Senior Scientist (Ecologist)
Location: Glenwood Springs, Colorado, United States
Company: SGM
Job Type: Full-time, Part-time
Salary: $124,000 - $160,000 /yr
Posted: Feb 9, 2026
Application deadline: Apr 12, 2026
Source: ZipRecruiter
Job Title
Senior Scientist (Ecologist)
Location
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 US (Primary)
Category
Environmental Consulting
Job Type
Full-Time
Travel
Salary Grade
$123,600.00 - $159,700.00 ( Senior Scientist II )
Job Description
SGM is a leading professional services firm in Western Colorado. SGM's environmental services team provides comprehensive ecological services to our clients in Western Colorado and beyond. With a focus on sustainability and environmental stewardship, we specialize in delivering innovative solutions to complex ecological challenges. We are hiring a Senior Scientist / Ecologist that performs well and enjoys a fast-paced environment with a growing company. Specifically, we are searching for a team member that can:
- Complete varied concurrent activities for internal and external clients
- Provide high-quality technical work products informed by analytics
- Work within established standards and guidelines
- Demonstrates expertise-based problem solving
- Authoritative, quick decision making within defined span of control
- Task based, technically oriented
- Demonstrate delegation skills
Duties and Responsibilities/Specific Tasks:
- Often serves as lead scientist on complex projects, and provides high-level technical design as needed for all core service areas of the team.
- Serves as the project manager for large or complex projects.
- Participates in QA/QC reviews of team's deliverables.
- Provides quality service to existing and current clients.
- Communicates regularly with team members.
- Mentor and provide guidance to junior staff members, including field technicians and ecologists, to support their professional development and project delivery.
- Regularly meets with office leaders and business partners in workforce planning initiatives.
- Participates in marketing efforts for repeat clients and local opportunities for the team, which include client strategy, proposal process, interviewing, and selection efforts.
- Completes technical assessment and reporting for select projects as time and availability allows, with an emphasis on technical services within the Roaring Fork and Eagle River valleys.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with clients, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders to promote the company's ecological services expertise.
SGM offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees including medical, dental, vision coverage, employer paid STD/LTD/Life, HSA/FSA plans, 401k employer match, parental leave, vacation & sick leave, 8 paid holidays, and incentive compensation bonuses. Benefits may be prorated for part-time employees. This position will be posted until filled but no sooner than three days from now.
Job Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor of Science (Master of Science preferred)
- 15-30 years of similar work experience, with a minimum of 15 years in the consulting industry.
- Valid driver's license
Other Requirements:
- Has a proven track record in meeting and exceeding client expectations through excellent project management and staffing.
- Has successful experience in marketing and developing business to build and maintain a strong workload for the team.
- Has excellent writing and presentation skills relevant to proposal development and technical deliverables.
- Maintains industry knowledge through participation in professional organizations.
Specific Technical Knowledge:
- 10 to 15 years' experience in Wetland Science, including delineations and Section 404 permitting including Nationwide, Regional and Individual Permit Applications. Experience working with the US Army Corps of Engineers Colorado West Regulatory staff preferred.
- 10 to 15 years' experience in diverse NEPA assessment, with a focus on ESA compliance, biological resource impact assessments, and multi-agency coordination. Experience as lead author on EAs required, experience with EIS documents and processes preferred.
- Must be a qualified and certified Wetland Delineator with at least a bachelor's degree in biology, botany, ecology, earth sciences, soils, or related disciplines. Knowledge of Colorado plant species is a key factor in consideration of qualifications.
- Conduct Threatened and Endangered Species reviews, prepare Biological Assessments/Biological Evaluations to meet federal agency requirements, and coordinate consultation with the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Prepare written wetland mitigation site plans and assist in mitigation site design and development.
- Develop project scope for services and work hour estimates.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including engineers, planners, regulatory specialists, to integrate ecological considerations into land development and infrastructure projects.
- Provide project management activities including the direct participation in and oversight of project teams responsible for environmental site assessment, wetland delineations, threatened & endangered species habitat assessment, field surveys, NEPA documentation, environmental report/permit development, constraint mapping, and public involvement support.
- Demonstrated experience completing local land use impact reviews, with a focus on central Colorado counties. Experience with wildlife impact assessments, wildfire hazard assessments, and water protection standard compliance is a key factor in consideration of qualifications.
SGM is seeking applicants who have the desire to provide quality service, enjoy working in a team atmosphere, and want to be a part of a company that finds as much value in their employees as they do their clients.
At SGM, we are a company that believes in fostering personal growth, encourages collaboration, and offers merits for a job well done. We offer a competitive pay scale, vacation time, health care coverage, and other reward programs to our staff.
SGM is a thriving full-service multidisciplinary engineering, consulting, and surveying firm headquartered in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. SGM currently employs over 100 people in various positions. We love where we live, work, and play. We are nestled in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Western Colorado. SGM's success is built upon strong long-standing relationships with a solid base of municipal, special district, state and federal government, and private sector clients. SGM delivers responsive service and high-quality solutions in the areas of water and wastewater, water resources, transportation, structural, municipal, and civil/site development engineering. SGM also boasts a full-service land surveying practice and an MEP Team, delivering energy efficiency and renewable energy consulting services. SGM is headquartered in Glenwood Springs, with additional offices in Aspen, Salida, Durango, Gunnison, Grand Junction, and Meeker.
As an equal opportunity employer, SGM realizes that a diverse group of employees will bring a broader range of ideas and a stronger vision to the world of engineering, consulting, and surveying. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under state or local law. CDOT Non-Discrimination in Employment Notice
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