Senior Botanist
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Job Description
Western EcoSystems Technology Inc. (WEST) is looking for a fulltime Senior Botanist (western USfocus).
WEST has a permanent core of professionals with broad experience in basic and applied ecological studies and the sophisticated analysis of natural resource data. Since its founding in 1990 the WEST team has shaped the foundation of what we do and what we believe in through our core values and key principles. Our work matters to our clients communities and the environment. Join WEST and discover a company of passionate committed and highly motivated individuals.
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Key Details:
- Salary: $100000 plus an annual bonus. Salary may vary based on education knowledge and experience.
- Location: Office location is flexible and can be at any of WESTs office across the western US or a remote location in the western US will also be considered. Location preference: Pacific Northwest Southwest or Intermountain West. Remote positions considered as are inoffice options.
Job Description:
The Botanist will be responsible for coordinating and/or managing environmental and botanical studies across the Western US. This includes identifying the appropriate vegetation surveys for a project developing scopes of work/proposals and large budgets supporting agency communications (e.g. BLM USFWS and state agency resource specialists) training crews on botanical field survey techniques mentoring junior botanists and providing botanical expertise to the company. The incumbent will be responsible for analyzing floristic and vegetative data preparing and reviewing botanical survey reports and engaging in agency meetings to achieve regulatory compliance for our clients.
Responsibilities include:
- Plan and conduct/lead botanyrelated field work including rare plant surveys restoration and mitigation monitoring natural vegetation community mapping and characterizations and wetland surveys.
- Being a technical botanical expert for guidance across the company
- Supervise and work with other field personnel including mentoring junior staff.
- Travel will be required for this position especially during the field season and may be up to 50 of the incumbents time however this can be negotiated.
- Coordinate with agency resource specialists including leading meetings supporting the client in navigating regulatory issues.
- Prepare rare plant and other botanyrelated survey reports and technical memorandums.
- Conduct impact analyses for rare plants and sensitive natural vegetation communities.
- Conduct other survey work as needed that may include noxious surveys and wetland delineations.
- Managing complex scopes of work and budgets for largescale botanical projects.
- Developing competitive proposals to acquire botanical work.
This is a general description of the functions for this position and is not inclusive of all the duties which may be associated with this position.
Requirements
Requirements:
- A minimum of a bachelors degree in botany natural resources or equivalent. A masters degree in a botany or a related field is preferred.
- 10 years of jobrelated experience conducting botanyrelated surveys including rare plant surveys and assessments quantitative vegetation sampling and/or monitoring and plant community/association mapping in the western US. Consulting experience is preferred.
- Expert proficiency with plant identification and working familiarity with relevant floras of the western US and keying out species.
- Experience in budgeting and proposal writing.
- Exceptional and demonstrated technical writing ability.
- Experience with restoration ecology and developing seed mixes is desired but not required.
- Good organizational and data management skills.
- Experience with MS Excel and spreadsheets.
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaborative skills.
- GIS experience preferred but not required.
- Experience with ESRI Field Maps and Survey 123.
- Completion of a Basic Wetland Delineation course or willingness to complete one and ability to prepare reports suitable for submittal to USACE desired but not required.
After an offer of employment is made the candidate must successfully pass a pre employment background check drug screening and a DMV records check that meets WESTs minimum criteria to operate a motor vehicle on behalf of the company. A valid drivers license will be required.
WEST provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of their race color religion gender identity or expression age sex sexual orientation national origin disability status genetics and any protected veteran status and any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. Further WEST takes affirmative action to ensure that all individuals are treated fairly and without discrimination for recruitment selection advancement and every other term and privilege associated with employment.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
