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Senior Natural Resources Biologist

Rancho Cordova, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 28 Jul 2026

💰 $225,775/yr($150,491/yr – $225,775/yr)

About the role

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.

As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.

Company : Black & Veatch Corporation

Req Id : 116290

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : No

Full time/Part time : Full-Time

Project Only Hire : No

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

Why Black & Veatch?

At Black & Veatch, you’ll be part of work that matters—designing, creating, and building the infrastructure communities rely on every day, from concept through execution.

We care about how the work gets done as much as what we build. Safety is built into every decision, and people look out for each other—speaking up, collaborating, and doing the right thing because it affects real lives.

You’ll work alongside teams solving complex challenges and turning ideas into solutions that perform in the real world—gaining hands-on experience across projects, technologies, and disciplines.

Ownership shows up in how we work. We take responsibility for outcomes, follow through on commitments, and take pride in what we deliver. As a 100% employee-owned company, employees share in the long-term success we build together.

With flexible ways of working and meaningful development opportunities, you’ll build a career you can be proud to stand behind.

The Opportunity

In this role as a Senior Natural Resources Biologist, you will have the opportunity to work with a dynamic team within an established global infrastructure and engineering company, collaborating with a team of natural resources biologists and other multi-discipline environmental consultants and engineers to lead and support a wide range of terrestrial biological desktop and field studies and support related permitting activities in the Western US with a focus on California.

The Team

Our Environmental team is a multidisciplinary team of ecologists, engineers, scientists, project managers, and attorneys working together to identify optimum environmental solutions for our clients.  We have provided environmental consulting services in support of projects for over 40 years including a diverse and growing mix of infrastructure projects such as power generation (conventional and renewable) and transmission, oil and gas facilities and pipelines, water and wastewater treatment facilities, data centers, and food and beverage industries. As a full-service environmental consulting practice, services include impact assessment and planning, regulatory compliance and permitting, wetland and floodplain analysis, waterbody and water quality assessment, air quality permitting and management, environmental remediation, site due diligence, environmental noise assessment, pollution prevention planning, and climate action solutions.

Environmental | Black & Veatch

Key Responsibilities

Lead and support wetland and other waters delineations, habitat assessments, vegetation mapping, and related desktop and field evaluations for projects in California and elsewhere in the Western US.
Conduct or support special-status species and habitat surveys, biological reconnaissance, and field data collection in support of infrastructure, utility, water, energy, and other development projects.
Prepare and contribute to biological resource analyses for CEQA and NEPA documentation by evaluating existing conditions, identifying potential impacts, and developing avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures.
Identify and interpret applicable local, state, and federal biological resource regulations and permitting requirements, including Clean Water Act Sections 401, 404, and 408, Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10, Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, CESA, federal ESA, and California Department of Fish Lake and Streambed Alteration Program.
Prepare permit applications and technical support materials for agency review, including USACE, Regional Water Quality Control Boa