Responsibilities: Senior Environmental Biologist
Company: Flowra
Location: Northern California / Trinity County region preferred
Position Type: Full-time
Compensation: $40-45/hr, depending on experience
Reports To: Manager/Director, Environmental Services
Position Summary
Flowra is seeking a Senior Biologist / Environmental Scientist to lead biological assessments, field evaluations, environmental documentation, and client-facing biological resource support for projects across Northern California.
The ideal candidate will have strong field judgment, excellent technical writing skills, confidence communicating with clients and agencies, and familiarity with Northern California habitats, species, regulatory considerations, and rural working landscapes. This position requires someone who can work independently, produce clear and defensible reports, and help integrate biological considerations into project planning, permitting, implementation, and compliance.
This is a hybrid position, allowing remote work 2-3 days a week with 2-3 days in-office or field, following a 90-day introductory period
Key Responsibilities:
Biological Assessments and Fieldwork
- Conduct biological site assessments for private lands, rural properties, restoration, road work, sediment reduction, watershed, land management, and permitting-related projects.
- Evaluate sites for sensitive biological resources, habitat conditions, special-status species concerns, wetlands, riparian areas, waterways, invasive species, and other environmental constraints.
- Determine when specialty surveys, agency consultation, avoidance measures, biological monitoring, or additional technical review may be needed.
- Conduct or coordinate pre-construction surveys, nesting bird surveys, botanical surveys, habitat assessments, and related field reviews; document conditions with notes, photos, maps, GPS data, and practical recommendations.
Technical Reporting and Documentation
- Prepare biological assessment reports, biological resource evaluations, survey memos, monitoring reports, constraints analyses, and related environmental documentation.
- Translate field observations into clear, accurate, client-ready reports with practical avoidance, minimization, and mitigation recommendations.
- Prepare biological summaries for permitting packages, project planning documents, client communications, and partner coordination.
- Improve report templates, field forms, photo logs, mapping exhibits, and internal documentation procedures; ensure reports are organized, defensible, and delivered on schedule.
Client, Agency, and Project Coordination
- Communicate professionally with landowners, clients, agency staff, subcontractors, consultants, contractors, and project partners.
- Explain biological constraints and recommendations in a practical and understandable way.
- Participate in site meetings, agency meetings, project planning calls, and internal coordination meetings.
- Work with Flowra account managers, field staff, and leadership to integrate biological considerations into project design, scheduling, permitting, implementation, monitoring, and closeout.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in biology, botany, ecology, environmental science, natural resources, wildlife biology, watershed science, or a related field.
- Minimum of five years of relevant professional experience in biological assessment, environmental consulting, restoration, permitting, land management, or a closely related field.
- Strong technical writing ability, including experience preparing biological assessments, biological resource reports, survey memos, monitoring reports, or similar documents.
- Ability to conduct field assessments independently and exercise sound professional judgment.
- Familiarity with Northern California habitats, rural landscapes, vegetation communities, waterways, and common biological resource constraints.
- Experience communicating with clients, landowners, agencies, consultants, contractors, or field crews.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple active projects and deadlines.
- Comfort working outdoors in remote, rugged, steep, hot, wet, or uneven field conditions.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to project sites throughout Northern California.
Physical and Field Requirements
This position includes office-based and field-based work. Fieldwork may involve walking over steep, uneven, brushy, or remote terrain; working near roads, streams, culverts, and active restoration sites; exposure to heat, cold, rain, dust, smoke, ticks, poison oak, and other field conditions; carrying field equipment; driving on rural or unpaved roads; and occasional early mornings, long field days, or seasonal scheduling constraints. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Application Materials
Applicants should submit a resume, cover letter, two professional references, and one technical writing sample, preferably a biological assessment, survey memo, environmental report, or similar document. Writing samples may be redacted as needed.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Flowra is an equal opportunity employer. We value practical experience, technical excellence, integrity, sound judgment, and strong communication. Candidates from diverse backgrounds and career paths are encouraged to apply.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $40.00 - $45.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Education:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Weaverville, CA 96093
