Who We Are

Dudek is a leading environmental, planning, and engineering firm that help public and private clients plan, design, and build projects that improve communities’ built and natural infrastructure. Founded in 1980, Dudek has grown steadily to more than 800 professionals across the U.S. and received the Top Workplace Award for 2024.

As a 100% employee-owned company, Dudek’s culture rewards smart, productive team members with ownership, professional development, and financial benefits. We seek creative, pragmatic problem-solvers working at the intersection of science, engineering, regulations, and multiple stakeholders’ interest to help clients achieve project goals.

We encourage collaboration, sustainability, and innovation.

At Dudek, we abide by shared values:

Trust:   We trust each other to use good judgment.

Respect:   We act professionally and treat each other fairly.

Teamwork:   We come together, share openly, and apply diverse perspectives.

Fun:   We take our work seriously…not ourselves.

Well-Being :  We care about each other’s health, safety, and total wellness.

Our culture is the foundation of who we are and how we work. We empower our employee-owners to invest in our local communities and themselves through initiatives that make Dudek a great place to work!  Our cultural programs include:

• DuGreen: Our sustainability initiative, which works to improve our environmental footprint

• DuGood: Our philanthropic initiative, which seeks to support the communities in which we live and work through fundraising challenges, office based giving and opportunity to take a paid volunteer day each year.

• eDUcate: Our educational outreach program where we aim to foster interest in our work and careers in the environmental and engineering field by participating in educational events in our communities.

• DuWell: Our wellness initiative, aimed at providing education on wellness, benefit resources, and preventive care

  At Dudek, we recognize that different perspectives, inclusivity, trust and belonging build a stronger culture and add value to our firm. Dudek's Employee Resource (ERGs) operate as diversity champions within Dudek and create a safe space for underrepresented employees and their allies to support, collaborate, network, and brainstorm ways to make Dudek’s work community more inclusive .We currently have ERGs for:

• Women at Dudek

• Members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) community

• Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) employees

• Disabled employees (all disabilities, seen / unseen)

  Learn more about our culture. (https://dudek.com/our-firm/our-culture/)

  About The Job

  Dudek is currently seeking a full-time Mid-level Transportation Ecologist to join our biological resources team.   The successful candidate will assist our team in securing data, coordinating with project partners, sometimes collecting field data (e.g., roadkill data, setting and managing camera trap studies, performing track studies), performing spatial and statistical analyses of data, technical writing, and other tasks.   Project work can occur throughout the U.S. Overnight and out-of-region travel may be necessary.  This position will necessitate in-office and field-based work and may be based out of any of our offices.

  Learn more about the projects (https://dudek.com/all-projects/) you will have the opportunity to shape.

  Who You Are

  To thrive at Dudek, you should be comfortable with accountability, collaboration, flexibility while being a resourceful and independent thinker. We look for curious, solution-focused people who can adapt quickly to an ever-changing industry. There is no single way to solve a problem, so we encourage innovation.

  Duties and Responsibilities (may include some or all of the below): 

• Collect detailed field data, work in remote field locations, hike steep slopes over uneven terrain, work adjacent to busy roads, and work full days in all types of weather;

• Identify focal species and sympatric species by sign (e.g., track, scat), and photographs;

• Utilize R statistical packages, ArcGIS/QGIS for analysis and visual displays of data;

• Organize and schedule field surveys;

• Prepare reports summarizing methodology, field survey results and recommendations;

• Be able to work with project stakeholders and communicate well with internal and external team members;

• Prepare and provide presentations for clients and technical conference attendees;

• Work collaboratively with internal support teams, such as Publications and GIS;

• Prepare scopes of work and cost estimates.

  Minimum Requirements

• Master’s degree in biology, ecology, wildlife, environmental science or related natural systems fields with experience working on wildlife occurrence, movement or connectivity projects;

• Experience using GIS and other data analysis tools, R, and other statistical packages;

• Attention to detail, ability to work independently and as part of a team;

• Able to adhere to company policies, standard workflows, and use company tools;

• Strong written and oral communication skills;

• Willingness to travel for work, including over-night stays in hotels;

• Must possess a valid driver’s license and have active personal automobile liability insurance by first day of employment.

  • As a federal contractor, successful candidates are required to pass the following pre-employment requirements prior to beginning employment: pre - employment drug test and background check.

  Preferred Qualifications

• College coursework and/or a degree with wildlife identification or conservation, emphasis;

• Experience performing wildlife detection surveys, designing detections surveys and studies, performing data analysis using tracking data and other data sources;

• An interest in preparing grant applications and writing proposals in pursuit of project opportunities;

• Strong interest in developing wildlife identification and impact evaluation skills throughout California;

• Experience surveying for special-status species (plants or wildlife) of California;

• Experience identifying wildlife and sign in the field;

• Experience with field collection applications, such as ESRI Field Maps,Survey123, etc.;

• Basic project management skills (budgeting, scope development, scheduling).

  Physical Requirements

  Working Conditions:

• This job operates in a remote or office-based environment and this role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, etc.

• This job requires occasional project site visits-based outdoors which can include excessive noise, uneven walking surfaces, extreme weather, moving vehicles and equipment.

  Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met in order to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

• This job requires working on a computer, sitting or standing for long periods of time in an office or remote office setting.

• This job requires attending meetings, both in person and virtually as well as speaking on the phone with peers, clients, etc. Speaking, hearing and listening are required.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• Outdoor activity may involve walking/trekking in uneven terrain over long distances in extreme weather conditions for extended periods of time.

  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  Proposed Salary Range: $70,000 - $100,000*

  *Final agreed upon compensation will be based on a variety of factors including but not limited to an individual’s related experience, education, certifications, skills, and work location.

  Perks of Being a Dudekian

  At Dudek we will provide you with a competitive salary in an environment that promotes growth, career development, and a flexible work – life balance. Dudek offers an array of benefits, from medical, dental, and vision coverage, to the discretionary bonuses, based on firmwide, divisional, and individual performance.

  We also offer a yearly merit review, an employee stock ownership program, and dog friendly offices! To honor our key value of well-being, Dudek provides a generous vacation package. If you’re tired of an overly bureaucratic decision-making process and want to be part of a work culture that puts its employees first, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the great perks of being a Dudekian.

  Dudek is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

  Dudek is a U.S.-based employer. All positions are based in the U.S. and require U.S. work authorization.

   

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