Restoration Ecologist

Overview

RES is seeking a Restoration Ecologist for our Lower Klamath Project Field Office in Hornbrook, CA. (Telework not available)

The Mission: RES is currently managing the world’s largest salmon habitat restoration project, following the removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River. The Restoration Ecologist will be fully committed to ensuring the success of this historic project.

What your day-to-day might look like?

As a member of the team, you will be assisting our Lead Ecologist in developing and implementing adaptive management plans for 2,200 acres of formerly inundated reservoir lands.

You will develop restoration plans, collect a variety of field data, including monitoring vegetation, and soil testing. You will use that data to inform the approach to restoration and measure progress against performance metrics.

Please be advised that we perform these tasks come rain or come shine and working outside in harsh and adverse weather conditions (including both cold and hot environments) is part of the routine. You will also be walking long distances, on unsteady terrain, traversing through thick vegetation, bending, lifting heavy objects (up to 50 lbs), and performing other physical activities. 

Around 20% of your time, you will be assisting in office work. You will be performing data entry, processing, analysis, and technical writing. Technical writing tasks include drafting reports based on your field efforts, developing restoration plans, and producing other regulatory deliverables.  You will be responsible for preparing reports, figures, and other elements of regulatory documents for the establishment and maintenance of restoration/mitigation projects.

The Restoration Ecologist position will support the Lower Klamath Project’s lead ecologist in developing restoration plans, seeding and planting planning and implementation, biodiversity enhancements, vegetation monitoring, invasive vegetation management plans, specifications and cost estimates for use during the project’s construction, and monitoring phases.

The successful candidate will be an independent, self-motivated individual with strong botanical skills, relevant experience and knowledge in restoration and revegetation, plant community surveys, and vegetation/soil sampling. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in the field in inclement weather conditions and terrains and have a passion for the outdoors.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and implement site restoration specifications, monitoring protocols, and vegetation management plans for use during the project’s construction and monitoring phases
• Conduct ecological restoration-related fieldwork, including natural vegetation community and noxious weed mapping, restoration monitoring, natural resource assessments, and soil sampling
• Write technical memos and reports, and other project support materials as needed
• Communicate effectively regarding the scope and schedule of work performed
• Assist project managers with the monitoring of project schedule, progress, and other tasks as needed

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of your responsibilities.

Qualifications

We would love to talk to you if you have many of the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science or related field
• One plus years of experience in restoration ecology, natural resource management, environmental science, conservation biology, ecology or a closely related field
• Experience working with ecological restoration equipment/machinery (e.g. tractors, planting equipment)
• Previous experience conducting ecological surveys such as vegetation sampling and/or monitoring, plant community mapping, soil testing, and rare plant surveys
• Strong working knowledge of plant identification and vegetation in the Northern California and Southern Oregon areas
• Experience in ecological data collection, processing and analysis, Trimble GPS Units, ArcGIS Pro and/or other ESRI data collection software

What will make you stand out? 

• Experience writing environmental/regulatory documents
• Strong technical skills and experience working with spreadsheets and scientific data
• Experience working with federal and state resource and regulatory agency personnel and various permitting processes
• Certifications such as Certified Ecological Restoration Professional (CERP), etc.
• Strong writing skills with the ability to clearly, succinctly and accurately report scientific methods and results of desktop reviews and field studies

Salary: $57,828.93 - $78,069.07

VEVRAA Federal Contractor

RES is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.

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