Senior Biologist

What You Will Do for Stantec

• Manage projects, supervise staff, lead and mentor project field teams, and provide support to other project managers undertaking renewable energy, oil and gas, and other development projects.
• Schedule, assist, and/or lead teams for field tasks, such as special‑status species surveys/inventories, nesting bird surveys, vegetation community assessments and mapping, jurisdictional waters delineations and assessments, and compliance monitoring.
• Provide guidance to junior staff, including training recommendations, coaching, and mentoring.
• Plan, prepare, and review technical reports or portions of larger environmental assessments.
• Work with business development teams and lead efforts to respond to Requests for Proposals (RFPs), including defining scope of work, associated cost, and compiling relevant sections of proposal documents.
• Contribute to our corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.
• Coordinate with clients and regulators to communicate results of survey efforts and technical reports.
• Lead development of permitting strategies, permit application packages, and agency negotiations.
• Assist teams and lead efforts in pursuing and contributing to new business opportunities and effective technical proposals.
• Have a target 75-80% direct project utilization goal.
• Conduct occasional overnight travel within and outside of southern California.

• Demonstrable experience in all aspects of project management, biological impact assessment and mitigation strategy development, and preparation and review of biological resources documents.
• Strong support and collaboration in delivering high‑quality work products to multi‑disciplinary project teams within scope, budget and schedule expectations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills.
• Business development acumen with established relationships with clients and regulatory agency staff or ability to develop and maintain these relationships.
• Significant experience in reviewing and analyzing scientific data, maps, and drawings with strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making capabilities.
• Background and experience with the flora, fauna, and vegetative communities of southern California, including floristic botanical surveys, reconnaissance wildlife surveys, and species‑specific protocol surveys. Experience elsewhere is a plus.
• Experience with, or permits for, arroyo toad, coastal California gnatcatcher, least Bell’s vireo, southwestern willow flycatcher, Mohave ground squirrel, and/or desert tortoise is a plus.
• Possession of a California Scientific Collecting Permit, State Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), and/or federal Recovery Permit for one or more special‑status species is a plus.
• Qualifications or experience as a USFWS‑approved biologist for federally listed species or as a CDFW‑approved Designated Biologist (DB) is a plus, particularly for desert tortoise and Mohave ground squirrel.
• Significant experience in preparing technical documentation, including biological survey reports, technical memoranda, Biological Resources Technical Reports (BRTRs), jurisdictional waters delineations and Aquatic Resources Delineation Reports (ARDRs), and/or biological resources sections for CEQA/NEPA documents.
• Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental regulations and processes, particularly in southern California. Includes experience with CEQA/NEPA, FESA/CESA, MBTA/BGEPA, CWA, Porter‑Cologne Water Quality Control Act, California Fish and Game Code, California Coastal Act and Local Coastal Programs, and Western Riverside Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan.
• Significant experience in preparing regulatory permit applications such as Clean Water Act Section 404/401, Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs), Fish and Game Code Section 1600 Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements, and/or federal/state Incidental Take Permits (ITPs).
• Experience contributing to environmental permitting of energy facilities, pipelines, and/or linear infrastructure projects.
• Experience working on construction projects, compliance monitoring, environmental training, and…