About the Position: Serves as senior technical specialist providing authoritative information on matters pertaining to ecology, biology, fisheries, wetlands, and coastal resources. Responsible for technical adequacy of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and biological sections of planning reports. Represents the District in meetings with citizen groups, technical experts, and agency representatives in resolving complex biological and general environmental issues.
Responsibilities
- Manages the preparation of Environmental Impact Statements, Environmental Assessments, Coastal Zone Management (CZM) consistency determinations, Water Quality Certification applications, Clean Water Act evaluations, for various projects.
- Performs technical and procedural compliance review of other agencies environmental documents for consistency with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other environmental regulations.
- Conducts biological and ecological studies on wetlands, uplands, estuaries, and/or coastal areas to assess environmental impacts of proposed project construction (e.g., habitat impacts).
- Recommends measures that incorporate aquatic species habitat requirements (e.g. fisheries) into project designs and also measures to be taken to minimize adverse changes to the environment.
- Manages major studies relating to quality of the environment which include analysis of plans and programs of other Federal, state and local resource agencies to protect and enhance the quality and potential of the environment.
- Coordinates with other elements of the District on investigations of ecological conditions, environmental problems and natural resources as part of the basic planning efforts of the District. Designs and directs field surveys in impacted areas.
- Develops and manages scopes of work for biological, sediment quality, and ecological research and monitoring studies, particularly for wetland, watershed, sediment sampling, and riparian projects.
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
