Field Botanist - Remote/Hybrid Botanical Mapping & Impact

WestLand, a Trinity Consultants Team; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

401k matching

Remote/hybrid work

Job summary

Trinity Consultants is seeking a Field Botanist to perform botanical field surveys, vegetation mapping, habitat assessments, and environmental compliance monitoring across the Southwest, with base options in Phoenix or Tucson. You will work independently and with multidisciplinary teams to support environmental projects.

The role supports data collection with GPS and GIS, prepares technical reports, ensures regulatory compliance, and mentors field personnel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Botany, Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, or related field.
• Two years of environmental consulting or biological fieldwork experience.
• Experience conducting botanical field surveys in the Southwest.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental regulations related to botanical resources.

Responsibilities

• Plan botanical surveys, vegetation mapping, habitat assessments, and other botanical investigations in accordance with established methodologies and project requirements.
• Identify, document, and evaluate native, nonnative, sensitive, threatened, and endangered plant species and associated vegetation communities.
• Collect, analyze, and maintain botanical field data using GPS, GIS, and other field data collection tools and technologies.
• Evaluate habitat conditions and potential impacts to botanical resources, including protected plant species and sensitive vegetation communities.
• Conduct environmental compliance monitoring during construction and other project activities to support adherence to applicable permits, regulations, and mitigation requirements.
• Coordinate field activities, provide technical guidance, and assist with training field personnel on botanical identification, survey methods, and data collection procedures.
• Prepare and contribute to botanical survey reports, habitat assessments, permit applications, environmental documentation, and other technical deliverables.
• Maintain accurate field notes, survey records, photographs, mapping data, and other project documentation in accordance with established quality standards.
• Coordinate with project managers, technical staff, clients, and regulatory agencies regarding botanical survey activities, findings, and project requirements.
• Complete assigned project activities in accordance with established scope, schedules, budgets, technical standards, and safety requirements.
• Participate in project meetings, agency coordination, and public outreach activities as needed.
• Maintain current knowledge of botanical survey methods, Southwest flora, environmental regulations, and applicable industry practices.

Skills

Field surveying

Data collection

Team coordination

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Botany/Biology/Ecology/Environmental Science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

GPS

GIS software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Trinity Consultants is seeking a Field Botanist to perform botanical field surveys, vegetation mapping, habitat assessments, and environmental compliance monitoring across the Southwest, with base options in Phoenix or Tucson. You will work independently and with multidisciplinary teams to support environmental projects.

The role supports data collection with GPS and GIS, prepares technical reports, ensures regulatory compliance, and mentors field personnel.