Biologist Field Team 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. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science. Stantec's Colorado team is currently seeking an experienced Biologist for our Environmental Services Group based out of either Denver or Fort Collins, Colorado. The successful candidate will work in a team environment and will be responsible for field team leadership and managing tasks related to natural resource surveys (e.g., wildlife surveys, habitat evaluations). Specifically, this role will involve leading the development of technical wildlife and botanical documents, coordinating and/or leading wildlife, habitat, and/or botany field surveys, and assisting with environmental permitting for a variety of clients. The right candidate will be focused on and have a technical background in wildlife biology and/or botany.

Responsibilities

• Planning, overseeing, and/or conducting wildlife and plant field survey techniques to inventory and monitor for special status species for a variety of different project types including renewable energy, energy transmission and generation, mining, transportation, and private development.
• Leading the preparation and review of technical documents, such as baseline survey reports for natural resource studies (e.g., wildlife, vegetation, wetlands) and/or sections of NEPA documents.
• Assist in the development of proposals (scope and/or budgets) for natural resource tasks as part of a team.
• Ability to travel throughout the state and occasionally across the Mountain West to conduct surveys. This role will require travel overnight for multiple nights, approximately up to 60 - 80% of the time (candidate dependent).

Requirements

• Experience working with wildlife, plants, and habitats, in the Colorado and the Mountain West.
• Experience working with wildlife, plants, and habitats in the field is required.
• Good driving record and valid driver’s license required.
• Bachelor of Science Degree with 3-10 years of relevant experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Past experience working as a consultant in the natural resources field is preferred.
• Desire to travel and conduct a variety of wildlife and habitat surveys.
• Experience with lead authorship of technical documents (e.g., species-specific habitat assessments, Eagle Conservation Plans, Habitat Conservation Plans, Natural Resource Management Strategies, Environmental Assessments) preferred.
• Experience in the field of natural resources consulting is preferred but not required.
• Eager to learn and be part of a local team of resource specialists supporting clients in renewables, transmission, mining, and other industries.

Benefits

• The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure.
• We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.