Ecologist II

Company Description

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it's improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We're one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you 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 culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - 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.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts - planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers - leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let's get started.

Job Description

AECOM is seeking a motivated Ecologist for employment in our San Diego, CA office. This position would support numerous natural resource projects in the southern California region, with a focus on native habitat restoration and related projects. Opportunities include providing technical expertise in restoration ecology, wetland ecology, wildlife biology, fire ecology, natural resource management, mitigation planning, and related disciplines.

Responsibilities of this position include:

• Performing technical restoration work including:
• Oversight and implementation of habitat restoration activities and native and nonnative vegetation monitoring.
• Preparation of technical reports and/or report sections.
• Participation in restoration planning, including development of plans and/or plan sections.
• Additional duties may include assisting on botanical surveys, listed species surveys, conservation plans, habitat management plans, weed management plans, and pesticide use management plans, or assisting with natural resources related field surveys.
• This position will predominantly involve task-based assignments and task-level management, with some project management support.
• The candidate will participate on projects that involve innovative mitigation and conservation planning; multi-disciplinary teamwork with biologists, planners, wetland scientists, and landscape architects; and creative integration of natural resource analysis and project design.
• The candidate may play a supporting role in marketing and business development efforts in pursuit of new projects.
• This position works with a variety of clients and requires occasional travel.

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 Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.
• Valid driver license required and must be able to safely drive to job sites.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience completing Habitat Restoration Maintenance and Monitoring Reports, Mitigation and Monitoring Plans, Biological Assessments, Biological Technical Reports, and/or EIR/EIS sections.
• Ability to work independently and as a part of a team, identifying what needs to be accomplished and regularly completing tasks.
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in California is a must. Experience in southwest U.S. is also favorable
• Experience in biological survey fieldwork in a variety of habitats, including vegetation monitoring utilizing line-intercept, transect, quadrat, and/or releve methods, as well as experience with GPS and electronic data collection devices.
• Experience with field data collection tools such as Pendragon and Fulcrum.
• Master's Degree in related field (biology, ecology, or project management/controls) preferred.
• Prior consulting experience strongly preferred, but non-consultant candidates with relevant experience will be considered.
• A strong knowledge of different habitat restoration methodologies within a variety of habitat types and experience implementing restoration (e.g., container planting, seeding, and weed control).
• Southern California native plant species knowledge and identification.
• A background in general ecology and ecological processes.
• Familiarity with issues related to, wetland ecology, watershed planning, conservation planning, and/or natural resources planning.
• Possess a basic 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).
• 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
• Relocation is not available for this position.
• Offered rate of compensation will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The salary range for this position is $56,000.00 - $98,000.00

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there's never been a better time to be at AECOM! 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.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

Join us and let's get started.

ReqID: J10075075

Business Line: Environment

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: West

Career Area: Science