FLSA Status: Non-Exempt, Hourly

Reports To: Project Manager

Job Type: Full-Time, Regular

Compensation: $23 - $35 per hour, based on relevant experience

This position is expected to work 8-10 hours per day, 6 days per week. This position is primarily a field-based position with minimal office time anticipated.

About Eocene Environmental Group:

Our team has spent the past two decades providing environmental, utility vegetation management (UVM), software and sustainability services. We are fortunate to be a part of the Wright Service Corp. family, which has helped us establish a strong foundation for continued growth and success.

Through a strategic alignment of values and goals, four Wright Service Corp. entities joined and integrated into one, operating as Eocene Environmental Group. These four entities are:

Forestry & Utility Division

Environmental Division

Technology & Innovation Division

Sustainability Division

JOB SUMMARY: The Biological Monitor will monitor construction activities associated with construction projects and ensure resource protection measures are being implemented to protect sensitive biological resources.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions:

Verifying sensitive biological sites and rare plant populations are properly flagged and avoided

Conduct avian nest surveys and monitoring

Conduct surveys of listed threatened and endangered

Tracking and reporting construction activities

Documentation of compliance/non-compliance with resource protection measures

Communicate with construction personnel to identify and implement appropriate corrective actions as needed

Completing daily monitoring reports including site conditions with photos and GPS reference

Providing training on provisions of the mitigation plan prior to and during construction

Interacting professionally with other relevant parties

Maintain regular and punctual attendance at work and meetings

Support, actively participate, and act in accordance with Wright’s and Eocene Environmental Group’s culture of safety and employee ownership

Comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations; maintains knowledge of and follows all company policies and procedures

OTHER DUTIES:  Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Position may require some outside travel

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree in an environmental resource field (biology, wildlife biology, ecology, botany, or related field)

Competence using global positioning system units, maps, iPads, and submeter accuracy devices

Strong written and communication skills

Experience with Microsoft Office Suite products utilizing the latest operating system

Clear communicator, highly organized, motivated, thorough, accurate, and dependable

Ability to work long hours in potentially extreme weather conditions

Ability to operate four-wheel drive vehicles on rough terrain

Ability to perform work duties independently or as part of a team

Ability and willingness to relocate to the project location

Ability to read, write and speak English sufficient to perform job duties and to interact and communicate with employees and vendors

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience surveying or monitoring for T&E and BLM sensitive species

Experience with plant and plant community identification

Experience conducting avian point count surveys

Experience working with sensitive avian species

Experience working with State and/or Federal land management agencies

Practical experience with electric transmission line construction

Field experience and comfortability working on construction projects and around heavy equipment

Ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced, and ever-changing environment

Strong technical report writing skills

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