On-Call Wildlife Biologist: San Joaquin Valley

Job description

What You Will Do: - Perform field surveys for special-status species, natural communities, and habitats. Field surveys may include walking transects, walking and mapping habitat boundaries, trapping or collecting specimens, identifying animals by sight and sound. - Perform environmental compliance monitoring, including preconstruction clearance surveys and environmental awareness training. Coordinate with construction crews. - Evaluate project plans in coordination with the task lead for determining potential impacts on special-status species and other biological resources. - Prepare daily field notes summarizing field survey results, monitoring responsibilities, and compliance with environmental permits. What You Will Need: What We’d Like You to Have #eandp - Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, or other related field of study. - 1+ years of experience - Must have valid driver’s license and successfully pass a Motor Vehicle Records (MVR) check. - Experience conducting surveys for San Joaquin kit fox, kangaroo rats, burrowing owl, Swainson’s hawk, blunt-nosed leopard lizard, California tiger salamander, and California red-legged frog. - Nesting bird/rapt...