Associate or Senior Wildlife Biologist​/Regulatory Specialist

Our environmental team works on projects where your wildlife biology and regulatory expertise directly influence habitat conservation, species protection, and creative infrastructure designs. We have a collaborative, multidisciplinary culture where your curiosity is encouraged, your ideas matter, and you can grow your career at the pace that suits you while making a real impact on the places people live, travel, and explore.

Dokken’s in-house environmental team consists of biologists, arborists, archaeologists, noise/air experts, environmental planners, GIS professionals, and regulatory permitting specialists. Beyond fieldwork, you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the full project lifecycle, collaborating across disciplines and seeing how biology integrates into planning, design, permitting, and construction. You’ll build lasting relationships with clients and agency staff while contributing to meaningful projects that shape communities.

We empower our team members to think creatively, ask questions, and challenge the status quo—your ideas and perspective truly matter here. We also encourage active participation in professional organizations such as the American Public Works Association, The Wildlife Society, and the California Association of Environmental Professionals. We are committed to supporting your growth, curiosity, and long-term career development.

Progress projects through the environmental process

Prepare environmental technical reports, including, but not limited to, Biological Reports, Biological Assessments, Water Quality Assessments, and CEQA and NEPA environmental documents. Prepare Caltrans-formatted NEPA technical studies.

Prepare regulatory permit applications and secure environmental permits

Conduct biology field surveys: habitat mapping, wetland delineations, nesting bird surveys, special-status species assessments, restoration monitoring, and more

Develop and implement mitigation and monitoring reporting programs

Prepare project exhibits on ArcGIS Pro

Visit construction projects to oversee compliance with environmental commitments

Assist with habitat restoration plans

Prepare proposals for new projects

Collaborate with clients, regulatory authorities, environmental and engineering team members, and subconsultants

Minimum of a BA or BS in environmental studies/science, biology, or related field

Associate position: 5-15 years of relevant experience, preferably in California

Senior position: 10-20 years of relevant experience, preferably in California

Applicants must have substantial experience with:

Federal and California environmental laws (i.e., CEQA and NEPA, Clean Water Act, Federal Endangered Species Act, CA Fish and Game Code, etc.)

Preparing complex biological documentation

U.S. Fish and Wildlife and/or CA Department of Fish and Wildlife species consultations

Preparing and securing regulatory permits for water resources

CA driver’s license

Will sit, stand or walk for the entire duration of a workday

Will use telephone, computer system, email, or other electronic devices on a regular basis

Close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception

Work indoors and outdoors. Outdoor work can be in remote or urban environments

Usually work near others, such as in a shared office space

Occasionally wear protective gear, such as a hard hat

Sometimes work in noisy or distracting work environments

Occasionally travel to project sites by automobile, train, and/or airplane (mostly day trips with occasional overnights)

Occasionally work from a vehicle while at project sites