Project Associate- Biologist (Part-Time Flex)

Welcome to Verdantas, where innovation meets sustainability, and your career finds purpose!

At Verdantas, we’re redefining environmental consulting and sustainable engineering through our use of cutting-edge modeling and digital technology and our genuine commitment to people. Our work spans high-growth sectors like water resources, resilient land use, energy transformation, and civil infrastructure.

Our commitment to excellence, across more than 90 offices, is championed by a team of over 2,000 experts, scientists, engineers, geologists, and technical specialists, embedded in a people-focused culture, prioritizing the well-being of our employees, clients, and the communities we serve. We partner with clients to deliver smart, data-driven solutions to complex environmental and infrastructure challenges. We don’t just solve problems; we help shape a more sustainable future.

Join a people-first culture that values your well-being, empowers your growth, and amplifies your impact. At Verdantas, your career goes beyond the expected, and your work helps build a better world.

Ready to shape the future of resilient communities?

Responsibilities:

•Conduct environmental inspections and construction monitoring for special status wildlife and plants,

nesting bird surveys and biological assessments.

•Maintain and establish relationships with clients, regulatory agencies, and construction crews to

complete reporting requirements.

•Lead and contribute to business development activities, including proposals, pre-qualifications, and

relationship building with clients and prospective clients and industry colleagues. 

•Develop, manage, and implement projects related to wetlands, biophysical impact assessments,

environmental assessments, and regulatory approvals. 

•Manage your project cycles from project set up to breakdown (developing cost estimates, managing

field staff, tracking project budgets and deliverables).

•Provide supervision, training, technical direction and mentoring to field biologists.

•Use of GPS units and aerial photographs for project navigation and collect field data.

•Taking photographs and detailed notes of site conditions.

•Understanding of project environmental requirements and associated laws protecting biological

resources.

•Prepare high quality technical reports and environmental documents.

•Participate in Health & Safety Policies (HASP), Procedures, Standards and Guidelines in the execution

of all work.

•Frequent field work, often requiring overnight stays

Qualifications:

•Master’s degree in environmental biology, wildlife management, botany, or closely related field.

•10+ years of relevant experience in restoration and environmental consulting.

•Special-status species experience.

•Established relationships with local, state, and federal permitting agencies. 

•Familiar with CEQA, NEPA, CESA, CWA Compliance processes and permitting including Initial Study Biological Assessments.

•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 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. 

•Prior experience with waters, wetlands, fisheries preferred.

•Prior experience with wildlife and/or botanical targeted surveys required.

•Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

•Experience with MS Office.

Competencies:

•Strong aptitude for independently coordinating and accomplishing difficult tasks.

•Effective and concise communication.

•Strong leadership and relationship building skills.

•Ability to delegate effectively.

•Must have a satisfactory driving record.

•Must provide declaration of auto insurance (CA state-minimum required) upon hire.

•Must complete a background check.

Physical Requirements

•Required to sit or stand at an office workstation, sometimes for extended periods.

•Required to work on keyboard, using mouse while looking at computer screens/monitors, sometimes

for extended periods.

•Comfortable working physically challenging outdoor situations in all types of weather and traveling on a

regular basis to project sites which may require overnight stays.

•Able to perform field work on uneven terrain.

•Required to work with tools.

•Be able to lift up to 25 lbs.

Salary Range:

$50.00/hour