits program, medical leave, and more.
For more information about our firm, please visit www.limno.com
LimnoTech is an employee-owned (ESOP), equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer.
We value a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace at LimnoTech. We believe that collaboration between diverse individuals with different perspectives and a unity of purpose will strengthen our company culture and yield innovative solutions for our clients. Therefore, we will intentionally increase awareness, foster dialogue, and seek continuous improvement in diversity, equity and inclusion throughout our company systems and practices. LimnoTech welcomes all qualified candidates for a diverse work force, and we are committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination. Employees are hired and promoted based strictly and solely on their competence to perform the work, without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
LimnoTech uses E-Verify® in its hiring practices to achieve a lawful workforce.
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This is a full time position