Temporary, Limited-Term Senior Biologist

Senior Biologist (Limited-Term)

CVWD's Environmental Services Department seeks a skilled, adaptable professional for a limited-term, full-time position with benefits, to lead ecological restoration and mitigation projects, ensure regulatory compliance, and protect natural resources. Key responsibilities include fieldwork, data analysis, monitoring program development, technical reporting, consultant oversight, agency coordination, and guidance on habitat restoration, conservation, and biological impacts.

The successful candidate will possess strong organizational and time management skills, comprehensive knowledge of environmental regulations and permitting, knowledge and experience in ecological restoration efforts, and a professional, collaborative approach to serving internal and external customers. This grant-funded, limited-term appointment is expected to last up to five (5) years. Incumbents are classified as temporary employees.

Reporting Relationship:

Reports to:

Environmental Services Program Supervisor Supervises the following positions:
Exercises technical and functional direction over and provides training to less experienced staff. Exercises no direct supervision over staff.

Under general direction, leads in the development of ecological restoration mitigation monitoring and reporting activities. Performs ecological investigations, research, monitoring, surveys, technical writing, planning and reporting to meet regulatory compliance objectives; protects, restores, enhances, and manages the District's wetlands, flora, fisheries, and wildlife resources; provides guidance to assess, prevent, mitigate, and manage biological impacts resulting from District projects, programs, and activities;

engages outside agencies and partnerships in a collaborative effort to streamline the delivery of restoration projects at the Salton Sea; and performs related work as required.

This is the advanced-level classification responsible for performing the most complex work assigned. Incumbents regularly work on tasks which are varied and complex, requiring considerable discretion and independent judgement. Positions in the classification rely on experience and judgment to perform assigned duties and ensure efficient and effective lead support work related to restoration ecology, constructed mitigation and habitat restoration projects; and is responsible for the comprehensive requirements of biological regulatory permitting compliance.

Assignments are given with general guidelines and incumbents are responsible for establishing objective, timelines, and methods to effectively deliver service and be fully experienced in all procedures related to assigned areas of responsibility. Work is typically reviewed upon completion for soundness, appropriateness, and conformity to policy and requirements.

Examples of typical job functions include overseeing and managing the development, implementation and reporting of Mitigation Monitoring or Reporting Programs (MMRP) and Mitigation Monitoring Plan (MMP); assist with the identification, implementation, and evaluation of biological Best Management Practices (BMP); recommend and evaluate methods, goals, and measures of success; complete site assessments, prepare existing conditions reports, biological opportunities and constraints analysis, and biological data collection summaries.

Minimum qualifications include any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

Education:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in biology, ecology, botany, wildlife, zoology or related discipline in a life sciences field, or a closely related field.

Experience:

Five (5) years of environmental experience, including working with wildlife and navigating environmental regulations. Licenses and

Certifications:

Possession of a valid California Driver's License, to be maintained throughout employment. Knowledge of:
Principles and practices used in the planning, design, and implementation of restoration, conservation, mitigation, and monitoring programs of biological resources. Principles and practices of public administration; organization and operation of municipal government. Principles, methods, and practices used to identify and evaluate the biological impacts caused by District operations, programs, and activities. Methods and techniques of scientific research, statistics, analysis, and reporting used in the discipline of biology.

Biological field equipment used to sample, monitor, and measure biological resources. Planning, organizing, conducting, and managing biological investigations and surveys. Specific ecological principles (e.g., wetlands, botany, fisheries, wildlife). Federal and State permitting regulations, laws, processes, and practices applicable to all of the District natural resource assets, including:
National Environmental Policy Act,…