Agronomist Job at Tetra Tech
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Do you want to do meaningful work that improves quality of life? At Tetra Tech, you will work with high-performing teams who are passionate about using their expertise to find solutions to complex problems in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development.
Tetra Tech Inc. Disaster Recovery (TDR) is currently seeking an Agronomist for disaster recovery and mitigation programs in Puerto Rico. The successful candidate will have related experience and meet the required qualifications below. They will be responsible for functions assigned to them by the Program Manager, Client and TDR senior management team.
Location: Puerto Rico
Responsibilities
During the eligibility analysis for an application, a case may require an evaluation by an agronomist with agricultural business or agricultural economics expertise to complete an Agronomist Report. This report will validate as per the requirements of the program, the applicant business model, the reasonableness of their request for funding, the financial viability of the business and/or their proposed business plan in a final report. Agronomists may require visiting applicant businesses to complete this evaluation when deemed necessary to complete the eligibility determination.
Qualifications:
The candidate must have the following qualifications:
- Must have a bachelor’s degree or higher education from an accredited institution in Agronomy, Agricultural Economics or a related field.
- Must have at least three (3) years of experience in agronomy as well as agriculture, field development, or research and development.
- Must be a licensed Agronomist.
- Must have prior experience conducting agricultural evaluations and agricultural business plan evaluations; deep knowledge of agricultural processes.
- Must have fluent verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be working locally from Puerto Rico
The preferred candidate will also have:
- Prior experience with CDBG-DR/MIT and federally funded projects.
- Prior experience with disaster recovery and community development.
- Ability to multi-task and work under pressure to meet strict deadlines.
- Ability to work attentively with minimal supervision.
- Workdays in excess of 8 hours and/or weekend attendance may be required.
- Have extraordinary attention to detail and work well with a team.
- Ability to learn new software programs as necessary.
About Tetra Tech:
Tetra Tech combines the resources of a global, multibillion-dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 400 locations around the world. Our reputation rests on the technical expertise and dedication of our employees—20,000 associates working together to provide smart, scalable solutions for challenging projects. We are proud to be home to leading technical experts in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development.
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Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity, inclusion, and equity are among Tetra Tech’s core values. Throughout our history, the company has prioritized equitable inclusion of all people. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, military or veteran status, gender, age, disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information and any other characteristics protected by the law. We invite resumes from all interested parties. Please visit our website at www.tetratech.com to see the array of diverse services and exciting projects we are currently working on.
Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans for available positions.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Please no phone calls or agencies.
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