Staff Arborist/Forester/Scientist
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Soundview Consultants is a well-respected environmental consulting firm with 15+ years of experience serving our clients and communities. Our offices, located in Gig Harbor and Mt. Vernon, Washington, are focused primarily on natural resources assessments, environmental planning, permitting, and compliance services for projects with an aquatic regulatory nexus.

SVC specializes in both marine and land use solutions; site planning, project design, project coordination, regulatory permitting, and project management; marine, wetland, and stream ecology; habitat restoration; wetland, stream, tree, and eelgrass delineations and assessments; benthic surveys; underwater and terrestrial-monitoring programs, mitigation planning, landscape architecture, and arborist services.

Soundview Consultants has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Staff Arborist/Forester/Scientist to join our growing team! Here at SVC, we give you the flexibility to take care of yourself. We offer a hybrid work environment for team members working both from our offices and remote opportunities to focus on results and take time off when needed. The candidate will have a home office of Gig Harbor, Washington. Some schedule options may look like: 5×8's 4x 10's or 4x 9's with a remote half day on Fridays. And your weekends are always YOURS!

Skills and Experience

• B.S. in Arboriculture, Environmental Sciences, Planning, or other applicable degree
• Preferred: ISA certified arborist or progress towards
• Preferred: Tree Risk Assessment Qualified or progress toward
• Preferred: tree canopy assessment and analysis experience
• Minimum of 2+ years of professional experience in arboriculture consulting
• Pacific Northwest tree identification
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Read, write, and speak English at an expert level.
• Provide dedicated support to the company's ISA certified arborist.
• Perform fieldwork including individual tree assessments and large-scale tree inventories alongside our ISA certified arborist
• Utilize Microsoft Excel to enter and analyze field data including diameter at breast height, dripline, critical root zone, and tree health data with careful attention to detail
• Prepare first drafts of tree assessment and other arborist reports following instruction and exhibiting excellent scientific writing
• Embed “red line” edits from team into draft reports demonstrating attention to detail and understanding of context
• Research local regulatory code, conduct background research, and share findings demonstrating analysis abilities
• Provide report drafting and fieldwork support for other departments (wetland, habitat, and shoreline projects) depending on business needs.

Benefits Associated:

• Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Group Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability
• 401K with 3% Company contribution
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Paid company holidays
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• ERP (Employee Referral Program)
• Company social gatherings
• Flexible and Hybrid work opportunities
• Career development courses
• Compensation:
• Depending on relative experience, knowledge, and skills.
• Eligible for bi-annual bonusing based on performance.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an application and a background criminal check to be completed by Trinity Consultants.

Soundview Consultants encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply for our positions and hopes you will join us on our continuous path to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are a company that believes in affirmative action and equal-opportunity employment. We are committed to equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its hiring and promotion process. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.