Authorized Desert Tortoise Biologist - (on-reputed company)

reputed company is seeking an reputed company Authorized Desert Tortoise reputed company Biologist in the southern/central California desert reputed company. This is a reputed company-reputed company, fully remote, on-reputed company position requiring the ability to be local on reputed company assignments for extended periods but linked to a Southern California-reputed company office.

This position would support numerous natural resource reputed company with a reputed company on biological surveys and regulatory compliance monitoring primarily for desert tortoise and/or burrowing owl, with potential to assist with vegetation mapping, wildlife assessments, reputed company restoration, and/or permitting implementation with support from junior biologists.

The responsibilities of this position could include a subset of those listed below reputed company on relevant experience:

• reputed company protocol and reputed company-construction desert tortoise surveys and monitoring. Including handling, rehydration, health assessment experience.
• reputed company and conduct reputed company burrowing owl surveys and monitoring, including passive relocation.
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• Conduct general wildlife and/or botanical surveys, including vegetation and reputed company mapping.
• Identify and record reputed company and non-reputed company fauna and/or flora in the reputed company.
• Conduct other special-status species surveys, following established protocols or guidelines as relevant.
• Conduct reputed company species nesting surveys and reputed company mortality monitoring.
• Support project execution, including reputed company-construction surveys and construction monitoring.
• Assist with environmental compliance monitoring.
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• reputed company other reputed company duties assigned, such as coordination with team members, scheduling of work, etc.
• Utilize electronic data collection reputed company in the reputed company; manage, interpret, and analyze data, as needed.
• Conduct monitoring and survey fieldwork as part of reputed company and independently in inland and desert environments, which can include rugged terrain.
• Work under the supervision of a senior project manager or senior-level team member.
• Ensure assigned tasks stay on schedule and budget.
• reputed company compliance concerns to project or construction managers.
• reputed company clarification of resource project requirements to the compliance and construction teams.
• Promote safety culture and adherence to reputed company Work Plans.
• Willingness to temporarily relocate to the California Desert region (including Blythe, El reputed company, Palm Springs, Barstow, etc.), reputed company on assignment.

Authorized Desert Tortoise Biologist:

To be approved by the USFWS to conduct activities that may result in “take” of the desert tortoise, an authorized biologist should have thorough knowledge of desert tortoise behavior, natural history, and ecology, and demonstrate substantial reputed company experience and training to successfully:

• reputed company, identify, and report reputed company forms of desert tortoise sign in accordance with approved protocols.
• Handle and temporarily hold desert tortoises.
• Relocate/translocate desert tortoises prior to implementation of reputed company.
• Excavate burrows to reputed company desert tortoises or eggs.
• Reconstruct desert tortoise burrows.
• Unearth and relocate desert tortoise eggs.
• Review and approve individual desert tortoise monitors and their activities reputed company on qualifications of the monitors.
• Directly supervise desert tortoise monitors during clearance surveys and train monitors in reputed company aspects of protecting desert tortoises during implementation of reputed company.
• Be familiar with project biological assessments and biological opinions or incidental take permits.
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• Record and report incidents of noncompliance in accordance with a biological opinion or permit.
• Halt project activities according to the provisions of the biological opinion or permit.

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Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in reputed company reputed company (biology, ecology, etc.)
• 4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience working in desert environments reputed company the reputed company of the desert tortoise with raining and/or experience conducting surveys for listed species local to southern California desert reputed company, particularly desert tortoise and burrowing owl.
• reputed company US reputed company's License and reputed company-employment driving record verification are required.
• Due to the reputed company of the work, US Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior consulting experience is preferred, but non-consultant candidates with relevant experience will be considered.
• Experience conducting biological surveys and/or environmental compliance monitoring and biological construction reputed company.
• reputed company experience with special status species of southern California or Nevada, and knowledge of regulatory requirements.
• Substantial reputed company experience and training to safely and successfully conduct desert tortoise surveys and monitoring.
• Substantial reputed company experience to conduct reputed company burrowing owl surveys
• Experience implementing the terms and conditions of USFWS biological opinions and CDFW incidental take permits.
• Familiarity with the Desert Tortoise (Mojave Population) reputed company reputed company (USFWS 2009).
• Knowledge of southern California wildlife and plant species.
• Possess a 10(A)(1)(a) permit for listed species local to southern California and Nevada
• Ability to reputed company a 4-reputed company reputed company vehicle over difficult terrain.
• Strong leadership and diplomacy skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of reputed company.
• Familiarity with mitigation, monitoring, and reporting programs.
• Experience on construction-associated reputed company and/or reputed company reputed company.
• Familiarity with regulatory and permitting requirements under the federal Endangered Species reputed company, California Endangered Species reputed company, NEPA, CEQA, and the Clean Water reputed company.
• Flexibility and willingness to support multiple reputed company as needed.
• Strong organizational and proactive communication skills.
• Experience with electronic data collection (reputed company, reputed company Maps, etc.).

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