Associate Environmental Scientist

Position Purpose Associate Environmental Scientists use their species specific and relevant environmental knowledge to provide important services pertaining to the health of communities and work to protect the environment from serious hazards. This position is a professional position with responsibility for gathering, compiling, analyzing, and interpreting complex data, then utilizing the information to prepare technical documents and presentations, with an emphasis on NEPA and CEQA compliance. This position is one of a team member who works with general direction from his/her supervisor and expresses a higher level of independence than an Assistant Environmental Scientist by performing more complex tasks with less direct oversight. The Associate Environment Scientist will assist in routine to moderately complex environmental assessment and remediation projects. This includes the assessment of the risks of new construction to the environment that is needed in order to complete our projects. Essential Tasks And Responsibilities Conduct field surveys for threatened, endangered, or rare species, as well as species’ habitat in support of ESA, CWA, Section 404, and other environmental regulationsObserve and monitor species in the fieldConduct archival / electronic research with USFWS and other state and federal agenciesConduct land use / development monitoring for natural / biological resources protectionAssure permits are requested and maintained appropriatelyProvide input for those sections of NEPA and CEQA documents pertaining to environment and data collection methodologyPrepare leave in technical memoranda, meeting minutes, transmittals, presentations, and other written materialsAssist senior staff with presentations to public agencies and clientsAssist with teaching junior staffCompile data and information for public presentationsOther duties as assigned or as needed in order to successfully complete project deliverables or meet internal goals Essential Skills And Abilities Species identification and research / survey, vegetation community and habitat classification and inventory, monitoring, data synthesis and interpretations requiredAbility to develop creative solutions to project issuesAbility to take direction and use initiative to complete tasks without direct supervisionAbility to organize, collect and analyze data, generate and evaluate alternatives, reach logical conclusions, and formulate consistent recommendations as necessaryProficient in MS Word and ExcelQuantitative analysis skills Ability to work in a team environmentCritical thinking skillsTechnical writing skills Ability to sit and stand for long periodsStrong ability to communicate well (in writing and verbally) with other staff, clients, and agencies to accomplish team goalsVisual acuity and manual dexterityAbility to perform repetitive wrist and hand motions requiredAbility to travel to field sites and walk long distances may be required on occasion Education Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in biology, botany, wildlife management, ecology, environmental biology, or environmental science Experience Two (2) to five (5) years’ experience (or MA/MS and one (1) years of experience), especially in the areas of NEPA and CEQA compliance, wetlands delineations, CWA, ESA, and related federal and/or state environmental compliance regulations. Field experience in California or with CA species preferred. Organizational Relationships The Associate Environmental Scientist provides support to all members of the environmental scientist group, as well as the planning group. Assistant Environmental Scientists are assigned to a Team/Group Leader for managerial purposes but will also receive guidance and direction from the discipline’s Technical Leader. The Associate Environmental Scientist is encouraged to create a mentor/protégé relationship with one or more senior members of the bio team and may be asked to act as a Teaming Advisor for junior staff. Associate Environmental Scientists are expected to work with both planning and bio team members throughout the entire firm in order to promote our “One Company” philosophy.