
Senior Scientist/Project Manager- Natural Resource Focus
Bloomington, MNFull-time$88–131K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Braun Intertec is hiring a Senior Scientist/Project Manager to lead natural resources services and support environmental compliance and permitting projects. The role serves clients and project teams, manages project delivery, develops proposals, and contributes to business development. The company is hiring in Minnesota, North Dakota, or La Crosse, Wisconsin; other locations and remote work may be considered. Occasional field work and travel up to 10% are expected.
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Braun Intertec is proud to be a 100% employee-owned geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, and testing firm of 1,000 employees with offices located in seven states. As we continue to build relationships in emerging markets and recruit new talent, we never lose sight of our humble beginnings and the many strong, supportive relationships we have formed along our journey. Our dedication to being the Employer of Choice is instrumental in achieving our goal of becoming the Consultant of Choice. By hiring the best people and helping each other grow both professionally and personally, we ensure a bright future for our employee owners and our clients.
Summary:
We are hiring a Senior Scientist/Project Manager in one of our Minnesota, North Dakota, or La Crosse (WI) locations. Other locations and/or remote work from home may be considered. As a Senior Scientist/Project Manager, your responsibility and roles will include:
Responsibilities:
Support a variety of clients and project teams with their environmental compliance and permitting needs
Lead Natural Resources services within a multidisciplinary team and on individual projects
Collaborate closely with technical teams and other offices within Braun Intertec
Build and maintain positive relationships with existing and new clients
Mentor and train junior staff and provide technical training
Manage and deliver projects on time and within budget, while balancing project team tasks
Develop and review project proposals and ensure that scope, schedule and cost expectations are met
Strong desire to build and grow a client base through diverse business development initiatives
Collaborate with Senior Managers and Directors to execute business development activities for natural resources services
Flexibility and willingness to conduct occasional field work
Availability to travel regionally and nationally up to 10% of the time
Skills:
Working knowledge and experience with natural resource related studies, assessments, and permitting with focus areas in water resources, stormwater, protected species, and/or environmental review programs
Ability to read and interpret regulations and perform applicability determinations
Ability to interact and communicate effectively with internal and external clients in several market sectors
Ability to develop creative solutions for environmental problems
Excellent communication, team collaboration, attention to detail, and critical thinking skills with a primary focus on customer service and clients
Soft management skills to mentor junior staff
Experience:
BS degree in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering or related field
Minimum 10 years of direct environmental review, permitting, and regulatory compliance experience in surface water resources (including wetlands), State and Federally listed species surveys related services, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and/or State environmental review programs.
Successful completion of environmental services and permitting for various project types, markets, and different geographies
Professional Wetland Scientist, Professional Soil Scientist, Certified Wildlife Biologist, or other natural resources certifications relevant to environmental consulting preferred
Knowledge and understanding of other related environmental regulations including, but not limited to; Storm water pollution prevention plans, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Spill
Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans, Phase I & II Environmental Site Assessment, etc.) is desired but not required
Braun Intertec offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including: semi-annual bonuses, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, ESOP, PTO, and paid holidays.
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Compensation Range:
$88,000.00 - $131,000.00
As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status.
Braun Intertec strives to ensure that its careers web site is accessible to all. If you need assistance completing your online application, please email [email protected].
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Braun Intertec is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please e-mail us at [email protected]. In your e-mail, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.
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Number of Openings
1
Compensation
$88,000.00 - $131,000.00 / Annually
Postal Code
55431
Job Type
Full Time
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
93710
Job Benefits
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How this job compares
Set against the 777 open Environmental Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$88–131K/yr
- Minnesota median$75–109K/yr27 salary ranges
- US median$83–136K/yr524 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $110K, is 19% above the Minnesota median midpoint ($92K) — in the top quarter of Environmental Scientist salary ranges in Minnesota.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 31 open Environmental Scientist jobs in Minnesota and 777 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Minnesota
- Stantec14 open
- CDM Smith6 open
- Braun Intertec Corporation (this employer)3 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience — more than three in four Environmental Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 646 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 317 of the 777 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 3, 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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