Senior Biologist/Ecologist - AECOM

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AECOM is seeking an experienced, full-time Senior Biologist or Ecologist to join our Natural Resources team in one of the following locations: Denver or Fort Collins, Colorado, Phoenix or Tucson, Arizona or Salt Lake City, Utah.

The successful applicant will be responsible for projects that involve biological resources inventories and impact analysis; innovative mitigation and conservation planning; multi-disciplinary teamwork with biologists, planners, landscape architects, and restoration ecologists; and creative integration of natural resource analysis and project design.

The responsibilities of this position may include, but are not limited to, those listed below:

• Perform assignments requiring interpretation and application of federal, State, and local environmental regulations.
• Lead wildlife and/or botanical surveys, including vegetation and habitat mapping,
• Conduct wetland delineations utilizing the 1987 USACE Wetland Delineation Manual and applicable regional supplements.
• Conduct stream assessments utilizing the Colorado Stream Quantification Tool (CSQT),
• Prepare aquatic resources delineation reports.
• Compile USACE CWA Sec. 404 permits, calculate wetland/stream mitigation requirements and coordinate with Mitigation Bank Sponsors.
• Preparing and implementing mitigation, restoration, and monitoring plans.
• Coordinate with USACE Regulatory Staff and culture positive relationships.
•  Special-status species permitting (e.g., ESA Section 7 biological assessments; Section 2080 Take permits).
• Utilize electronic data collection methods (including GPS), manage, interpret and analyze data, as needed.
• Support business development efforts.
• Work under the supervision of a senior project manager or senior-level team member.
• Work independently and as part of a team; be innovative and a problem solver.
• Ensure assigned tasks stay on schedule and budget.
• Conduct senior review of technical reports prepared by others.
• Perform other related duties assigned, such as coordination with team members, scheduling of work, etc.

Additional work or opportunities for skills development may include:

• Project management training and certification
• Mentoring and training junior staff
• Staffing field assignments

About AECOM’s Environment Business Line
Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it.  We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative.

AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects are diverse and interesting. They span market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems within diverse community profiles.

AECOM’s Sustainable Legacies program describes our approach to the environment, social equity and governance (ESG.) We embed sustainability throughout our business and help clients embed sustainable practices into their work. We help clients reduce their impact on the environment, achieve compliance and reduce risks.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in biology or related field.
• 6 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/ or education in biological natural resources/project management.
• Applicant must be available and willing to work out of town as needed.
• Valid Driver's license required for this role. 

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• 10 years of natural resources experience.
• Experience conducting wetland delineations, writing aquatic resources delineation reports, and conducting Clean Water Act Section 401/404 permitting.
• Training in relevant biological disciplines (e.g., wildlife, botany, wetland ecology, fisheries, herpetology, or entomology)
• Experience as a Project Manager on projects involving construction monitoring, habitat assessments, and wildlife and botanical surveys.
• Experience in a client-facing role.
• Technical biological writing experience and NEPA analysis.
• Working knowledge of special-status plants and wildlife in Rocky Mountain region and associated state and federal environmental protections.
• Endangered species survey/handling experience.
• Experience as a technical reviewer of biological resources reports.
• Experience in developing project scopes and estimating project costs.
• Positive attitude and adaptability to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
• Experience working with construction crews and field engineers.
• Knowledge of GIS software and GPS equipment.
• Experience in Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, Collector, or other computer programs to enter, summarize, and analyze data.

• Due to the nature of the work, U.S. Citizenship is required.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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