Senior Project Botanist

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Job Description

AECOM is actively seeking a highly talented Senior Project Botanist for immediate employment within the Southern California Natural Resources Group. This is a field based, on-call (as needed), remote position requiring technical expertise for the central Nevada region but linked to a Southern California-based office.

Training and/or experience conducting surveys for and extensive knowledge of sensitive plant species local to southern California and Nevada desert regions is required.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Leads large-scale field efforts and intensive schedules.
• Technical field support throughout Nevada with a focus on conducting biological surveys for sensitive plant species.
• Assignments may also include vegetation mapping, wildlife assessments, rare plant surveys, and/or regulatory compliance and permitting implementation.
• Manages large-scale compliance projects requiring adherence to permit conditions.
• Supports career development of junior staff in the practice.
• Capability to work long field days (10-12 hours), on occasion and as needed
• Capability to hike strenuously for several hours in a row at elevation

About AECOM’s Environment Business Line
Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it.  We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative.

AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects are diverse and interesting. They span market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems within diverse community profiles.

AECOM’s Sustainable Legacies program describes our approach to the environment, social equity and governance (ESG.) We embed sustainability throughout our business and help clients embed sustainable practices into their work. We help clients reduce their impact on the environment, achieve compliance and reduce risks.

Qualifications

​​​​​​Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field (biology, ecology, or project management/controls).
• 6 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education in botanical field work, which may include protocol-level special-status plant surveys, habitat assessments, wetland delineations, vegetation classification, non-native invasive plant surveys, or other relevant field assignments
• Valid driver license is required and must be able to safely drive to job sites

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Master’s Degree in related field (biology, ecology, or project management/controls) preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in natural resources/project management.
• Experience with career development of junior and mid-level biologists.
• Experience with habitat assessments and botanical surveys.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of and experience with Nevada flora, including use of local floras and dichotomous keys.
• Possess fluency with plant identification tools including The Jepson eFlora, The Flora of North America, and other dichotomous keys, local floras, and electronic resources (e.g. NatureServe)
• Possess knowledge of botanical