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Job Description

Overview

What You’ll Be Doing

This candidate will contribute to surface water quality restoration and protection and ensuring safe drinking water supplies across the nation by planning and overseeing technical support tasks for projects with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other government agencies. With guidance from project managers and subject matter experts, the selected candidate will lead the delivery of high-quality products and services to clients in the areas of impaired waters assessment and listing, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) development, nonpoint source management planning, and drinking water safety and resilience.

To be considered, candidates must have previous professional experience with Clean Water Act programs, such as assessment of surface water quality standards, impaired waters listing, TMDLs, or nonpoint source pollution. The selected candidate will apply their knowledge, skills, and experience with Clean Water Act programs and related science, tools, and data to plan and complete activities that include research, data analysis, writing technical documents, and preparing educational, training, or outreach materials. Experience working with large environmental datasets and geospatial layers and using programming languages (R, Python, etc.) for data analysis is also required.

The position will regularly interact with clients and external federal, state, and local entities to understand their challenges, discuss solutions, present methods and results, and gather feedback. The position will also include project management responsibilities, such as tracking schedules, progress, and budgets, and coordinating support staff.

This position can be based out of Cadmus’ offices in Arlington, VA; Bethesda, MD; Boston, MA; Waltham, MA; or Madison, WI. A fully remote position may be considered depending on candidate qualifications.

Who We Are

Cadmus’ mission is to deploy industry-leading expertise to help our clients achieve extraordinary results that strengthen society and the natural world. We offer competitive compensation, outstanding health care and retirement benefits, a vibrant and collaborative work environment, and opportunities for professional growth.

We are committed to advancing diversity, fostering a culture of equity in the workplace and society, and maintaining an accessible and inclusive environment where all employees feel connected, respected, and valued.

Join Cadmus. Let’s solve the world’s most challenging problems together.

Responsibilities

1. Lead research on Clean Water Act topics, such as methods for assessing surface water quality standards, identifying impaired waters, and developing TMDLs. Prepare written summaries and present findings to clients.
2. Maintain and update national-scale watershed tools and data by planning and performing data analysis to characterize watershed conditions.
3. Prepare and present webinars and trainings for external audiences on water quality topics.
4. Project coordination and management, such as planning project schedules, coordinating support staff activities, tracking progress toward meeting milestones, and tracking budget expenditures.
5. Perform quality control activities by reviewing draft deliverables to verify technical accuracy and ensure that client needs and contract requirements are satisfied.
6. Contribute to technical and cost proposals as part of business development activities.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree in water resources management, water resources engineering, hydrology, watershed management, aquatic ecology, limnology or a related discipline.
2. At least 8-10 years of relevant professional experience in a consulting or government agency position. Experience with at least one Clean Water Act program, such as assessment of surface water quality standards, impaired waters listing, TMDLs, or nonpoint source pollution management, is required. A Master’s degree may substitute for 2 years of professional experience.
3. Experience retrieving, cleaning, and analyzing large environmental datasets and geospatial data layers, such as land use, hydrography, climate, and water sampling data.
4. Experience with data analysis tools and platforms, such as R or Python programming languages for data cleaning and analysis and ArcGIS software for analyzing and mapping geospatial data.
5. Excellent oral communication skills and experience presenting to large groups.
6. Project management experience, including directing and coordinating support staff.
7. Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
8. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
9. Candidates must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident to be considered.

Additional Information:

Based on eligibility and job status, Cadmus offers an excellent benefits package to include: medical, dental, vision, company paid disability and life insurance, 401(k) program, paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, voluntary time off (VTO), tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance program, other optional benefits and various bonus programs.

The minimum starting salary for this position is $85,000. The actual salary may be higher and will be determined by several factors, including relevant work experience, education, skills, and market competitiveness.

We value the critical role safety and health protocols contribute to everyone’s success at Cadmus, and work together to align and comply with all federal, state, and local safety and health mandates related to COVID to ensure a safe and valuable work environment.

Cadmus is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination. Cadmus is committed to providing a respectful workplace where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation (including gender identity and/or expression), national origin, military and veteran status, physical and mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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