Senior Wildlife Biologist & Permitting Lead

TRC Companies, Inc.; Golden (CO); Presencial; USD 56.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Descripción de la vacante

TRC Companies, Inc. is seeking an Experienced Professional Biologist/Project Wildlife Biologist Lead to join its Planning, Permitting, and Licensing practice in Colorado or surrounding states.

The role provides technical leadership for wildlife issues, conducting field surveys and preparing permitting reports for federal, state, and local agencies. The position requires coordinating field studies, leading teams, and guiding clients through environmental processes to meet wildlife laws and

Formación

• 5+ years of experience conducting field surveys involving wildlife habitat delineations, bird identification, avian nest locations, lek counts and/or monitoring, and/or small mammal trapping.
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing field efforts and following survey protocols.
• Possesses the ability to guide agencies/clients through the environmental processes required to meet applicable environmental compliance and permitting laws and regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to apply environmental planning skills to execute projects in support of both private sector clients and state and federal regulatory agencies that may include State DOTs, State DEPs, BIA, BLM, DOE, USACE, USDOT, USFS, and USFWS. Knowledge of local, regional, and state/local planning, and zoning processes.
• Demonstrated experience in the management of scopes, schedules, and budgets for a variety of project types with an emphasis on transportation and energy.
• The successful candidate will also be expected to effectively document field data, provide interpretations, and present conclusions in written reports, memos, and emails; therefore, strong technical/scientific report writing is required and writing samples will be requested.
• Excellent analytical reasoning, technical writing, and communication skills and proficiency with the Microsoft Office software suite.
• The ability to maintain a positive attitude during potentially demanding field efforts and client engagements.

Responsabilidades

• Conduct biological field surveys which may include habitat, or wildlife and plant species-specific surveys, conduct breeding bird and raptor surveys, greater sage-grouse lek counts, small mammal trapping, and wetland/waterbody delineations (in accordance with USACE requirements).
• Provide environmental planning expertise pertaining to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as implemented by federal agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), United States Forest Service (USFS), United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW), the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of the Interior (DOI), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Western Area/Bonneville Power Administration, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and respective requirements/regulations.
• Engage as a client-facing technical leader with in-depth knowledge pertaining to the planning of renewables, Oil & Gas, transportation, mining, and/or other industrial projects and advancing such projects through the local, state and federal government approval process. Interact directly with the agencies/clients as TRC’s environmental planning subject matter expert.

Conocimientos

Wildlife field surveys

Bird identification

Team leadership

Regulatory compliance

Technical writing

Client engagement

Budget management

Field study management

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Descripción del empleo

TRC Companies, Inc. is seeking an Experienced Professional Biologist/Project Wildlife Biologist Lead to join its Planning, Permitting, and Licensing practice in Colorado or surrounding states.

The role provides technical leadership for wildlife issues, conducting field surveys and preparing permitting reports for federal, state, and local agencies. The position requires coordinating field studies, leading teams, and guiding clients through environmental processes to meet wildlife laws and