Job Description

AECOM is actively seeking a highly motivated Biologist for employment in our San Diego, CA office. This role is a part time, on-call position supporting numerous natural resource projects in the southern California region with a focus on wildlife biology. Primary duties include general or focused biological surveys for wildlife (specifically, ornithology), electronic data collection, and preparation of technical reports. Additional duties may include desktop analysis, conservation plans, and habitat management plans, or assisting with other natural resources related field surveys (i.e. aquatic resource surveys, general constraints surveys). Prior experience conducting both general species surveys for avian (including nest searching) and focused avian surveys is desired, as well as herp, mammal, and invertebrate species experience.

Responsibilities will include:

• Perform desktop and field assignments that require background in wildlife ecology and ecological processes.
• Conduct biological survey fieldwork as part of a team in coastal, inland, and desert environments, which can include rugged terrain.
• Avian identification and associated data collection in the field.
• Utilize electronic data collection methods and manage data, as needed.
• Support writing assignments, including completing survey reports, Biological Technical Reports, Mitigation and Monitoring Plans, Biological Assessments, and/or EIR/EIS sections.
• Possess some knowledge of major state and federal agencies (e.g., USACE, USFWS, BLM, BOR, CDFW, RWQCB, and CCC) and major regulatory frameworks (e.g., NEPA, CEQA, ESA, CESA, CFGC, CWA and CCA as well as knowledge of regional conservation planning (i.e., MSCP, MHCP, MSHCP) and apply to assigned tasks.
• Work under supervision of a project manager or senior-level team member.
• Coordinate with design and construction personnel regarding constraints and scheduling.
• Ensure assigned tasks stay on schedule and budget.
• Occasional travel may be required.

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.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field (biology, ecology, etc.).
• 2 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education with flora and fauna in California and southwest U.S.
• Valid driver license required and must be able to safely drive to job sites.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Prior consulting experience preferred, but non-consultant candidates with relevant experience will be considered.
• Desktop biological constraints analysis.
• Data management experience, including electronic data collection in field, managing large data sets, programming, and/or web development, including experience with field data collection tools such as ArcGIS Field Maps and Fulcrum.
• Experience with protocol wildlife surveys, special-status plant surveys, habitat assessments, and/or wildlife tracking.
• Possess strong avian identification skills and understanding of avian behavior.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced work environment where changing client priorities result in the need to determine creative ways to get the job done.
• Candidate must be flexible and willing to support multiple projects as needed.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team; be innovative and a problem solver.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Ability to create and maintain tracking spreadsheets and documents.

Additional Information

• Due to the nature of the work, US 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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.