Intermediate Biologist -- Portland OR

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Your impact

When it comes to environmental consulting, we’re focused on advancing our clients’ environmental stewardship and sustainability initiatives. We are looking for an early-to-mid career natural resource professional to support our clients in the Pacific Northwest. Aligned to our Portland, Oregon office, you’ll participate in projects to help support our clients to adapt and thrive in the face of current and future global sustainability challenges. Your work and contribution may include siting, permitting, construction, maintenance, and federal projects. You'll participate in a combination of field and office work and receive mentorship from our team’s technical experts in evaluating and minimizing project effects on natural resources. You'll be expected to work both independently, as well as part of project teams. As you progress, your growth and increase in responsibility will be recognized and rewarded with commensurate changes in level and compensation.

Key responsibilities of this position include

• Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams of biologists, planners, engineers, and other professionals to assemble regulatory compliant environmental reports and permits
• Maintaining excellent communication with project teams.
  
  
  

Here's what you'll need

• BS or MS in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science or related scientific discipline or technical field.
• 3 years in environmental consulting.
• Experience performing desktop surveys to determine potential for presence of sensitive natural resources, including special-status species, and assessing the need for field surveys or permits.
• Experience with fieldwork including but not limited to habitat assessments for special-status species and aquatic resource delineation surveys.
• Familiarity with Federal, State, and local regulations; knowledge of environmental regulatory processes (e.g., National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act Sections 404/401 permitting, Endangered Species Act Section 7 consultation, Energy Facility Siting Council site certification, and/or Oregon Department of State Lands removal-fill permitting).
• Experience preparing technical reports and/or permit application packages.
• Demonstrated success as both a self-starter and team player.
• Ability to travel or be in the field for extended periods and the ability to occasionally work in rough terrain and challenging weather conditions.
  
  
  

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience and interest in plant taxonomy and identification.
• Experience in focused wildlife surveys (nesting birds, raptors, small mammals).
• Biology and/or permitting experience in Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and/or California.