Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
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Role description:
Arcadis seeks an Project Biologist to join the California High-Speed Rail Project Construction and Management (PCM) team in Selma, CA. The field specialist role centers around professional understanding with the Incidental Take Permit (ITP) and Biological Opinion (BO) from California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) respectively. This role seeks a highly motivated individual looking to further expand career development/growth with Arcadis. Arcadis is distinguished from others by way of promoting career development with opportunities to participate as technical resource leaders, obtain professional certifications and expert guidance mentorship to steward individual careers for longevity.
Role accountabilities:
- Permit interpretation and decision making (Office 5%)
- Conduct field monitoring of maintenance activities in compliance with the ITP and BO. (Field 95%)
- Conduct field surveys independently and report data to office biological lead.
- Coordinate with the contractor and oversight to document corrective measures.
- Enter new observations data into the project’s database.
- Review history data entry to evaluate quality.
- Assist with file management and document storage.
- Data tabulation.
- Permit and contract document review.
- Work independently on a consistent basis upon receiving training.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Historic Approvals under Fresno to Bakersfield ITP (2081-2015-024-04)
- Field experience with Blunt Nosed Leopard Lizards (BNLL), Burrowing Owl (BUOW), Tipton Kangaroo rat (TKR), San Joaquin Kit Fox (SJKF), San Joaquin Antelope Squirrel (SJAS), Swainsons Hawk (SWHA), etc.
- 6+ years of field environmental experience related infrastructure projects.
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental studies, or a related field such as biology, ecology, natural resources management, sustainability, etc.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products and data collection applications.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with construction means and methods.
- Understanding of federal, state, and local environmental permits.
- Proficiency with California Environmental Quality Act/ National Environmental Policy Act (CEQA/NEPA), Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), California Endangered Species Act (CA ESA), Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MTBA), Master Streambed Alteration Agreement (MSAA), Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification, Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit, Construction General Permit (CGP), Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), and hazardous materials regulations.
- Experience with sustainability goals, such as reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, water conservation, and recycling and waste management.
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $xxx,xxx - $xxx,xxx. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.
Skills Required
- Historic approvals under the Fresno to Bakersfield Incidental Take Permit 2081-2015-024-04
- Field experience with Blunt-Nosed Leopard Lizards, Burrowing Owls, Tipton Kangaroo Rats, San Joaquin Kit Foxes, San Joaquin Antelope Squirrels, Swainson’s Hawks, or similar protected species
- At least 6 years of field environmental experience related to infrastructure projects
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental studies, biology, ecology, natural resources management, sustainability, or a related field
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products and data collection applications
- Experience with construction means and methods
- Understanding of federal, state, and local environmental permits
- Proficiency with CEQA, NEPA, federal and California endangered species laws, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, MSAA, Clean Water Act Sections 401 and 404, CGP, SWPPP, and hazardous materials regulations
- Experience with sustainability goals, including greenhouse-gas reduction, water conservation, recycling, and waste management
What We Do
Arcadis is the world’s leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, digital and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 architects, data analysts, designers, engineers, project planners, water management and sustainability experts, all driven by our passion for improving quality of life. We exist to find solutions to today’s most pressing challenges, from the impact of climate change to increasing urbanization and digital transformation – all with the goal of improving quality of life for people around the world. You can see this in the work we do for our clients, the opportunities we create for our people, and in our efforts to enhance the communities in which we live and work. We bring together world-class resources and the latest innovative technologies to help define the cities and experiences of tomorrow. Arcadis. Improving quality of life
