Senior Paleontologist (Cultural Resource Specialist)

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm. We plan, design, permit, mitigate, and restore for projects across our communities, infrastructure systems, open spaces, and wildlands. We are 50 years strong in 21 offices across California, the Pacific Northwest, and the Southeastern United States.</strong></p></div><p>ESA seeks a <strong>Senior&nbsp;Paleontologist</strong> in <strong>Southern CA&nbsp;</strong>with<strong>&nbsp;20+ years of experience</strong> performing paleontological monitoring, surveys, testing and fossil salvage, recordation of fossil localities, strat columns, and sensitive formations, curation, and preparing environmental permit applications and supporting documentation.&nbsp; Remote and hybrid options explored for the right candidate.&nbsp; Candidates with the capability to commute in and around the southern California area for field work as needed is preferred.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><u class="ignore-global-css"><strong class="ignore-global-css">Who You Are</strong></u>&nbsp;</span></p> <p>You are a highly qualified and experienced senior-level Paleontologist with&nbsp;<strong>20+ years of experience</strong> in relevant scientific or environmental consulting environments. You can lead&nbsp;multi-faceted&nbsp;paleontological&nbsp;resource-related evaluations,&nbsp;research, and analyses&nbsp;for a growing group of&nbsp;paleontologists&nbsp;within our Cultural Resources Group statewide.</p> <p>You have excellent field, writing, time/budget management, and organizational capabilities; agency coordination and client service experience; proficiency in the management of paleontological resources within the context of CEQA, experience with leading paleontological survey and salvage projects, documentation, evaluation, and treatment of fossil resources; and experience preparing EIR and MND sections and developing mitigation measures.</p> <p>You hold a graduate degree in paleontology or a closely related field. You possess the ability to lead field crews and produce well-written and technically supported documents. You work collaboratively with clients and interdisciplinary teams to deliver projects on time and within budget in a fast-paced work environment. You have excellent organizational and strong problem-solving skills.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>You demonstrate a clear understanding of project management principles and practices and are responsible for the delivery of high-quality work products. You have the ability and desire to mentor junior staff members, and to organize and devel