Rincon Consultants, Inc. is seeking a Senior Fisheries Biologist / Project Manager who will be responsible for conducting surveys and analyses, overseeing workflow and successful project execution, and working directly with peers, junior staff, clients, and regulatory agencies. Positions are available in both northern and southern California offices.

Overview of Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Technical Work

• Conduct fish habitat and population assessments throughout a wide range of aquatic environments
• Work with native fish species throughout California
• Conduct fish and aquatic species surveys to support biological analyses and regulatory permitting
• Prepare high quality technical studies and environmental documents, including biological impacts analyses for CEQA/NEPA
• Analyze potential effects of projects to special status fish and aquatic species
• Develop restoration and monitoring plans for special status fish and aquatic species
• Present aquatic resource data to clients and agencies
• Identify optimal permitting pathways for complex projects, and develop required technical studies/reports and regulatory permit application materials
• Assist clients with environmental compliance
• Lead or assist with federal Endangered Species Act Section 7 and 10 consultations
• Travel (with overnight stays) when needed

Project Management

• Overseeing complex regulatory permitting projects and coordinating with agencies (e.g., USFWS, NMFS, CDFW, USACE, RWQCB, CCC, BCDC, etc.)
• Managing and completing moderate to large sized projects and major tasks of larger projects in a largely unsupervised manner
• Coordinating and tracking of assignments, scopes, schedules, budgets, and deliverables
• Serving as Rincon’s primary point of contact for the client and regulatory agencies
• Technical direction to staff and subcontractors, including mentorship of junior- and mid-level team members
• QA / QC of proposals and technical deliverables

Business Development

• Client outreach
• Proposal writing and development of cost and schedule estimates
• Client interviews
• Presentations
  

This Job Might Be for You If You Have the Following:

• Minimum of BS or BA in Fisheries Biology or equivalent
• At least 8+ years of relevant consulting experience (Project Management, Business Development and Technical Work)
• Experience with projects in the Bay Delta, Bay Area, and California Coast a plus
• Federal and state permits / MOUs to survey for / handle tidewater goby, salmonids, Delta smelt, longfin smelt, pupfish, or other California special status fishes
• Experience with biological impacts analyses (CEQA/NEPA)
• Expertise with fish and aquatic species surveys
• Regulatory permitting, compliance oversight, and monitoring experience
• Background in restoration planning, habitat management, mitigation monitoring
• Demonstrated successes of supervising employees, being solution-oriented, and fostering positive relationship with staff, clients, agencies and subconsultants

Rincon Consultants, Inc. is an award-winning leader in providing quality environmental consulting services throughout California. Recognized as the #1 ‘Best Environmental Services Firm to Work For’ by the Zweig Group in 2021. We partner with clients in sectors such as transportation, energy and infrastructure, oil and gas, water, commercial, private development, and government. Our 400+ associates in 12 offices located in Northern, Central and Southern California are dedicated professionals who combine their passion with our purpose.

The base salary range for this full-time position is $84,000-$126,000, plus benefits and bonus. At Rincon, our salary ranges are based on market median of similar jobs, according to third party salary benchmark surveys. The base pay that is actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Total Rewards Package* Includes:

• HMO, PPO, HDHP, Health Savings Account options
• Three Weeks Vacation accrued in the first year
• 401(k) / Profit Sharing Retirement Plan
• 2x/Year Bonus Opportunities
• Paid Sick Leave
• Eight Paid Holidays
• Flexible Spending & Dependent Care
• Employer-paid life and long-term disability insurance
• Dental, vision, prescription drug
• Supplemental life insurance
• Volunteer Pay for a Day
• Legal Shield, Identity Protection, Pet Insurance
• Professional Development
• Mentoring
• Patagonia Merchandise Partnership
• And much more!

• All programs subject to review and change and are provided for regular, full-time employees scheduled to work 30+ hours per week

Rincon Consultants, Inc does not accept unsolicited applicant/candidate resumes from search firm recruiters and/or temporary agencies that do not have a signed contract and specified work order with Rincon Consultants. Further, such resumes received will be deemed the sole property of Rincon Consultants and no fees will be paid in the event Rincon Consultants subsequently hires such individual. Rincon Consultants is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.

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