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Senior Biological Permitting Specialist Position – Full-Time, Salaried Position in the North Bay Area

Sol Ecology is actively seeking a mid to senior-level Biological Permitting Specialist to join our North Bay team – consisting of Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Lake, Solano, and Mendocino Counties, California. We are looking for a candidate with experience and leadership to oversee our North Bay project portfolio. Roles and responsibilities will include independently manage, prioritize, and track multiple projects/tasks, budgets, and schedules with little supervision, train/supervise staff on regulatory permitting processes and strategies, track changing regulatory laws and statues concerning aquatic resources, provide QA/QC on work products, and collaborate with senior and junior-level staff, clients, and professionals from other disciplines to help problem-solve various permitting challenges. The successful applicant shall have a background in leading or overseeing aspects of the following services: biological assessments, aquatic resource and species permitting, and restoration or mitigation planning. Our clients include primarily local landowners, small businesses, and municipalities.

Desired qualifications:

·       Minimum 5 years of professional experience

·       Bachelor’s degree or higher in biology, ecology, natural resource management, or related field

·       Attention to detail, strong organization skills, ability to work with a team and independently, and strong written and oral skills.

·       Knowledge of locally sensitive plant and/or wildlife species and communities

·       Experience preparing aquatic resource delineation reports and both federal and state permit applications.

·       Experience as a project manager and mentor for junior or mid-level biologists.

·       Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel.

·       Able to work in a virtual office environment and navigate to remote field locations.

·       Dedication to Sol’s core values of integrity, community, compassion, and commitment.

Starting salary range for this position is $80,000 to $110,000 commensurate with experience and location within our core area of business. Benefits include holiday pay, paid vacation, bonuses, Kaiser Gold medical coverage, and retirement (coming soon). We are looking to fill a key leadership role to help service our existing client base in the North Bay. We offer a fun, collaborative, and relaxed virtual working environment and are dedicated to employee professional development and ensuring a positive work-life balance.

How to apply: Please submit a cover letter and resume to info@solecology.com. Please put “senior biological permitting specialist” in the subject line. For more information, please visit our website at https://www.solecology.com. Sol Ecology is a disabled veteran owned business. We encourage veterans and individuals with disabilities to apply. Sol Ecology is a California Equal Opportunity Employer. No recruiters please.