Duties and Responsibilities

• The primary duty will be to conduct surveys for nesting birds, native amphibians, and assist with electrofishing fisheries sampling.
• Assist in performing work evaluating the impact of the organizations projects and programs that present potential or actual adverse affects on biological and other natural resources.
• This position will conduct routine biological preconstruction surveys independently, perform biological monitoring, assist in the management of biological information systems, and will assist with all aspects of biological field work including maintenance of field equipment, field work preparation, recording field data, and electronic data entry.
• This position will assist with field surveys for Burrowing Owls and California red-legged frogs.
• This position will also assist with the continued development of a biological database in Oracle.

Working Conditions

• This biological field work will be conducted along stream and associated riparian areas within Santa Clara County, California.
• Work is from Monday through Friday, 8-9 hours per day.
• Holiday and weekend work will not be required
• Must be able to walk in-stream with chest waders, for considerable distances at times, in temperatures occasionally exceeding 90 degrees. Much of the field work will be conducted in urban streams and riparian areas.

Requirements

• Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in biological or natural sciences, ecology, or a related field. Possession of, or ability to obtain a valid California driver's license required.
• Previous ornithological field experience is highly desirable.
• Ability to identify bird species that nest in Santa Clara County, California is highly desirable.
• Previous experience performing fisheries field work including electrofishing is strongly desired.
• Experience performing field surveys for special status and endangered species such as burrowing owls, California Clapper Rails, Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse, California red-legged frogs, and California tiger salamanders is desirable.
• Experience with manipulating and analyzing data with ArcGIS is strongly desired.
• Experience working with and supporting the development of databases (Oracle/Microsoft Access) is also desired.
• Applicant must have a willingness to spend significant hours in the field primarily urban streams and riparian areas.
• Experience with Excel and Word documents is a must.

Compensation

$30 an hour. Includes full medical benefits for the 6-month duration of the contract.

To Apply

For immediate consideration, please send a résumé to aurbina@butler.com or call Anthony directly at toll-free at 888-274-8400 extension 5107 or 408-719-1500 extension 5107.

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