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Ocean Career: WRA Environmental Consultants Marine Ecologist
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Ocean Career: WRA Environmental Consultants Marine Ecologist
ECO Posted On July 26, 2024WRA’s an employee-owned environmental consultancy. They are a tenacious team of planners, engineers, and scientists, and we aim to leave the lands we love better than we found them.WRA is currently seeking someone with a marine/estuarine biology or coastal ecology background to support their marine services, shoreline permitting, and coastal habitat restoration lines of work. If you have experience with and an understanding of coastal or marine biology and you would be excited to apply your skills to the field of state and federal environmental regulatory compliance, WRA wants to talk to you about joining one of their teams. Ideal candidates have a knack for critical thinking, problem solving, and working collaboratively with teams. This position offers real opportunities for advancement, including interfacing with clients and agency staff, public speaking, and staff supervision.In this role, you will work under the direct supervision of project managers to conduct a variety of work pertaining to coastal environmental regulatory compliance, including:Reviewing and analyzing engineers’ designs for impacts to sensitive biological resources (e.g., San Francisco Bay, wetlands, streams, submerged aquatic vegetation, riparian vegetation)Coordinating closely with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) specialists to create maps and other graphics depicting environmental dataReviewing and navigating tidal datums for fieldwork schedules and project designsConducting surveys by kayak or other small vesselsPreparing technical reportsPreparing environmental permit applications on behalf of clientsReviewing existing environmental permits to understand project constraints and biological fieldwork requirementsScheduling and facilitating project meetingsAssisting other technical staff with a wide array of writing assignments: biological resources reports, aquatic resources delineations, tidal marsh restoration plans, mitigation monitoring plans and annual monitoring reportsOccasionally or seasonally conducting a wide array of fieldwork: submerged aquatic vegetation mapping; tidal marsh vegetation sampling; intertidal invertebrate habitat assessments; wetland delineations; invasive marine species identification; marine mammal identification; biological compliance monitoring during nearshore or in-water constructionTo be successful in this role, you will need:
A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in biology, marine or estuarine science, or tidal marsh ecologyAt least 2 to 4 years of experience conducting field surveys/sampling of natural resources in a coastal or marine setting (e.g., terrestrial and wetland plants, wildlife, algae/seagrass, invertebrates, water quality)Knowledge of the ecology and management of seagrass, marine algae, marine mammals, and/or marine fishBasic terrestrial plant ID skillsTo be physically fit enough to complete rigorous aquatic and terrestrial fieldwork, including carrying heavy equipment and loading/unloading kayaks (field gear provided)To be available for early morning and late evening fieldwork, based on tidesA baseline understanding of Geographic Positioning Systems (GPS) mapping and analysisStrong technical writing and data analysis skillsResourcefulness, thoroughness, and attention to detailProficiency with entering and formatting data in Microsoft ExcelProficiency with analyzing and interpreting ecological data for incorporation into technical reports and presentationsProficiency in other Microsoft Office Suite programs (Word, PowerPoint) and G-Suite (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Drive, Calendar, etc.)A valid driver’s license and reliable transportation (while WRA has fleet vehicles that can be reserved for field use, during busy field seasons a truck may not be available)Commitment to learning laws and policies that regulate aquatic resources in Northern California (pertaining to agencies such as US Army Corps of Engineers, California State and Regional Water Quality Control Boards, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Coastal Commission, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, National Marine Fisheries Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service)
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ECO Posted On July 26, 2024WRA’s an employee-owned environmental consultancy. They are a tenacious team of planners, engineers, and scientists, and we aim to leave the lands we love better than we found them.WRA is currently seeking someone with a marine/estuarine biology or coastal ecology background to support their marine services, shoreline permitting, and coastal habitat restoration lines of work. If you have experience with and an understanding of coastal or marine biology and you would be excited to apply your skills to the field of state and federal environmental regulatory compliance, WRA wants to talk to you about joining one of their teams. Ideal candidates have a knack for critical thinking, problem solving, and working collaboratively with teams. This position offers real opportunities for advancement, including interfacing with clients and agency staff, public speaking, and staff supervision.In this role, you will work under the direct supervision of project managers to conduct a variety of work pertaining to coastal environmental regulatory compliance, including:Reviewing and analyzing engineers’ designs for impacts to sensitive biological resources (e.g., San Francisco Bay, wetlands, streams, submerged aquatic vegetation, riparian vegetation)Coordinating closely with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) specialists to create maps and other graphics depicting environmental dataReviewing and navigating tidal datums for fieldwork schedules and project designsConducting surveys by kayak or other small vesselsPreparing technical reportsPreparing environmental permit applications on behalf of clientsReviewing existing environmental permits to understand project constraints and biological fieldwork requirementsScheduling and facilitating project meetingsAssisting other technical staff with a wide array of writing assignments: biological resources reports, aquatic resources delineations, tidal marsh restoration plans, mitigation monitoring plans and annual monitoring reportsOccasionally or seasonally conducting a wide array of fieldwork: submerged aquatic vegetation mapping; tidal marsh vegetation sampling; intertidal invertebrate habitat assessments; wetland delineations; invasive marine species identification; marine mammal identification; biological compliance monitoring during nearshore or in-water constructionTo be successful in this role, you will need:
A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in biology, marine or estuarine science, or tidal marsh ecologyAt least 2 to 4 years of experience conducting field surveys/sampling of natural resources in a coastal or marine setting (e.g., terrestrial and wetland plants, wildlife, algae/seagrass, invertebrates, water quality)Knowledge of the ecology and management of seagrass, marine algae, marine mammals, and/or marine fishBasic terrestrial plant ID skillsTo be physically fit enough to complete rigorous aquatic and terrestrial fieldwork, including carrying heavy equipment and loading/unloading kayaks (field gear provided)To be available for early morning and late evening fieldwork, based on tidesA baseline understanding of Geographic Positioning Systems (GPS) mapping and analysisStrong technical writing and data analysis skillsResourcefulness, thoroughness, and attention to detailProficiency with entering and formatting data in Microsoft ExcelProficiency with analyzing and interpreting ecological data for incorporation into technical reports and presentationsProficiency in other Microsoft Office Suite programs (Word, PowerPoint) and G-Suite (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Drive, Calendar, etc.)A valid driver’s license and reliable transportation (while WRA has fleet vehicles that can be reserved for field use, during busy field seasons a truck may not be available)Commitment to learning laws and policies that regulate aquatic resources in Northern California (pertaining to agencies such as US Army Corps of Engineers, California State and Regional Water Quality Control Boards, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Coastal Commission, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, National Marine Fisheries Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service)
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