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Jacobs Early-to-Mid Career Biologist--Southern CA in San Diego, California
Your Impact:
Our People & Places Solutions business – reinforces our drive to improve the lives of people everywhere and epitomizes the "why" of what we do – the tremendous positive impact and value our solutions bring to our communities and society as a whole. From facilities delivering life-saving therapies and ensuring clean water to enabling the connection of people through all modes of transportation and providing access to technology – we're integrating a multitude of these solution elements to build the smart environments of tomorrow.
Start your Jacobs career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow.
When it comes to environmental consulting, we’re focused on the greatest challenges the planet faces, including energy transition. We are looking for an early-to-mid career natural resource professional, with consulting experience and drive to work independently to support our clients in Southern California. To be successful in this role, you'll currently live in Southern California, with professional experience aligned to this specific area as well. You'll be a dedicated resource based out of our San Diego or Irvine CA office, and have the opportunity to help our energy and technology sector clients to advance their infrastructure programs. Your work and contribution on these programs includes siting, permitting, construction, maintenance, and federal projects. Opportunities may also arise to work on projects and programs outside of California, throughout the Western United States. You'll participate in a combination of field and office work, and receive mentorship from our team’s best technical experts in evaluating and minimizing the effects of proposed projects on natural resources. You'll be expected to work both independently, as well as part of field teams, depending on project needs. As you progress, your growth and increase in responsibility will be recognized and rewarded with commensurate changes in level and compensation.
Flexibility is key for success; Jacobs supports work from home and flexible schedules, and we strive to offer our employees options for busy work and life balance.
Your most impactful mission in this role is to act as a champion for our TogetherBeyond culture of caring at Jacobs. TogetherBeyond is our approach to living inclusion every day and enabling diversity and quality globally. For us, this means creating a culture of belonging where we all thrive by embracing all perspectives.
At Jacobs, we’re partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our Global Integrated Delivery (GID) teammates. By joining Jacobs, you’ll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams, as we work to build a company like no other.
Bring your curiosity, passion for innovation, and expertise. We’ll help you grow, pursue, and fulfill what inspires you – so we can make big impacts on the world, together.
Jacobs’ health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.
The base salary range for this position is $67,300 to $88,350. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Here’s what you’ll need :
Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Environmental Science, Planning, Ecology, or similar discipline.
Consulting experience with drive to work independently.
Experience performing desktop surveys to determine need for permits and potential for presence of sensitive natural resources, including special-status species.
Experience with fieldwork conducting habitat assessments for special-status species.
Familiarity with state and federal regulations; knowledge of environmental regulatory processes (e.g., National Environmental Policy Act, Section 404 permitting, and Section 7 consultation, as well as State and local regulations).
Experience preparing technical reports and/or permit application packages.
Ability to travel or be in the field for extended periods and the ability to occasionally work in rough terrain and challenging weather conditions.
Ideally, You’ll Also Have:
Master’s degree.
Experience and interest in plant taxonomy and identification.
Experience and interest in focused wildlife surveys (nesting birds, raptors, small mammals).
Experience and interest in conducting construction compliance monitoring.
At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With $15 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 60,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector.
Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.