Junior Environmental Analyst

🕒 April 11

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Arcadis

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1888

💰 $25k Grant on 2017-05

Engineering • Sustainability

Arcadis is the world's leading company in delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. With more than 36,000 employees in over 30 countries, Arcadis is dedicated to improving quality of life by offering expert services in areas such as climate adaptation, energy transition, mobility, and smart buildings. They work on projects aimed at creating healthy environments, such as manufacturing infrastructure for electric vehicle charging and conducting whole life carbon assessments. Arcadis also provides insights through reports like the Sustainable Cities Index, which ranks cities globally based on sustainability metrics.

📋 Description

• Prepare technical reports focused on biodiversity (fauna, flora, ecosystems) under the guidance of project coordination and the project team. • Compile species lists and databases, including searching and compiling information from scientific publications and public databases about species and conservation-relevant areas. • Analyze and interpret data from field surveys or secondary sources. • Assess risks, impacts, dependencies, and opportunities related to biodiversity across various types of projects in different economic sectors (infrastructure, energy, mining, transportation, among others). • Participate in the development of biodiversity solutions and strategies, contributing to innovation and the technical quality of projects. • Support the preparation of biodiversity plans and programs, including mitigation, monitoring, offsetting, and ecological restoration actions. • Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring integration across environmental components and consistency of deliverables.

🎯 Requirements

• University degree in Biology or related fields, with an emphasis on ecology and conservation. • Intermediate/advanced English desirable (particularly reading); • Will be based in São Paulo (SP) or Belo Horizonte (BH) with availability to travel; • Hybrid working model. • Software knowledge: Required: Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Desirable: Basic GIS knowledge for spatial analyses: Google Earth, QGIS and/or ArcGIS. • Technical knowledge: Required: Ecology; Zoology and/or Botany; Basic knowledge of the different Brazilian biomes and general understanding of ecology, conservation, and national and international instruments/initiatives for biodiversity protection and conservation. • Technical writing skills for producing technical reports. • Proficiency with word processors (Word) and basic tools. • Proficiency with spreadsheets (Excel) for structuring species databases (fauna and flora), basic statistical analyses, and producing charts and tables. • Proficiency in producing presentations (PowerPoint) detailing methodology and results of studies/projects. • Interpersonal skills, good oral and written communication, organization, proactivity, flexibility to work with different types of analyses and projects/sectors, and commitment to producing high-quality technical materials. • Desirable: knowledge of environmental licensing processes, environmental impact assessment methodology, and good environmental management practices. • Desirable: familiarity with IFC Performance Standards, particularly PS6 - Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources. Additional desirable knowledge: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA); federal, state and municipal environmental licensing procedures; application of IFC Performance Standards; basics of ecosystem services and environmental impact mitigation.

🏖️ Benefits

• Availability to perform fieldwork when required, according to project needs. • Our ambition is to be the employer of choice and to provide an excellent workplace for all our employees.