Wildlife Biologist, Compliance Specialist

WRA’s Compliance Monitoring Team was founded in 2019. We work on approximately 50 projects per year throughout Northern California. Our projects are diverse and include wetland and marsh restoration, riparian restoration, and various marine projects throughout the San Francisco Bay. We are seeking a full-time Wildlife Biologist to join our team.

As a Wildlife Biologist on the Compliance Monitoring Team at WRA, your primary responsibility is to lead and manage a team of individuals in support of construction projects throughout permit implementation.

Your role

will involve managing field staff, training, mentoring junior biologists, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams. In addition, you will be supporting bidding on projects in the construction phase and coordinating directly with internal project managers and principals as well as external clients. To be considered for this role, candidates must reside within approximately 45 minutes of one of our Northern California offices (San Rafael, Petaluma, or Emeryville).

This position requires you to work at least part-time at one of WRA’s Bay Area offices, though you will not be required to be in the office every day. Additionally, a portion of your job is seasonally field-based, and you will be expected to be on-site throughout Northern California at varying times of day for compliance monitoring, field surveys, and client and regulatory agency meetings.

Peak construction occurs roughly between June and November each year. During the busy season, usually two to three days of field work will be required, with the potential for night and/or weekend work. Additional flexibility with scheduling is available between December and April.