Environmental Field Scientist
Louisville, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
Terracon seeks an Environmental Scientist for its Environmental Planning and Permitting team. The role conducts natural resources surveys, including wetland and stream delineations, supports Clean Water Act permitting, performs site visits and protected species assessments, and prepares technical reports. The scientist may also support other environmental projects and assist senior scientists.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
Experience Required
1 - 20 years
Minimum Education Required
Bachelor's Degree
Compensation
$7.25 / hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Work Schedule and Shift Requirements
First (Day)
Job Description
General Responsibilities:
We are seeking a qualified Environmental Scientist to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will play a key role in Terracon's Environmental Planning and Permitting team, conducting Natural Resources surveys such as wetland & stream delineations, managing Section 404/401 Clean Water Act permitting processes, conducting site visits with agencies, conducting wildlife/protected species assessments, and preparing technical reports. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to environmental conservation and sustainable development initiatives.
Essential Roles and Responsibilities:
Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects. Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management.
Understand and practice quality acumen.
Support consistent quality standards on proposal and project delivery.
Perform site visits, field observations, and field data collection or assignments.
Conduct wetland & stream delineations in accordance with regulatory guidelines and industry best practices.
Analyze data collected during wetland & stream delineations and prepare detailed reports to document findings.
Implements technical requirements to complete client projects.
Conduct protected species assessments and protected species surveys, ensuring compliance with relevant environmental regulations.
Support other Environmental projects and services as-needed, including but not limited to Environmental Planning and Permitting, Natural Resources, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), Limited Site Investigations (LSIs), Due Diligence, Site Investigation and Remediation, Regulatory Compliance, Industrial Hygiene and Environmental Health and Safety,
May have limited client contact pertaining to specific projects/tasks.
Assist senior scientists.
Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks in a fast-paced environment.
Must be able to work outside in a variety of weather conditions.
Provide support for other service areas as needed within Terracon's Eastern Midwest division.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or related science field and a minimum 1 year related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 5 years' related experience.
Wetland Delineation experience.
A valid driver's license with acceptable violation history may be required.
Preferred Qualifications:
Wildlife/Protected Species survey experience.
Certification in field of expertise preferred.
Terracon is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of r ace, color, r eligion, national origin, age, s ex, s exual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, or military status.
Job Type
Full time
Benefits Offered
Not specified
Veteran Preference
No
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
3914
How this job compares
Set against the 781 open Environmental Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$7.25/hr
- US median$27–35/hr58 hourly ranges
This rate, $7.25/hr, is 77% below the US median midpoint ($31/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Environmental Scientist hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 11 open Environmental Scientist jobs in Kentucky and 781 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Environmental Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 649 postings).
- Education
- 318 of the 781 open Environmental Scientist jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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