Job Description

AECOM has an immediate opening for a RESTORATION ECOLOGIST/PROJECT MANAGER in our San Diego office, with opportunities to work across Southern California. This position will predominantly involve task and project management and working with a team to implement and manage restoration projects across southern California. He/she will be responsible for projects that involve innovative environmental mitigation and conservation planning; multi-disciplinary teamwork with biologists, planners, wetland scientists and landscape architects; and creative integration of natural resource analysis and project design. This position works with a variety of clients and requires occasional travel.

The primary role of the Restoration Ecologist/Project Manager will be managing projects of various sizes, setting timelines and expectations for project teams, maintaining quality of project deliverables, maintaining positive client relationships, assisting with business development and supporting preparation of scope/cost proposals for new projects.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE:

• Performs as contributor and/or lead author on large natural resources documents.
• Participates in and/or leads meetings with clients and resource agencies.
• Performs task and project management duties such as risk and safety management, budget planning, scope management, accounting updates, client progress reports, and regular invoicing.
• Supports preparation of scope/cost proposals, for a variety of clients and project types.
• Promotes safety culture and leads by example. Maintaining and implementing Safe Work Plans. May also oversee or prepare permit applications for federal, state and local regulatory entities.

ABOUT AECOM’S ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS LINE Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it.  We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative. AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects are diverse and interesting. They span market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems within diverse community profiles. AECOM’s Sustainable Legacies program describes our approach to the environment, social equity and governance (ESG.) We embed sustainability throughout our business and help clients embed sustainable practices into their work. We help clients reduce their impact on the environment, achieve compliance and reduce risks.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Ecology or related field (e.g., Environmental Science, Watershed Planning, Natural Resource Management, Hydrology) plus a minimum of 4 years of professional experience in a restoration related field
• A valid U.S. Driver's license is required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 6+ years of experience in the restoration/ecology field or advanced degree (MS) 
• Prior consulting experience is highly desired
• Data management, including electronic data collection in field, and managing large data sets
• Experience with/understanding of blue carbon/carbon sequestration quantification
• Project management experience and strong project management skills.
• A strong background in restoration ecology and ecological processes, as well as experience implementing restoration, including making decisions on most appropriate method for individual project needs.
• Experience in California and southwest U.S., including extensive knowledge of native and non-native flora and experience identifying in the field, as well as botanical skills, including keying plants using the Jepson manual.
• Experience in biological survey fieldwork, including vegetation monitoring utilizing line-intercept, transect, and/or Releve methods, as well as experience with GPS and electronic data collection devices.  
• Knowledge of major state and federal agencies (e.g., USACE, USFWS, BLM, BOR, CDFW, RWQCB, and CCC) and major regulatory frameworks (e.g., NEPA, CEQA, ESA, CESA, CFGC, CWA and CCA).
• Strong technical writing ability and experience completing Habitat Restoration Maintenance and Monitoring Reports, Mitigation and Monitoring Plans, Biological Assessments, and/or EIR/EIS sections.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team; be innovative and a problem solver.
• Business development experience.
• Excellent communication skills.

Additional Information

• U.S. Citizenship is required for this role

HERE, YOU WILL HAVE FREEDOM TO GROW IN A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let’s get started.