Applied Ecologist

Exxon Mobil
About us
At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world's largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.
The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.
We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society's evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together .
About Houston
ExxonMobil's state-of-the-art campus north of Houston serves as home to its Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses and their associated service groups. The facility opened in 2014 and accommodates more than 10,000 employees and visitors.
By bringing many global functional groups together, the campus provides employees with the tools and capabilities needed today, and in the future, to achieve business objectives and accelerate the discovery of new resources, technologies and products. It was designed to foster improved collaboration, creativity and innovation and enhance the company's ability to attract, develop and retain the top talent in the industry.
The campus is located in Spring, Texas, on 385 wooded acres immediately to the west of Interstate Highway 45 (I-45), at the intersection of I-45 and the Hardy Toll Road, approximately 25 miles from the cultural vibrancy of downtown Houston.
The campus was constructed to the highest standards of energy efficiency and environmental stewardship. Its design incorporates extensive research into best practices in building and workplace design through extensive benchmarking of the world's top academic, research, and corporate facilities.
Learn more about what we do in Houston here .
ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences, Inc. (EMBSI)
Our history and our team: The mission of EMBSI is one that stretches back over six decades. Our team of scientists in diverse fields like epidemiology, toxicology, and environmental sciences serve as in-house experts to support ExxonMobil in meeting the world's energy needs while keeping people and the planet safe. We opened our first facility dedicated to environmental health research in 1980. Since then, we've seen our work make an impact both close to home and around the world, including the development of new methods for health and environmental safety assessments. In addition to helping shape corporate policy and product development at ExxonMobil, we take pride in sharing our research with the global scientific community.
What will you do
We are looking for an applied ecologist to join our team of environmental scientists at ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences Inc. (EMBSI). As a member of the EMBSI team, you will work alongside scientists and engineers around the globe to understand, research, and develop health, environmental and product safety solutions for ExxonMobil and the communities we serve. This position is in Houston, Texas.
Primary Job Functions
In this role you will have an impact by:
Skills and Qualifications
We are looking for a candidate with the following qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications/ Experience
Your benefits
An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.
We offer you:
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EEO statement
ExxonMobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.
Nothing herein is intended to override the corporate separateness of local entities. Working relationships discussed herein do not necessarily represent a reporting connection, but may reflect a functional guidance, stewardship, or service relationship.
Exxon Mobil Corporation has numerous affiliates, many with names that include ExxonMobil, Exxon, Esso and Mobil. For convenience and simplicity, those terms and terms like corporation, company, our, we and its are sometimes used as abbreviated references to specific affiliates or affiliate groups. Abbreviated references describing global or regional operational organizations and global or regional business lines are also sometimes used for convenience and simplicity. Similarly, ExxonMobil has business relationships with thousands of customers, suppliers, governments, and others. For convenience and simplicity, words like venture, joint venture, partnership, co-venturer, and partner are used to indicate business relationships involving common activities and interests, and those words may not indicate precise legal relationships.
Nearest Major Market: Houston
Job Segment: Chemical Research, Sustainability, Biomedical Engineering, Product Development, Project Manager, Engineering, Energy, Research, Technology
At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world's largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.
The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.
We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society's evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together .
About Houston
ExxonMobil's state-of-the-art campus north of Houston serves as home to its Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses and their associated service groups. The facility opened in 2014 and accommodates more than 10,000 employees and visitors.
By bringing many global functional groups together, the campus provides employees with the tools and capabilities needed today, and in the future, to achieve business objectives and accelerate the discovery of new resources, technologies and products. It was designed to foster improved collaboration, creativity and innovation and enhance the company's ability to attract, develop and retain the top talent in the industry.
The campus is located in Spring, Texas, on 385 wooded acres immediately to the west of Interstate Highway 45 (I-45), at the intersection of I-45 and the Hardy Toll Road, approximately 25 miles from the cultural vibrancy of downtown Houston.
The campus was constructed to the highest standards of energy efficiency and environmental stewardship. Its design incorporates extensive research into best practices in building and workplace design through extensive benchmarking of the world's top academic, research, and corporate facilities.
Learn more about what we do in Houston here .
ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences, Inc. (EMBSI)
Our history and our team: The mission of EMBSI is one that stretches back over six decades. Our team of scientists in diverse fields like epidemiology, toxicology, and environmental sciences serve as in-house experts to support ExxonMobil in meeting the world's energy needs while keeping people and the planet safe. We opened our first facility dedicated to environmental health research in 1980. Since then, we've seen our work make an impact both close to home and around the world, including the development of new methods for health and environmental safety assessments. In addition to helping shape corporate policy and product development at ExxonMobil, we take pride in sharing our research with the global scientific community.
What will you do
We are looking for an applied ecologist to join our team of environmental scientists at ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences Inc. (EMBSI). As a member of the EMBSI team, you will work alongside scientists and engineers around the globe to understand, research, and develop health, environmental and product safety solutions for ExxonMobil and the communities we serve. This position is in Houston, Texas.
Primary Job Functions
In this role you will have an impact by:
- Providing strategic guidance in all aspects of land management to facilitate internal and external compliance.
- Actively collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to envision and advance the methodologies needed to evaluate the next generation of ExxonMobil land management approaches and technologies.
- Leading technical initiatives within professional organizations and trade associations to advance contemporary environmental assessment methodologies and identify novel applications.
- Advancing the scientific dialogue through presentations at technical conferences and publications in the peer reviewed literature.
- Displaying an interest and capacity to continuously grow as an expert and leader.
Skills and Qualifications
We are looking for a candidate with the following qualifications:
- PhD in Environmental Sciences or related field, preferably in the field of Applied Ecology.
- Master's with 10+ years of experience.
- Excellent foundation in terrestrial ecology, biodiversity assessments, GIS and spatial modeling, and ecosystem-based management approaches.
- Experience in nature-based solutions and interpretation of lab and/or field methods used in environmental and ecological assessment.
- Strong quantitative skills and familiarity with computational tools.
Preferred Qualifications/ Experience
- Experience in the planning, design and critical interpretation of environmental studies.
- Excellent project management and communication skills (written and oral), including an ability to communicate environmental data and methodologies to non-scientists.
- Ability to work independently, embrace change, and collaborate with individuals with diverse backgrounds and scientific disciplines.
- Demonstrated capacity to lead and influence other scientists to produce impactful work products.
- Ability to accommodate periodic domestic and international travel.
- Previous experience with legislative and regulatory processes and/or work specifically relevant to sustainability, the extractive industry, and global operations are particularly helpful.
- Additional experience in marine ecology, risk assessment, fate and transport, or environmental toxicology is desirable.
- The successful candidate is not required to have experience across all areas, but must have the interest and take initiative to learn and develop.
Your benefits
An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.
We offer you:
- Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.
- Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match.
- Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as "Flex your Day", providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.
- Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you.
- Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.
More information on our Company's benefits can be found athttp://www.exxonmobilfamily.com/
Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.
Stay connected with us
Learn more at our website
Follow us on LinkedIN and Instagram
Like us on Facebook
Subscribe our channel at YouTube
EEO statement
ExxonMobil is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.
Nothing herein is intended to override the corporate separateness of local entities. Working relationships discussed herein do not necessarily represent a reporting connection, but may reflect a functional guidance, stewardship, or service relationship.
Exxon Mobil Corporation has numerous affiliates, many with names that include ExxonMobil, Exxon, Esso and Mobil. For convenience and simplicity, those terms and terms like corporation, company, our, we and its are sometimes used as abbreviated references to specific affiliates or affiliate groups. Abbreviated references describing global or regional operational organizations and global or regional business lines are also sometimes used for convenience and simplicity. Similarly, ExxonMobil has business relationships with thousands of customers, suppliers, governments, and others. For convenience and simplicity, words like venture, joint venture, partnership, co-venturer, and partner are used to indicate business relationships involving common activities and interests, and those words may not indicate precise legal relationships.
Nearest Major Market: Houston
Job Segment: Chemical Research, Sustainability, Biomedical Engineering, Product Development, Project Manager, Engineering, Energy, Research, Technology
JOB SUMMARY
Applied Ecologist

Exxon Mobil
Houston
4 days ago
N/A
Full-time
Applied Ecologist