Senior Biologist

Senior Biologist - ( 230000TZ )

Description

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking a Senior Biologist to join our Environmental Services Practice working within our power utility sector in the Northern California region. The position is to be based out of our Walnut Creek, Sacramento, Petaluma, Roseville, Chico, San Jose, or Fresno Office; geographic alignment with other Stantec offices will be considered based on experience. Stantec offers flexible work locations (including working from home), flexible work hours and a robust compensation and benefits package.

Your Key Responsibilities

Manage tasks and projects according to approved scopes of work, and deliver quality reports on schedule and within budget

Contribute to and lead business development activities, including proposals, pre-qualifications, and relationship building with clients and prospective clients and industry colleagues

Have established relationships with clients and regulatory agency staff

Assignments/projects are advanced in nature and require the application of mature knowledge

Responsible for planning and conducting assignments/ projects having broad scope for independent accomplishment and coordination of difficult tasks

Develop, manage, and implement projects related to wetlands, biophysical impact assessments, environmental assessments, and regulatory approvals

Provide senior technical advisory relating to natural science and biology on multidisciplinary projects

Apply technical and business knowledge and methods to develop creative, effective, and economical solutions to address current and potential project issues. Assist in analyzing current and emerging technical issues, and implementing actions to proactively address market, business, regulatory, and/or economic issues

Present results to clients and regulators. Participate in Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policies, Procedures, Standards and Guidelines in the execution of all work Recommendations are reviewed for soundness of judgment; accepted as accurate and feasible

Provide supervision, training, technical direction and mentoring to more junior staff Executes specific technical tasks or requirements for medium to large projects

Qualifies as a Quality Reviewer and undertakes Quality Reviews of moderate to large deliverables

This position requires coordination with clients, resource agencies, and environmental and technical staff. Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and organizational skills are essential. This role will require overseeing all aspects of project management, biological impact assessment and mitigation strategy development, and preparation and review of biological resources documents

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

Proficient in and consistently demonstrates and promotes policies and procedures for HSSE, including client-specific training (if applicable)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities

Skilled in communications and technical information exchange with clients, engineers and scientists, government regulators and agencies, and academia, as well as non-technical communication to the public

Established relationships with local, state, and federal permitting agencies

Demonstrated experience leading and reviewing biological technical reports, environmental impact evaluation, siting reports, and environmental permit applications, including field surveys and reporting, and resource and impact evaluations

Demonstrated experience with the California and Federal Endangered Species Act consultation processes. Demonstrated experience conducting CEQA and NEPA analysis and preparation of associated documentation

Demonstrated experience leading environmental permitting of energy facilities, pipelines, and/or linear infrastructure projects in the western United States including: USACE 404 wetland permitting, CDFW 1600 Agreements and CESA permitting, RWQCB 401 certifications, and other environmental permitting

Disciplined approach to project execution and technical excellence

Ability to provide written and verbal direction on project delivery

Shows leadership in striving to continuously improve technical performance. Champions new ideas and initiatives and creates an environment that supports creativity and innovation. Builds and maintains productive professional and personal networking relationships

Drives collaborative efforts within the region and beyond to deliver consistent, high quality and appropriately scoped technical work. Good driving record and valid driver's license required

At least four years of experience successfully executing technical aspects of medium to complex projects

10 - 15 years of experience performing biological and permitting work for California IOUs

10 - 15 years of experience performing linear facility (i.e., utility, transportation, etc.) environmental planning and permitting work

Familiar with staffing large field projects, on multiple days, in multiple locations

Strong research, analysis, and reporting abilities

Strong reviewing skills and QA/QC skills

Detail-oriented and capable of managing large data sets

Takes initiative, team-oriented professional with excellent written and communication skills

Familiar with review and analysis of scientific data, maps, and drawings

Experience with environmental permitting

Provide support in delivering high quality work products to multi-disciplinary project teams

Ability to identify new project opportunities and build relationships with clients

Proficient in MS Office application

Education and Experience

BA/BS degree in Biology, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, or a related field

Master’s degree in Biology, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, or a related field, preferred

10 - 15 years of experience

CEQA/NEPA experience preferred

CWA 404/401 permitting a preferred

CPUC experience a preferred

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

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Salary Range(s):

$91,100.00 - $136,600.00 (CA, CO locations only)

The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary: Full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

Primary Location : United States-California-Walnut Creek

Other Locations : United States-California-Chico, United States-California-Sacramento, United States-California-San Jose, United States-California-Fresno, United States-California-Petaluma

Organization : BC-1857 EnvSvcs-US West N California

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 10 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Feb 22, 2023, 3:51:46 PM

Req ID: 230000TZ

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans