Mid-level Ecologist/Statistician (on-call)

AECOM • Wilmington, NC

12h • Remote

About The Position

AECOM is seeking an experienced Ecologist III/Statistician to join our California Natural Resources Group. This is a part-time, on-call position that will report directly to our Southern California NR team. Candidates may work remotely. This position would support numerous natural resource projects throughout the Western United States, including California, the Great Basin region, and the southwest. Primary duties will include ecological statistics and modeling to support risk assessments, permitting, and/or conservation planning. The position will support complex permitting and compliance projects focused on federally and/or state-listed and sensitive species. Responsibilities will require a working knowledge of advanced statistics and modeling with ecological applications. Skill sets required include including proficiency with statistical software (e.g., R, SAS, SPSS) and modeling approaches such as general linear and Bayesian models. Responsibilities will include collaborating with diverse project teams on a variety of types of projects. Other focuses may include supporting development of technical reports, conservation plans, and permit applications. Candidate will coordinate with clients and resource agency staff and participate in public review processes. Projects and clients can include renewable energy, transportation, utility and energy transmission sectors, with an emphasis on clients in the public sector such as federal and municipal entities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field (biology, ecology, or project management/controls).
• 4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education in ecology, natural resources/project management.
• Valid U.S Driver's license is required for this role.
• Due to the nature of the work, US Citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or PhD in related field (biology, ecology, etc.).
• 6+ years of experience in natural resources/project management.
• Experience with protocol wildlife surveys, habitat assessments, and/or botanical surveys.
• Previous or current experience working in California.
• Data management experience, including electronic data collection in field; managing large data sets.
• Willingness to work with multiple colleagues on a variety of initiatives.
• Successful marketing/business development experience.
• Ability to work in a high-paced environment where changing client priorities result in the need to determine creative ways to get the job done.
• Candidate must be flexible and willing to support multiple projects.
• Team player with excellent listening skills and diplomacy.

Responsibilities

• Supports projects with complex permitting needs and large-scale field efforts
• Oversees or authors advanced technical documents such as conservation plans, permit applications, technical reports, etc.
• Develops monitoring plans, avoidance/minimization strategies and adaptive management approaches for listed and sensitive species
• Develops electronic data collection protocols and effectively manages large volumes of data
• Establishes and oversees robust QA/QC protocols
• Conducts modeling and analyses on large datasets to inform impact analyses and mitigation approaches, particularly for raptor impacts, and ultimately permitting approaches
• Collaborates with large teams on project goals
• Tracks project financial performance and identify trends and deviations to project team with recommended corrective courses of action
• Operates as primary point of contact for clients and resource agencies on projects
• Candidate will contribute to growth of department through marketing pursuits including proposal preparation, interviews, and business development
• Develops work breakdown structure for control and integrity of work to be performed as and defined by the contract

Benefits

• AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options , well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees