Supervisory Biologist - Eastern Biology Department

Location Foxborough

Job Code 16464

# of openings 1

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Supervisory Biologist - Eastern Biology Department

POWER Engineers’ Environmental Division is seeking an experienced biologist to take on a supervisory role within the Eastern Biology Department. The successful candidate will support the department both technically and through management of personnel. The position reports to our Foxborough, Massachusetts office, offering a hybrid workstyle, a combination of office and home.

Position Overviews

The Supervisory Biologist position involves two primary responsibilities:

1. Technical Expertise: The candidate will possess strong ecological technical skills, with a proven track record in successfully permitted projects within the energy, utility, or water resources markets.

2. Leadership: The candidate will manage and mentor a group of biologists, environmental specialists, and inspectors, contributing to both technical and organizational development within the department.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Management: Oversee full-scale infrastructure projects focusing on natural resources studies and federal, state, and local permitting in the Northeast. This includes environmental scoping, budgeting, and developing successful survey and permitting strategies.

• Field Work: Manage, train, and mentor teams who complete wetland delineations, ecological field assessments, compliance monitoring, and related reporting and permitting.

• Team Supervision: Approve timecards and expenses, set goals and objectives, perform reviews, complete quality control reviews, and assist in workload distribution.

• Departmental Support: Aid the Department Manager in executing the annual business plan and participate in process improvement initiatives.

Required Education and Experience

• Consulting Experience: Demonstrated experience in environmental/biological consulting in the utility or energy industry with projects in transmission, renewables, power generation, natural gas, or water resources.

• Technical Knowledge: Familiarity with the 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineations Manual, regional supplements, and the Massachusetts Handbook for Delineation of Bordering Vegetated Wetlands.

• Regulatory Understanding: In-depth knowledge of Clean Water Act Section 404/401 permitting, Endangered Species Act regulations, and state-specific regulations such as the Massachusetts Wetland Protection Act and Rhode Island Freshwater Wetland rules.

• Management Skills: 5+ years of experience in managing staff, projecting workloads, scheduling, and fostering individual career development.

• Analytical Skills: Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and commitment to quality.

• Communication Skills: Excellent written and oral communication abilities.

• Educational Background: B.S. and/or M.S. in Biology, Ecology, or a related field.

• Travel Requirements: Willingness and ability to travel throughout the region and potentially throughout the U.S., with up to 15% travel expected.

At POWER Engineers, you can have a rewarding career on every level. Our philosophy is simple: Do Good. Have Fun. Build Success.

You’ll work on fun and challenging projects and initiatives with the opportunity to make a positive impact on society and the environment. And you’ll find the support, coaching and training it takes to advance your career.

Since we’re employee-owned, we get to make POWER a great place to work. That includes providing competitive compensation, professional development and a full benefit package:

• Medical/Dental/Vision

• Paid Holidays

• Vacation/Paid Sick Leave

• Voluntary Life Insurance

• 401K

• Telehealth Benefit covers all providers

• Maternity and Paternity Leave

• New Dads and Moms Benefit program

• Fertility Benefits

• Gender -Affirming Care

POWER is a fun engineering firm. That might seem contradictory to some, but it works for us!

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POWER is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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