Biologist Lead

About the position

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Stantec is a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental experts on work that's critical to our clients and the communities they support. 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate biological desktop reviews for public and private projects supporting utility programs.
• Provide quality control and maintain 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.
• Support multi-disciplinary project/program teams in all phases of the execution and delivery of utility operations and maintenance projects.
• Understand and knowledge of California flora/fauna, HCPs, permits, and typical construction activities on electric and/or gas and/or vegetation removal projects.
• Manage author teams to ensure they are submitting quality deliverables, on-time and on budget.
• Support project management teams and work on the financials of dynamic projects.

Requirements

• Perform linear facility 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.
• Familiar with review and analysis of scientific data, maps, and drawings.
• 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.

Nice-to-haves

• CPUC experience a plus.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Wellness program.
• Health saving accounts.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• 401(k) plan.
• Employee stock purchase program.
• Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
• Short-term/long-term disability plans.
• Emergency travel benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Professional membership fee coverage.
• Paid family leave.
• Ten paid holidays in each calendar year.
• Accrual of vacation between 10 and 20 days per year.
• Eligible for paid sick leave.