Mid-Level Vegetation Ecologist/Botanist

AECOM's Natural Resources team is seeking a Mid-level Vegetation Ecologist/Botanist to join our Environmental Planning and Permitting group.  In this role, you will be part of a collaborative Sacramento-based team of more than 20 environmental professionals, while also benefiting from the support and expertise of more than 150 environmental professionals across California. This role will support some of the Sacramento region’s and California's most exciting projects.

This position offers a hybrid schedule and the opportunity to contribute to CEQA compliance through environmental planning, permitting, technical writing and analysis, or leading field studies for a variety of existing projects located in the Sacramento region.  Our work spans a diverse range of clients and project types, including water and energy infrastructure, flood control, general and specific plans, and parks or recreation facilities.

We are looking for a motived individual with demonstrated experience in performing many of the responsibilities described below. Additionally, candidates must be based on the Sacramento region, as primary responsibilities may be focused on local clients. However, this role will provide opportunities to support projects across California, collaborating with our larger statewide team to demonstrate environmental stewardship in our support of a wide variety of projects. Our Environmental Planning and Permitting Group is dynamic, energetic, and where diligent work is rewarded.   

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Preparation of technical reports documenting survey or monitoring results.
• Preparation of permit applications.
• Preparation of environmental planning documents (CEQA/NEPA).
• Leading surveys for special-status plants and vegetation mapping.
• Leading field delineations of wetlands and waters to determine the limits of federal and state jurisdiction.
• Use of technical expertise to assess the potential for sensitive environmental resources and provide strategies and recommendations on avoidance and minimization of impacts.
• Ensuring compliance of construction activities with environmental requirements and/or permits.
• Maintaining current knowledge of regulations regarding special-status species and/or wetlands.
• Participation as an active and positive member of AECOM’s Environmental Planning & Permitting group in the Sacramento office.
• Occasional travel in Central and Northern California.

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 span a variety of market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems.