Job Description
Botanist
Ironwood Consulting is looking for entry and mid-level botanists to provide technical botanical and ecological resource support for our projects. The job involves primarily field duties, including field surveys and assisting field leads with project coordination. This job involves working independently on small projects and collecting data within a team on larger projects. The job will support project needs and field efforts responding to project management and client needs throughout California and Nevada.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Focused surveys for special status species inventories
- Performs biological resource studies, data processes, and reporting, if required
- Assist with data and literature searches when needed
- Assist with reconnaissance level surveys and habitat assessments for special status species
- Assist with vegetation mapping if required
- Assist with data analysis and impact calculations if required
- Implement project-specific data input processes
- Learn and maintain up to date knowledge of natural resource management protocols and best practices
- Assess work sites for compliance with resource agency permits, when needed
- Maintain professional relationships at the field level
- Provide accurate documentation and data collection when required
Provides support to Senior Project Managers by performing the following:
- Learn and maintain up to date knowledge of regulations, requirements, and best practices
- Collect data that would aid in the consultation of botanical/ecological related matters or compliance matters
Qualifications:
- A background in biological resources and experience with wildlife and botanical resources.
- Working knowledge of FESA, CESA, CEQA, and NEPA and relevant experience with a wide variety of project types including development, water and other utilities, renewable energy, transportation, and defense.
- Experience with ArcGIS and GPS technologies, including digital data collection methods, for largescale biological resource inventories.
- Candidate should be able to identify common plant and wildlife species.
Education and/or Experience
- Minimally bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university in the field of Biology, Botany, Ecology, or Environmental Science; and minimally 2 years + related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Computer Skills
- ArcGIS Design software;
- iForms, Collector;
- MS Excel spreadsheet and MS Word software.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- Scientific Collecting Permit where applicable
Other Qualifications
- Excellent communication and writing skills are required.
- Candidate should be detailed-oriented, self-motivated, independent, and have a strong work ethic.
Physical Demands
- Candidate should be able to work long days in rugged terrain and potentially in inclement weather in locations away from common necessities.
- Candidate should be able to hike on foot in rough, outdoor terrain.
Please include a cover letter and resume
About us
Ironwood Consulting, Inc., a certified small business and woman-owned environmental consulting firm based in Southern California. Ironwood was founded in 2008 out of a collaboration of individual biologists who shared a similar work ethic and desire to deliver scientifically defensible work products to help our clients meet environmental permitting and compliance requirements. We have a track record of completing high-quality biological surveys and technical reports for a variety of clients, including federal and state agencies and renewable energy companies. Our projects are primarily focused on the renewable energy sector, and on conservation and restoration efforts. For more information, please visit our website at www.ironwoodbio.com.
Ironwood believes that diversity in our teams enables diversity in perspective and approach to solving problems, both big and small. Ironwood is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce so we can solve the problems faced in protecting the diversity in our wildlife. We encourage applicants of all races, ethnicities, religions, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, physical and mental ability to consider a position at Ironwood.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Seasonal
Pay: $33.00 – $50.00 per hour
Schedule:
Work Location: On the road