Conservation Planner

The Conservation Planner assists in the reconnaissance, site acquisition, development, and entitlement of mitigation projects (i.e., permittee responsible mitigation-PRM, mitigation banks, In-Lieu Fee programs-ILFs, and turn keys) in the state of Tennessee. The position will require the ability to work closely with other disciplines within the office as well as with a variety of federal, state, and local resource agencies to achieve regional goals. 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Works collaboratively with more senior planners developing mitigation plans, developing baseline information about potential sites, and analyzing property ecological and legal constraints.
• Represents WES at trade conventions, conferences, and marketing events in association with senior staff.
• Supports marketing and outreach efforts through technical material preparation.
• Maintains project files.
• Communicates effectively with clients, partners, and agency staff.
• Learns independently and from other project team members about endangered species, soils, plants, and hydrology of a site in order to accurately portray the project in planning documents and in personal interactions with agencies.
• Provides general office support.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Environmental Studies, Biology, Forestry, Landscape Architecture, or related field.
• Five years experience related to stream and/or wetland restoration in the Southeastern U.S. Experience working with Nashville District USACE and TDEC is strongly preferred.
• Good understanding of federal environmental laws and policies.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with team members of other disciplines.
• Solid writing and reading skills. Experience in writing/developing mitigation documents preferred.
• Previous GIS experience such as ArcMap, ArcGIS or QGIS preferred.
• QHP certification and SQT experience preferred.