Biologist Staff Scientist
Location: Santa Ana, CA Posted Date: November 8, 2014
Employer: CH2M Hill Apply By: January 7, 2015
Employer Job Id: CareerMine Job Id: 1142767
Description and Desired Qualifications
Provide environmental scientific support for our rapidly growing siting, licensing, and construction compliance practice. Our Biologist Staff Scientist career path will give you the opportunity to play a role in all stages of siting and permitting projects in the industrial and energy sectors, including fuel pipelines, electrical transmission, wind turbine plants, and power plant facilities. In this junior level position, you will serve as a key team member working with scientists, engineers, project managers, and other project staff. You should be a self-motivated professional with a Bachelor's Degree in Biology, Ecology, or similar environmental discipline and have a desire to build a career in environmental consulting services.
Our Staff Biologist role will allow you to:
Travel to client/project locations in the Western US to perform biological field surveys and data collection and have significant interaction with both clients and the regulatory community
Observe and assist with environmental compliance for construction projects
Assist with regulatory documentation development including FERC documents, Environmental Assessments, Environmental Impact Statements, siting reports, and environmental permit applications and preparing NEPA documents and Section 7 ESA Consultation
Gain experience in environmental permitting of energy facilities and/or pipelines including: NEPA (and state equivalents), USACE 404 wetland permitting, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) filings, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, and RCRA, environmental permitting, SPCC plan preparation, and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan preparation
Additional Information: Relocation assistance is not available for this position. [C] CH2M HILL [/C] will not sponsor an employment visa (e.g., H-1B visa, etc) to fill this position.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Biology
3years of experience in the industrial siting and licensing field and/or construction compliance in California
Proven ability to work with construction teams to help coordinate biological and general environmental compliance during project execution
Perform various biological field surveys for planning and construction, including avian, botanical (including trees), and general wildlife surveys
Possess California-specific biology experience, permits a plus
Familiarity with regulatory requirements for land use and biological /water resources permitting
Experience in serving on and/or leading teams of field scientists for biological surveys in California
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to travel up to 70%
Preferred Qualifications
Master's Degree in Biology
3+years of experience in the industrial siting and licensing field and/or construction compliance in California
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