Lead Wetland Delineator

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking a talented Lead Wetland Delineator to join our dynamic team of environmental professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area. This hybrid position is based in AECOM's Oakland office and would support a variety of clients on projects throughout northern California.

The local Natural Resources Department employs more than 35 staff, including botanists, wetland specialists, permitting specialists, and wildlife biologists. The Department is dynamic, energetic, and one where diligent work is rewarded. Project work at this office is primarily related to transportation, utilities, infrastructure, and restoration, and involves field surveys, restoration planning, environmental permitting, NEPA/CEQA compliance, and project monitoring. Field work is often local but occasionally may include occasional overnight travel to other locations.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Leads field delineations of wetlands and waters to determine the limits of federal and state jurisdiction.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge on current regulations regarding wetlands and waters.
• Uses technical expertise to assess wetlands and waters, address complex situations, and provide strategies and recommendations on avoidance and minimization of impacts.
• Prepares Aquatic Resources Delineation Reports and other technical documentation.
• Mentors early career staff in field delineation and reporting.
• Other responsibilities may include preparation of permit applications and technical reports, technical review of documents prepared by others, biological surveys (botanical, wildlife, etc.), and/or construction compliance tasks.
• Contributes as an active and positive member of AECOM's Environmental Planning and Permitting practice in the SF Bay Area.

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 Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in biology, Ecology, or a related field.
• 4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education in conducting delineations of wetlands and waters.
• Valid driver's license is required for this role to safely drive to project sites.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• 6 years of relevant experience in wetland delineations experience.
• Has been lead author of jurisdictional delineation reports.
• Field leadership experience.
• Has a positive attitude and is adaptable to changing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
• Highly organized with a strong detail-oriented work style.
• Experience in preparing and reviewing permit application packages for submittal to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Regional Water Quality Control Board.
• Experience preparing permit application packages for submittal to California Coastal Commission.
• Experience conducting aquatic resources delineations in northern California.
• Task or Project management experience.
• Experience preparing scopes of work and cost estimates.
• Knowledgeable about plant species found in wetland habitats and is capable of identifying and keying out plant species.
• Experience conducting other types of biological surveys and reporting, such as botanical or wildlife surveys and technical reports.

Additional Information

• Due to the nature of the work, US Citizenship is required.

About AECOM

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have 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 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.

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

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

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.