Botanist

AMEC Earth & Environmental (AMEC) is a leading full-service environmental engineering and construction/remediation services firm in North America, providing environmental and geotechnical engineering and scientific consulting services.

AMEC is an international project management and services company that designs, delivers and supports client assets for customers across the public and private sectors. AMEC employs more than 20,000 people working from a network of offices throughout the U.K., U.S. and Canada, as well as regional offices and projects worldwide. AMEC shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange where the company is listed in the Support Services Sector (LSE: AMEC:L). In the United States, AMEC has approximately 3,000 employees operating from 90 offices in 37 states.

AMEC offers competitive salaries along with a complete benefits package including: medical, vision, & dental coverage, 401K Matching, Educational Reimbursement, and a variety of Training and Development Programs to help you develop the skills you need to succeed in your chosen career path. Additional information can be obtained from our website at www.amec.com.Job
AMEC Earth and Environmental Inc., an environmental consulting firm, seeks an experienced field botanist for positions in our San Diego and Riverside offices for the upcoming field season.

Accountabilities
Includes study design, data collection & analysis, report writing.
Will conduct rare plant surveys, construction oversight, report writing and permitting at the direction of project management.

Knowledge
Bachelors or Masters Degree in biology, wildlife management, botany or other related field.
2-5 years experience in biological surveying, sampling, data collection, and analytical tasks with knowledge of regional flora, and rare plants of California and Nevada.
Desirable qualifications include strong taxonomic skills, Familiarity with the ecosystems of the southwestern US, and particularly southern California, is preferable. .
Excellent written communication skills are required. This position may include threatened and endangered plant species surveys, vegetation mapping, aerial photo interpretation, impact assessments, technical report preparation
Utility line projects a plus.
Although not required wetlands delineation experience, and experience with federal and state permit processes is a plus.



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