Sapphos Environmental career opportunities:
Environmental Analyst
Habitat Restoration Specialist/Botanist
Wildlife Biologist III

HOW TO APPLY:
All interested candidates should submit their resume via email or fax to Ms. Gabriela Casarez (gcasarez@sapphosenvironmental.com). Any and all attachments should be in .pdf, .wpd, or .doc format to be successfully opened and reviewed. Fax number is (626) 683-3548.

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EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences, Ecology, Earth Sciences, or other related field required (Master’s preferred). 3+years experience in environmental consulting required. CEQA and/or NEPA experience required.

TECHNICAL WORK:

• Research: Successful candidate will be able to conduct literature and archival research; use electronic databases, conduct informational interviews, and use the internet to gather project-related information. Must be able to record information on Contact Report Forms, maintain references, and summarize research in Memoranda for the Record (MFR)
• Input to Environmental Documents: Prepare project status reports, describe project location and project elements, prepare construction scenario, describe a project’s regulatory framework, describe existing conditions, define significance thresholds, prepare impact analysis and mitigation measures, and analyze alternatives
• Marketing: Provide input to scopes of service, cost estimates, and schedules for letter proposals, sub-contract agreements, scheduling of proposal efforts and subsequent jobs.
• Field Work: Documentation of existing conditions, mapping of baseline resources, construction monitoring, mitigation monitoring.
  
• Community Outreach: Participate in the running of scoping meetings, recording of community issues.

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor's degree in Biology, Botany, Environmental Sciences, Ecology or other related degree. Experience in environmental consulting or regulatory agency work required. CEQA and/or NEPA experience required. Must be knowledgeable of Southern California flora and plant communities.

TECHNICAL WORK:

• Research: Literature, Archival, Database, Interviews, Internet, Contact Report Forms, Species Accounts, References, Meeting and Scoping Notices and Multi-subject Memoranda for the Record (MFR), Assist with Technical Reports, and Annual Reports
  
• Input to Environmental Documents: Status reports, project location, project elements, construction scenario, regulatory framework, existing conditions, significance thresholds, impact analysis, mitigation measures, alternatives analysis, response to comments, habitat restoration/management plans.
  
• Project Management: Coordinate/Manage projects >50K, attend strategic planning session with client
  
• Marketing: Provide input to scopes of service, cost estimates, and schedules for letter proposals, sub-contract agreements, scheduling of proposal work and jobs in ECCO, provision of input to scopes of service, cost estimates, and schedules for larger proposals.
  
• Field Work: Documentation of floral resources in support of existing conditions, general and focused flora surveys, mapping baseline resources, field notes, construction monitoring, mitigation monitoring, use of Planimeter and hand-held G.P.S., post-processing, design strategy of undertaking and completing field efforts. State and Federal permit, subconsultant coordination, implement resource agency protocols
  
• Community Outreach: Coordination and participate and assist in the running of scoping meetings, recording of community issues. Review/interpret agency comments, presentations at public, client, or agency meetings.

SALARY RANGE: DOE AND DEGREE
Level III $54,080 – $62, 400
Level IV $41,600 – $47,840
Level V $33,280 – $37,440

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor's degree in Biology, Zoology, Wildlife & Fisheries Biology, or other related degree. 5+ years experience as Wildlife Biologist, experience in environmental consulting, environmental science, geography, or related area required. CEQA and/or NEPA experience required. Must be knowledgeable of Southern California wildlife.

TECHNICAL WORK:

• Research: Literature, Archival, Database, Interviews, Internet, Contact Report Forms, Species Accounts, References, Meeting and Scoping Notices Single-subject and Multi-subject Memoranda for the Record(MFR), Faunal Compendia, Proof Read and Peer Review Out-Going Documents, Manage and Write Multi species Coordinate with government Agencies, Manage Wildlife Sections of Large Documents, Edit MFR's, Independently, Design, Manage, and Write Letter Reports, Design and Present Professional Presentations at Professional Conference.
  
• Input to Environmental Documents: Write Wildlife Sections of Environmental Documents, Status Reports, Project Location, Project Elements, Construction Scenario, Regulatory Framework, Existing Conditions, Significance Thresholds, Impact Analysis, Mitigation Measures, Alternatives Analysis, Findings, Response to Comments, Habitat Restoration/Management Plans, Technical and Annual reports.
  
• Community Outreach: Participate in Scoping Meetings, Recording of Community Issues. Active in at Least One Professional Society (Officer or Committee Member).
  
• Proposal: Generate proposals and assist with input to scopes of services, cost estimates, and schedules for letter proposals.
  
• Field Work: Assist with documentation of wildlife resources in support of existing conditions, mapping baseline resources, field notes, construction monitoring, mitigation monitoring, Use of Planimeter and hand-held G.P.S. Unit

SALARY: DOE