Wildlife Ecologist, Staff-Level

Wildlife Ecologist

You are an experienced wildlife ecologist with in-depth knowledge of wildlife species and habitats of California, ideally those in the San Francisco Bay area, who enjoys balancing ecological expertise with client service and team collaboration. You strive for excellence in your everyday work and are interested in continually improving your scientific knowledge and collaborating with experts in other fields. You also have a curiosity about the natural world that includes ongoing learning about local wildlife ecology and your field of expertise.

Your prior work has included surveying and evaluating local wildlife species and their habitats and contributing to technical reports.

You enjoy working across a variety of project types and collaborating with a variety of different team members that includes botanists, wetland scientists, GIS specialists, and more. Whether performing field surveys or preparing technical reports, you bring a thoughtful and solution-oriented approach to your work. You are comfortable working closely with project team members including onsite personnel and colleagues to help move projects forward.

A lifelong learner, you want to keep growing intellectually and professionally. Collaborating with colleagues with diverse expertise is exciting for you, and you are also comfortable working independently. Quality management and integrity are among your strongest principles.

Integral Consulting Inc. is a science and engineering firm delivering sound technical solutions to meet today's challenges in the health, environmental, and natural resource arenas. We are a values-driven collaborative team that is as passionate about company culture as we are about the work we do for our clients. Since our founding in 2002, we have operated with a demonstrated commitment to the well-being, diversity, and professional development of our staff and an equal commitment to strong partnerships with our clients and teaming partners.

We are a company where people come to solve today's toughest environmental challenges through innovative ideas, exceptional teamwork, and dedication to accuracy and technical quality.

We are currently seeking a Wildlife Ecologist with the ability to work on a diverse range of projects and spend time both in the office and in the field. Working both independently and collaboratively, you will contribute to projects through conducting surveys and habitat assessments, contributing to environmental documents, and supporting compliance with project requirements while contributing to ecological-based solutions. When in the field you may perform surveys and monitoring for a variety of wildlife species and conduct habitat assessments.

When not doing fieldwork, you'll contribute to reports and build your consulting skills and experience by collaborating with senior staff.

You would be locally based in the San Francisco Bay area, as the position requires regular visits to local area projects. Project work is primarily throughout the San Francisco Bay area and central California coast, but occasionally will involve work in other parts of California (and possibly beyond). Assignments may involve working nights, occasional weekends, and early mornings; occasional work in inclement weather;

and walking over varied terrain.

This position may offer in-office, remote, or hybrid opportunities based on the candidate's location and the needs of the organization.

Responsibilities include preparing documentation related to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) or California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for local, state, and federal agency projects; working on projects located in sensitive areas with unique or challenging issues (e.g., related to wetlands, riparian setbacks, bird-safe design, and endangered or sensitive wildlife species); performing federal and California Endangered Species Act consultations; providing compliance support;

assessing biological constraints to proposed projects; and preparing mitigation and monitoring plans in collaboration with our restoration ecologists.

Qualifications include holding an M.S. or Ph.D. focusing on local wildlife species and habitats, or equivalent extensive local experience; 2+ years of applicable professional experience (in addition to a graduate degree); prior experience authoring and editing technical reports, with demonstrated exceptional writing ability; experience with a variety of special-status wildlife species and their habitats in the greater San Francisco Bay Area;

excellent written and oral communication skills; a desire to grow both intellectually and professionally; strong organizational abilities; and ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team of scientists and engineers.

Compensation is commensurate with experience and internal equity, within the listed range. An employee's total compensation package includes annual salary; company-subsidized (employee and family) medical, dental, and vision…