Wildlife Biologist; On-Call

• Legal Entity: AECOM Technical Services Inc
• Business Line:
  Environment
• Work Location Model:
  Hybrid
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  US - San Jose, CA - 4 N. Second Stre
• Compensation: USD 32 - USD 40 - hourly

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AECOM is seeking a Wildlife Biologist II to help deliver California's most critical surface transportation projects in the Central Coast of California. We are seeking motivated individuals to join our group of more than 100 environmental professionals in the Bay Area.

This is a remote, part-time, on-call position that will join our AECOM Natural Resources team and would support our transportation client in central California, with a focus in Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo Counties. Candidates should be located in one of these counties.

The position would focus on impact analysis for biological and aquatic resources with focus on technical writing including desktop reports and assessments and natural resource field surveys.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Biological compliance monitoring during active construction projects.
• Surveys for special-status wildlife and nesting birds.
• Preparation of technical reports to document findings from surveys and monitoring.
• Preparation of other biological technical reports or permit application packages as needed.
• Manage and maintain strong relationships with AECOM, client, and construction personnel.
• Organization of project files and tracking of project schedules.

About AECOM’s Environment Business Line

Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it. We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative.

AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects span a variety of market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems.

• Bachelor’s degree in biology, ecology, or a related environmental science field.
• 2 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education in biological surveys and monitoring in California.
• Valid U.S. Driver License is required for this position. Independent travel will be required.
• Due to the nature of the work, US Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Knowledgeable about common and special-status California wildlife species.
• Experience surveying and monitoring for special-status and protected species that may occur in Central California, such as nesting birds, California condor, California red-legged frog, California tiger salamander, tidewater goby, western pond turtle, Swainson’s hawk, Burrowing owl, Yellow billed cuckoo, Snowy plover, Marbled murrelet, Monterey dusky footed woodrat, Steelhead, Green sturgeon, Coho salmon, Western bumble…