Lucas Environmental, LLC

Responsibilities

• Conduct natural resource evaluations including, but not limited to wetland delineations, wildlife habitat evaluations, and rare species surveys.
• Develop permit strategies for projects in various market sectors.
• Lead federal, state, and local wetland related permitting efforts.
• Develop and/or review technical reports and documents.
• Perform construction oversight and environmental monitoring.
• Mentor and train staff as the company grows.
• Manage budgets and write proposals.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects on short deadlines.
• Ability to interact with clients.
• Ability to delineate wetland resource areas independently.
• Self-motivated with attention to detail and ability to work independently.

Qualifications

• 7-12 years of experience.
• B.S. in environmental science, natural resources, wetland science, or a related field is required. M.S. is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience with local, state, and federal wetland regulations in Massachusetts is required.  Experience in other New England states is preferred.
• Must have the ability to conduct tasks independently.
• Expertise in identifying plants, insects, birds, reptiles, and/or amphibians.
• Rare species experience is preferred.
• Certifications such as PWS, CWS, RPSS, CPESC, etc. are a plus.
• Ability to make use and make maps with GIS is required.

This position may involve working in remote field locations, and may include night/weekend shifts, and/or working in challenging weather conditions. This position requires the ability to work cooperatively as part of a team.

 About Lucas Environmental

Lucas Environmental, LLC was founded in 2008, built on the principles of performing quality work and providing reliable service, in the field and in the office. As a small business working in the Boston area, our responsibilities include preparation and coordination of the environmental science aspects of a variety of project types including residential and commercial development, municipal reviews, railroad and roadways, and telecommunications facilities.

LE offers an opportunity to work on a wide range of challenging and exciting projects. We provide an environment that promotes learning and professional growth, a competitive base salary, a retirement plan with a company match, a commission based bonus program, and health and dental insurance.

Please send your letter of interest and resume to Christopher Lucas, Lucas Environmental, LLC, 67 Coddington Street, Suite 204, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169, or e-mail to cml@lucasenvironmental.net.

LE is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The $120 million plans includes a 15-story luxury apartment building and 5-story residential building featuring loft-style units in the centerpiece block of Quincy Center that is anchored by the Granite Trust Building at 1400 Hancock Street. The design also includes a new pedestrian-friendly promenade behind the existing Granite Trust building, connecting Hancock Street to Chestnut Street and creating additional ground-floor retail space. In total, the plan includes about 30,000 square of retail space.

The voluminous formal package of plans filed by Beale/Street-Works details ranges from architectural drawings, schematics, unit layouts in buildings, utility installation, new streetscapes and down to the type of material used for building exteriors. Click here to view the full filing.

“We are moving from concepts and ideas to bricks and steel. This is happening,” said Mayor Koch. “We are creating our own destiny in Quincy, and that is the result of the work of so many people over the last several years.”

The filing is part of an accelerated portion of the development program negotiated by Mayor Koch and Beal/Street-Works in the Spring, creating a new first stage of the project and allowing it start months earlier than originally projected based on market response to the project. Construction is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2013, and with the original first stage anticipated to begin as scheduled later in the year.

“You have to create the place,” said Ken Narva, the founding partner of Street-Works. “It was important in the city’s point of view that we pick those blocks to establish the downtown so that there is a place and it would reflect the mix of program that makes a successful downtown neighborhood.”

The delivery of construction drawings triggers a review by the City’s Planning Board, which will ultimately ensure that the plans meet the technical guidelines of the City’s downtown guidelines. A public hearing hosted by the Planning Board will be held as part of that process, although no date has been set.

As part of the filing, Street-Works paid the City $250,000 that will help pay for consultants and other experts, in accordance with the master development agreement to review the plans as part of the Planning Board process.