Lead Field Wildlife Biologist (on-call)

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Lead Field Wildlife Biologist (Biologist III) to help deliver California's most critical surface transportation projects in the North Bay Area. We are seeking a motivated individual to join our group of more than 100 environmental professionals in the Bay Area. This position will join our Natural Resources team based in Oakland, CA.  

*This is a primary field-based, on-call position, meaning hours will vary based off of project needs. Travel to the North Bay area is required.

This position would support a transportation client in northern California, with a focus on the North Bay Area region (Marin, Napa, Sonoma and Solano Counties). The position would focus on impact analysis for biological and aquatic resources with focus on biological monitoring, natural resource field surveys, and reporting.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to: 

• Surveys for special-status wildlife and nesting birds. 
• Surveys for special-status plants and vegetation mapping.
• Act as a field lead or task manager.
• Monitoring construction activities for compliance with environmental requirements and/or permits. 
• Preparation of reports documenting survey or monitoring results and leading authoring of these reports.
• Participation as an active and positive member of AECOM’s Environmental Planning and Permitting practice in the SF Bay Area. 
• Travel to North Bay Area will be required.

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 span a variety of market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in biology, ecology, or a related field. 
• 4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education in construction monitoring, environmental inspection, habitat assessments, and biological surveys.
• Valid U.S. Driver License is required for this position. 
• Independent travel is required. 
• Due to the nature of the work, US Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6+ years of relevant work experience in construction monitoring, environmental inspection, habitat assessments, and biological surveys.
• Knowledgeable about common and special-status northern California wildlife and plant species. 
• Experience as an environmental compliance lead on projects involving preconstruction surveys and construction monitoring.
• Experience preparing pre-construction and post construction reports and deliverables.
• Experience as a Task Manager or Project Manager.
• Familiar with the agencies having jurisdiction over special-status species and hydrologic resources.
• Experience surveying for special-status species that may occur in the Northern San Francisco Bay Area, such as nesting birds, California red-legged frog, California tiger salamander, Foothill yellow legged  frog, Northwestern pond turtle, Alameda Whipsnake, Giant garter snake, Swainson’s hawk, Burrowing owl, Ridgeway’s rail