Biologist - Junior

The Opportunity

Tetra Tech is looking for full-time, junior level Biologist based in our Oakland, CA office.

The selected candidate will provide environmental planning, sampling, oversight, and monitoring during wetlands habitat restoration or other construction projects. Specific activities may include:

• Supporting wetland habitat restoration planning, implementation, and monitoring.
• Assisting with CEQA/NEPA documentation, permit applications, and biological technical reports.
• Conducting biological reconnaissance and habitat assessments. Performing general and focused surveys for special-status plants and wildlife.
• Recording wetland indicators involving vegetation, hydric soils, and hydrology. Collecting field data using GPS, ArcGIS Field Maps, Survey
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• Preparing field notes, photographs, maps, data tables, and technical memoranda.
• Supporting biological monitoring during construction, restoration, and maintenance.

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The following duties are considered essential to the role. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions:

• Possess or have strong desire to learn and implement complex ecological monitoring and reporting techniques and site characterization studies.
• Perform field work in uneven terrain or marsh environments.
• Support permit applications and monitoring associated with wetlands restoration and marsh enhancement projects.

• Bachelor’s degree in Ecology, Biology, or a closely related field and 1–5 years of professional experience; OR Master’s degree in Ecology, Biology, or a closely related field and 1–2 years of professional experience.
• One year, minimum, of experience
• Basic knowledge of biological resources such as bird, plant, and/or wildlife species of California and San Francisco Estuary.
• Ability to use field data tablets and GIS instruments.

• Ability to identify species a plus.
• Knowledge of local plant, and/or wildlife species and their habitat requirements.
• Experience with wetland restoration projects.
• 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER training is a plus.
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Experience using computer software including word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs is preferred.

• This position is primarily office work, however, occasionally (35%) you will need to perform fieldwork within California and the West Coast.

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made.

• Field work anticipated primarily in the San Francisco Estuary with occasional projects throughout the West Coast.
• Work outdoors in all weather conditions, both hot and cold
• Walk on uneven…