WRA, Inc. is an environmental consulting firm based in San Rafael, California, with offices in San Diego, Fort Bragg, and Denver, Colorado. For over 30 years, WRA has provided outstanding ecological and design expertise to develop successful solutions for our clients. We employ experts in the fields of plant, wildlife, and wetland ecology, GIS, CEQA/NEPA, mitigation banking, and landscape architecture.
We are looking for an energetic, career-minded fisheries biologist/ecologist to join us on a full-time basis in our San Rafael office. Sound technical knowledge and the ability to work both independently and with a small team are required. Periodic travel is a requirement of the position. We are particularly looking for someone with Northern and Southern California fisheries experience, regulatory permitting experience, and experience conducting surveys for one or more of the following: steelhead, Chinook salmon, Coho salmon, delta smelt, Santa Ana sucker, California red-legged frog, freshwater shrimp, and aquatic benthic invertebrates. Applicants with federal recovery permits for one or more of these, and any other listed species in California, will be preferred. The work that this position entails is varied and may include special-status species surveys, habitat evaluation and mapping, environmental compliance (CEQA, permitting), mitigation and conservation banking/planning, and restoration planning. Experience in these areas is preferred, but not required. This position requires a Bachelors degree or higher in biology with an emphasis in wildlife or fisheries. Desired qualifications include: education and experience in California fisheries taxonomy and surveys, stream habitat evaluation and monitoring, hydrology or geomorphology survey experience, environmental impact analysis, permit preparation, regulatory compliance, construction monitoring, and mitigation analysis. Demonstrable technical writing ability and excellent communication skills are essential. We offer an excellent salary and benefits package and a positive, progressive work environment. Our employment package includes medical, dental, and 401K with generous match. More information about WRA and our areas of expertise can be found at http://www.wra-ca.com. Interested candidates should respond by e-mailing your cover letter, resume, transcripts, and three references to [email protected] and reference Fisheries Biologist/ Ecologist. Please also reference where you heard about the position. WRA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Close date for submission of application materials is February 18, 2014. Please, no calls.
