Environmental Specialist

Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects, a national multi-disciplined engineering and architecture consulting firm, is currently seeking a full-time Environmental Professional to join our growing team in Phoenix, Arizona. We’re looking for someone who is ready to jump in and help our project managers with field work, research, and report writing, and build relationships with both internal and external clients.

Our ideal candidate would be eager to learn various aspects of environmental consulting and want to work at a great company. We’re offering you the chance at Higher Relationships with Wilson & Company, your coworkers, and our clients.

In this position, you will perform fieldwork, evaluate potential environmental impacts and mitigation requirements, and write technical reports on a variety of transportation, railroad, land development, and stormwater/wastewater projects. In this position you will be introduced to various environmental resource analysis including but not limited to biological resources, hazardous materials, water resources, historic resources, and others. Strong writing skills are required and experience with GIS is preferred but not required.

For the right candidate, this position has the potential to provide rapid growth.

• Provide technical environmental resource assistance for various resources as mentioned earlier
• Conduct fieldwork as it relates to project needs, includes travel throughout Arizona and out-of-state travel to support a national environmental program
• Assist in preparing resource reports, including technical memos
• Complete database reviews and background research to support NEPA documents and prepare NEPA documentation
• Assist with mapping and GIS tasks
• Work collaboratively and communicate effectively with engineering professionals in a variety of disciplines across Wilson & Company to meet project goals, and other key staff to build client relationships in the states where Wilson & Company is conducting environmental project work.

• Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Biology, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Planning or similar discipline
• Ability to work on a team of professionals to accomplish project and program goals
• Task management skills with proven ability to complete work on schedule and within budget
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft suite
• Familiarity with digital mapping systems and willingness to learn GIS

• 2+ years of experience conducting environmental analysis including biological and water resources
• Proficient in GIS
• Experience in identification of flora and fauna and special status species’ habitat
• Experience coordinating with environmental resource and regulatory agencies
• Technical writing skills with experience authoring NEPA documents.
• Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) and relevant experience with hazardous materials

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Full-Time/Regular

For nearly a century, Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects, has provided award-winning engineering, architecture, planning, environmental, surveying, geospatial, and construction management services. With employees across multiple offices in the Midwest, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, and Western regions in the United States, we bring people together to practice their craft, create value, and accomplish great things.

Guided by our purpose, we help clients move from concept to completion, transforming unused spaces into productive places, underutilized facilities into efficient ones, and rural or urban challenges into achievable solutions.

At Wilson & Company, we focus on your specific needs, delivering excellence with lasting Higher Relationships in mind. By employing our core values—discipline, intensity, collaboration, shared ownership, and solutions—we create genuine experiences and lasting connections for our clients, employees, and communities.

We support our employees’ success and well-being with a comprehensive benefits package, including options for health insurance, life insurance, disability coverage, paid time off, and retirement savings plans. We are proud to be an EEO employer and maintain a drug‑free workplace, conducting pre‑employment background checks.

Join us and be part of a culture committed to helping you achieve personal and professional success.