Associate Biologist

Orange County/Inland Empire - Remote

ELMT Consulting is a leading environmental planning and consulting firm dedicated to providing sustainable solutions for a wide range of field biological consulting projects. ELMT Consulting supports a virtual work environment except when there is need to visit project sites and customers’ offices. Our projects are located throughout California, but principally in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.

We desire colleagues who:

  • Have demonstrated strong academic performance.

  • Have a passion for the environment and outdoors.

  • Have a strong interest in working independently within a fully remote work environment.

  • Have ability to balance the demands of field work with the discipline to complete reports of your findings and recommendations. 

  • Would have interest in working directly with agencies such as county and city planning departments, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Army Corp of Engineers, and Regional Water Quality Control Boards.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Research existing data sources, perform field investigations to document baseline conditions of the existing environment, and then summarize your findings and recommendations. 

  • Conduct biology surveys, including biological reconnaissance, vegetation mapping, rare plant surveys, jurisdictional delineations, focused species surveys, pre-construction clearance surveys, and monitoring for construction and restoration projects.

  • Draft due diligence/constraints reports, focused survey reports, GIS mapping, jurisdictional delineation reports, monitoring reports, restoration/mitigation plans, regional conservation plan consistency documents and biological technical reports, including impact analysis and mitigation measures for multiple jurisdictions.

  • Exercise and/or develop strong project management and organizational skills.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Biological or Environmental Science.

  • 1-3 years of biological consulting field work.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience in technical writing and report preparation.

  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize tasks effectively, and meet deadlines.

What we offer:

  • Virtual work environment

  • Competitive compensation 

  • Excellent benefits coverage - Medical, Dental, Life, EAP

  • 401(k) retirement plan with company matching 

  • Paid time off: Holiday pay, sick pay, and vacation pay

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