Authorized Desert Tortoise Biologist – on-call

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $42 - $54 / hour

⏱ Part Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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AECOM

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1990

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm that partners with clients to deliver innovative solutions to the most complex challenges while creating legacies for generations to come. Focused on equity, diversity, and inclusion, AECOM leverages technical expertise and digital innovation to drive transformative outcomes in infrastructure development, sustainability, and social systems. The company provides a wide range of services, including architecture & design, construction management, engineering, and environmental services across various markets such as transportation, energy, healthcare, and national governments. With a strong emphasis on sustainability, technical excellence, and community impact, AECOM is committed to building a better world.

📋 Description

• Conduct protocol and pre-construction desert tortoise surveys and monitoring • Handle, rehydrate, and assess the health of desert tortoises • Conduct focused burrowing owl surveys and monitoring, including passive relocation • Conduct American badger and desert kit fox surveys and monitoring • Conduct wildlife, botanical, vegetation, and habitat mapping surveys • Identify and record native and non-native fauna and flora • Conduct special-status species surveys following established protocols • Conduct avian nesting surveys and avian mortality monitoring • Support pre-construction surveys and construction monitoring • Assist with environmental compliance monitoring • Oversee restoration crew work and monitor restoration vegetation performance • Coordinate with team members and schedule work • Collect, manage, interpret, and analyze electronic field data • Perform fieldwork independently and as part of a team in inland and desert environments, including rugged terrain • Work under a senior project manager or senior-level team member • Keep assigned tasks on schedule and budget • Escalate compliance concerns to project or construction managers • Clarify resource project requirements for compliance and construction teams • Promote safety culture and adhere to Safe Work Plans • Temporarily relocate to California Desert locations based on assignment • Directly supervise desert tortoise monitors during clearance surveys • Train monitors in protecting desert tortoises during project implementation • Direct implementation of protective measures • Record and report noncompliance incidents • Halt project activities according to biological opinions or permits

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (biology, ecology, etc.) • 4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience working in desert environments within the range of the desert tortoise, with training and/or experience conducting surveys for listed species local to southern California desert regions, particularly desert tortoise and burrowing owl • US Citizenship is required • Valid driver’s license and ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Records (MVR) check • Prior consulting experience preferred • Experience conducting biological surveys and/or environmental compliance monitoring and biological construction oversight • Field experience with special-status species of southern California or Nevada and knowledge of regulatory requirements • Substantial field experience and training to conduct desert tortoise surveys and monitoring • Substantial field experience to conduct focused burrowing owl surveys • Experience implementing USFWS biological opinions and CDFW incidental take permits • Familiarity with the Desert Tortoise (Mojave Population) Field Manual (USFWS 2009) • Knowledge of southern California wildlife and plant species • Possession of a 10(A)(1)(a) permit for listed species local to southern California and Nevada • Ability to drive a 4-wheel-drive vehicle over difficult terrain • Ability to work independently and as part of a team • Familiarity with mitigation, monitoring, and reporting programs • Experience on construction-associated transmission and/or utility projects • Familiarity with regulatory and permitting requirements under the federal Endangered Species Act, California Endangered Species Act, NEPA, CEQA, and the Clean Water Act • Flexibility to support multiple projects • Strong organizational and proactive communication skills • Experience with electronic data collection tools such as Fulcrum and Field Maps • Thorough knowledge of desert tortoise behavior, natural history, and ecology • Ability to locate, identify, and report desert tortoise sign according to approved protocols • Ability to handle, temporarily hold, relocate, and translocate desert tortoises • Ability to excavate and reconstruct desert tortoise burrows and unearth and relocate eggs • Ability to review, approve, supervise, and train desert tortoise monitors • Familiarity with biological assessments, biological opinions, and incidental take permits • Ability to implement protective measures, report noncompliance, and halt project activities as required

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits • Life and AD&D insurance • Disability benefits • Paid time off • Leaves of absence • Voluntary benefits and perks • Flexible work options • Well-being resources • Employee assistance program • Business travel insurance • Service recognition awards • Retirement savings plan • Employee stock purchase plan • Award-winning training and development programs • In-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location

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