Responsibilities
- Perform biological compliance monitoring and reporting at active construction sites to ensure conformance with environmental/permit requirements
- Conduct special-status species surveys and nesting bird surveys
- Construction compliance monitoring
- Identify and may relocate sensitive species, when needed and if agency-approved
- Effectively communicate with senior ESA staff, construction crews, project personnel, and project management staff
- Take initiative and contribute to a respectful, feedback-driven team culture
- Maintain daily written monitoring and inspection logs, including utilizing electronic data collection tools, such as Fulcrum and Trello
- Enter data into an on-line GIS mapping application, such as Fieldmaps, Collector, Survey 123
- Deliver worker environmental awareness training to on-site staff
- Comply with all safety requirements and policies
- Field work outside, potentially in remote or rural settings, as well as in urban environments.
- Desk-based data processing, technical evaluations, and a range of client deliverables
- Training/mentoring early career biologists
- Other ad hoc tasks as needed
Requirements
- 2-7 years of experience in relevant scientific or environmental consulting environment
- previous experience performing natural resource-related evaluations, technical studies, analyses and tasks requiring knowledge based on education and at least two years of professional experience
- previous construction compliance monitoring experience
- ability to perform all aspects of biological monitoring on small to large, complex construction projects
- experience surveying and monitoring CA nesting birds
- valid driver’s license and have own transportation to project sites
- smart phone with sufficient data plan to collect necessary data on-site
Nice to Have
- direct experience surveying, handling, and monitoring for, or with monitoring approvals by state and federal agencies for one or more of the following species: San Joaquin kit fox, California tiger salamander, California red-legged frog, northwestern pond turtle, San Francisco garter snake, giant garter snake, California black rail, western burrowing owl, western spadefoot, vernal pool brachiopods, Swainson’s hawk and/or other nesting birds, Crotch’s bumble bee, and bats
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance (paid at 70% for you AND your family)
- annual allocations of company share through our ESOP
- a 401(k) plan with company match
- paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
- tuition reimbursement
- professional development bonuses
- attendance at conferences
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Additional Information
- willing & able to travel as needed
- Preference given to candidates located in the bay area and central valley of CA
- Some night and/or weekend work may be assigned
- You enjoy fieldwork and can walk long distances carrying a backpack; and are able to lift at least 50 pounds
- You are confident working outside, in remote and rural settings, as well as in urban environments
- Physical outdoor work may include, but may not be limited to, work in all types of weather, traversing uneven ground and sometimes steep terrain in vegetated environments, agricultural fields, arid lands, and along stream banks
- You may be exposed to inclement weather and uncomfortable working conditions
- Some early morning, late night and/or weekend work, as well as long hours may be required
