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Natural Resource Specialist II

The Department of Public Works is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Natural Resource Specialist II to join our team! Working with a team of highly skilled Natural Resource professionals, the Natural Resource Specialist will have the opportunity to:

• Develop, implement, coordinate, promote, monitor, and evaluate one or more natural resource conservation programs or projects
• Serve as subject matter expert and resource on topics related to natural resource management including ecology, forestry, wildlife biology, environmental science, and related topics
• Research, analyze, and interpret information and data
• Design and conduct studies
• Develop, conduct, monitor, and evaluate comprehensive outreach and public education activities
• Provide supervision and leadership on a project basis to professional, technical, support, contract, and volunteer staff

The ideal candidate will have a degree in biology, natural resource management, or environmental studies with related coursework such as aquatic ecology, zoology, fisheries management, conservation biology, geomorphology, hydrology, geology, GPS/GIS, statistics, and plant ecology. In addition, the ideal candidate will possess the following experience, skills and abilities:

• Experience in biological, mitigation site, and construction site monitoring
• Basic knowledge about construction Best Management Practices and erosion control principles
• Experience conducting biological surveys (e.g., wildlife, nesting birds, plants, sensitive species)
• Knowledge of endangered species, environmental and stormwater regulations
• Experience with environmental permitting
• Excellent oral communication and writing skills and experience in preparing detailed reports (e.g., biological assessment reports and habitat and mitigation and monitoring plans)
• Training in GIS
• Ability to interpret engineering plans

NOTE: The eligible list created from this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies, including classified, unclassified, full-time, part-time, temporary and extra help assignments.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Performs a variety of professional duties related to the County’s resource conservation, environmental compliance, and permitting programs/projects such as Stormwater National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Regional Permit (MRP) and Construction General Permit (CGP), California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance, County of San Mateo Routine Maintenance Program, Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS), Total Maximum Daily Load Program (TMDL), and other programs/projects.
• Develops, implements, coordinates, promotes, monitors, and evaluates one or more of the various resource conservation, environmental compliance, and permitting programs/projects.
• Serves as subject matter expert of assigned area(s) or program(s) for the department, the County, external agencies, businesses, community groups and staff.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, local and other pertinent environmental mandates, laws, codes, rules, regulations, and agreements within assigned areas.
• Researches, analyzes, and interprets information and data.
• Designs and conducts a wide variety of related studies and surveys, including biological field surveys; designs best management practices (BMPs), prepares biological assessments and permit applications; negotiates permit conditions with various regulatory agencies, and prepares and implements mitigation and monitoring plans.
• Reviews and provides comments on various technical and environmental documents, including environmental impact reports, initial study/mitigated negative declaration, mitigation plans, and biological assessments.
• Develops, prepares, negotiates and monitors grants; ensures compliance with grant stipulations and funding agency reporting requirements.
• Develops systems and procedures to support program/project activities.
• Prepares written materials such as permit applications, narrative and annual reports, technical charts, and publications.
• Maintains environmental regulatory compliance and monitoring required by permits and project activities.
• Serves as a…