[Hiring] Senior Botanist/Wetland Ecologist @ICF

Role Description

ICF is seeking a Senior Level Botanist/Wetland Ecologist (Botanist) to support projects located throughout Southern California, and occasionally in Northern California and Nevada.

The full-time Senior Botanist/Wetland Ecologist (Botanist) will support the preparation of environmental documents including:

• Natural Environment Study reports
• Biological Assessments
• Biological sections of CEQA/NEPA documents
• Mitigation and monitoring reports

Responsibilities include:

• Planning, leading, and conducting small to large-scale field surveys
• Vegetation mapping
• Invasive species mapping
• Aquatic resources delineations
• Rare plant surveys
• Collecting, managing, and synthesizing data in the field
• Preparing technical deliverables
• Ensuring consistency with applicable regulatory requirements
• Maintaining close communication with project managers and multidisciplinary teams
• Directing and overseeing the work of field staff during survey and monitoring efforts

The Botanist must have demonstrated experience conducting aquatic resources delineations consistent with the 1987 Corps of Engineers (USACE) Wetland Delineation Manual and the Arid West Regional Supplement to the USACE Manual.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Planning and managing delineation efforts
• Compiling and reviewing necessary background information prior to fieldwork
• Coordinating with ICF’s GIS team to obtain and deploy ESRI FieldMaps or comparable software applications for sub-meter accuracy field data collection
• Securing and overseeing the field team during data collection activities
• Preparing and/or providing senior-level review of aquatic resources delineation reports and other biological and technical reports in support of permitting
• Routine overnight travel to field sites, particularly during the spring and summer field seasons

The Botanist will join an existing team of natural resources professionals and will work closely with ICF project managers to support project delivery.

Qualifications

• BS in Botany, Biology, or Ecology, or related field
• 10 or more years of wetland and related biological experience
• 5 or more years of experience with California flora
• 5 or more years of experience with aquatic resources delineations
• Must have valid driver’s license and successfully pass a Motor Vehicle Records (MVR) check

Requirements

• Knowledge of and practical experience with soil science
• Knowledge of and applied experience with federal and state regulations related to wetlands and waterways (e.g., Clean Water Act Sections 404, 401, and Fish and Game Code Section 1600 et. seq.)
• Familiarity with the California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM) for monitoring the conditions of a variety of aquatic resources throughout California
• Ability to train and mentor less-experienced botanists and ecologists on field-related data collection and document preparation
• Proficiency with Geographic Information System (GIS) software skills
• Experience preparing proposal scope and budgets
• Working knowledge of wildlife resources, integrated with botanical and aquatic resources

Benefits

• This is an outstanding opportunity to work with talented and enthusiastic individuals and to grow with a firm that believes in nurturing talent and developing long-term career success.

Pay Range

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$98,187.00 - $166,919.00