Environmental Scientist
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Job overview
Kimley-Horn seeks a motivated Senior Environmental Scientist to expand its Environmental practice in Fort Worth. The role combines ecological fieldwork and permitting expertise with project management, client and agency coordination, and practice leadership. The successful candidate will lead and grow the business with substantial autonomy, mentor staff, and build client relationships. The posting notes potential advancement to ownership and an impressive bonus program.
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Full job description
Overview
Kimley-Horn has an opportunity for a motivated Senior Environmental Scientist to expand our Environmental practice in Fort Worth, Texas (TX)!
Responsibilities
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Adhere to the budget set by the client and performing strong project management knowledge
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Attend meetings and communicate with clients, government entities, and various regulatory agencies to fulfill any regulations and requirements relating to projects
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Leadership responsibilities include:
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Operating with integrity and sound business principles
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Providing vision, business planning and strategy
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Establishing goals
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Building and maintaining positive client relationships
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Having open communication with your partners and team
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Growing and leading a Environmental practice
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Our Project Managers/Practice Builders manage their projects profitably, transition work to qualified staff, grow and mentor staff, and act as a positive leader and mentor
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The successful candidate will be given a great deal of autonomy to lead, direct, and grow their business
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With success, this individual will enjoy the rewards of an impressive bonus program with the potential to advance to ownership
Qualifications
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8+ years of relevant experience, including state and federal wetland and species permitting requirements
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Bachelors or Masters Degree in Environmental Science, Ecology, Botany, Biology, or related field
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Ecological field work experience
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Possess strong technical writing skills and have experience writing detailed technical reports
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Working knowledge or strong interest in ArcGIS
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Enjoy working in both an office environment and in the field
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Interest in working with planners and designers to avoid and minimize ecological impacts
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Willingness and flexibility to travel for projects as needed
Why Kimley-Horn?
At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 19 years!
Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn
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Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
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Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
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Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
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Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
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Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
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Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.
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Applicants must be legally authorized to work for Kimley-Horn in the U.S. without employer sponsorship. We do not typically sponsor H1-B or any other work visa petitions.
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Posted Date (10/28/2026 2:35 PM)
ID 2026-27307
Education Bachelor's Degree
Discipline/Focus Environmental
How this job compares
Set against the 779 open Environmental Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$83–136K/yr526 salary ranges
- US median$26–35/hr59 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 41 open Environmental Scientist jobs in Texas and 779 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
- HNTB8 open
- CDM Smith7 open
- Burns & McDonnell5 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Environmental Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 648 postings).
- Education
- 317 of the 779 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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