Biologist Lead

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that’s vital to our clients and the communities they serve.

Join a team that’s naturally committed to the environment.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking a Lead Biologist to join our Environmental Services Practice working within our power utility sector in the Northern California region, to provide management on our multi-discipline programs. This position includes leading desktop biological constraints reviews, and working supporting staff in completing reports, quality reviews, permit knowledge as well as maintaining key communications with the client. The position is to be based out of our Sacramento, Roseville, Chico, Redding, Nevada City, Walnut Creek, San Jose or Fresno offices and geographic alignment with other Stantec offices can be considered based on experience. Stantec offers flexible work locations (including working from home), flexible work hours and a robust compensation and benefits package.

Your Key Responsibilities

As a Lead Biologist, you will lead and coordinate biological desktop reviews for public and private projects supporting utility programs.

This position is primarily desktop (remote work from home or office).

Task duties include:

• Providing quality control and maintaining a high standard for safety on biological field reports, biological reports and memos and other desktop reviews produced by junior biological staff and subcontractors.
• Identification and support on environmental permitting, on various projects located throughout California, and coordination of biological reports with utility clients and internal Stantec teams.
• Supporting multi-disciplinary project/program teams in all phases of the execution and delivery of utility operations and maintenance projects.
• Understanding and knowledge of California flora/fauna will be needed, HCPs, permits, as well as understanding of typical construction activities on electric and/or gas and/or vegetation removal projects.
• Management of author teams to make sure they are submitting quality deliverables, on-time and on budget. 
• Supporting project management teams and working on the financials of dynamic projects.

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Perform linear facility (i.e., utility, transportation, etc.) environmental work, including at least 3 -5 years of experience performing biological and/or permitting work for California IOUs (or equivalent).
• Familiar with leading large desktop review teams.
• Strong research, analysis, and reporting abilities.
• Strong reviewing skills and QA/QC skills.
• Detail-oriented and capable of managing and tracking large amounts of data.
• Takes initiative, team-oriented professional with excellent written and communication skills.
• Should be familiar with review and analysis of scientific data, maps, and drawings.
• Provide support in delivering high quality work products to multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Ability to identify new project opportunities and build relationships with clients.
• Strong skills as a self-starter, good client forward facing/communication skills.
• Understanding of Federal and State agency requirements with special-status species on linear projects.
• Must have good driving record and valid driver’s license.

Preferred:

• CPUC experience a plus.

Education and Experience

• Minimum 6+ years relevant work experience in biology.
• Minimum of a BA/BS degree in Biology, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, or a related field.
• Master’s degree in biology, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, or a related field a plus.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

About Stantec - Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

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