
Project Environmental Scientist
Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC
Columbus, OHJobSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Langan is seeking a Project Environmental Scientist for its Cincinnati, Cleveland, or Columbus, Ohio offices. The role performs biological field assessments and surveys, develops permit application packages, and coordinates implementation of permit conditions. Projects span land development, energy, and contaminated site remediation, with work across Ohio and North American regions. The position includes travel to remote job sites and work in construction environments.
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Langan provides expert land development engineering and environmental consulting services for major developers, renewable energy producers, energy companies, corporations, healthcare systems, colleges/universities, and large infrastructure programs throughout the U.S. and around the world. Our employees collaborate seamlessly among 50+ offices and gain valuable hands-on experience that fosters career growth. Langan culture is entrepreneurial from advancing innovative technical solutions, to participating in robust training and knowledge sharing, to making progressive change within the communities we live and work. Consistently ranked among the top ten "Best Firms to Work For" and Engineering News-Record's top 50 firms worldwide, Langan attracts and retains the best talent in the industry. Employees thrive at Langan, a firm that fosters an inclusive and supportive work environment for all; prioritizes wellbeing, health, and safety; encourages volunteerism and philanthropy; offers workplace flexibility, along with carbon-neutral office spaces; and empowers individuals to contribute their skills and knowledge to make impactful contributions. Job Summary Langan is seeking a Project Environmental Scientist to join its collaborative team ineither our Cincinnati, Cleveland or Columbus, Ohio offices. This individual will serve a key function in performing the following, including but not limited to: wetland delineations, special status-species surveys, botanical surveys, nesting bird surveys, restoration monitoring, and biological construction monitoring throughout Ohio. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work cross-collaboratively across our North American regions as part of a rapidly growing team with a strong project pipeline in land development, energy sector, and contaminated site remediation projects. Job Responsibilities * Perform wetland delineations and wetland field assessments, including feasibility assessments and regulatory delineations; * Perform nesting bird surveys, biological resources and habitat suitability assessments, vegetation communities classification and mapping, plant and animal species inventories, special status plant and animal species surveys, small mammals and special status flora assessments, jurisdictional wetland delineations, resource constraints analyses, and tree surveys; * Develop permit application packages for Federal, State, and local agencies; * Coordinate with field teams and project managers to implement permit conditions; * Travel to job sites in remote locations; * Work in construction environments where schedule, timeliness, and attention to detail are top priorities; and * Performs other duties as requested. Qualifications * Bachelor of Science degree in biology, wildlife, botany, ecology, environmental science or a closely related field; * 6+ years of related biological experience working in the Ohio region; * Experience with one or more local sensitive species is highly desirable; * Experience with environmental regulations including NEPA, USACE, and similar; * Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) or Wetland Professional In-Training (WPIT) preferred; * Experience working with federal and state protected species, and permitting through USACE and USFW; * Experience using GPS units in the field with (use of Collector, Survey123), a plus; * Working knowledge of computers (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required; * ArcGIS and statistical software proficiency a plus; * Ability to travel and work extended hours, and a
How this job compares
Set against the 768 open Environmental Scientist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$83–136K/yr519 salary ranges
- US median$26–35/hr55 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 41 open Environmental Scientist jobs in Ohio and 768 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
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- Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC (this employer)4 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Environmental Scientist postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (633 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 316 of the 768 open Environmental Scientist jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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