Job Abstract

AECOM is seeking a Fish Biologist to support some of California's most exciting and important projects. This position will join our AECOM team based in the Oakland office and will support a variety of projects and clients in northern California, with a focus on field-based fisheries work. AECOM staff in the Oakland office generally work in a “hybrid” environment, from home, the office, or the field as needed to complete project assignments. This position will regularly support fish monitoring in the San Francisco Bay Area and requires local presence for regular field work.   

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Fish surveys, including salmonid redd surveys, fyke and rotary screw trap monitoring, snorkel surveys, and electrofishing surveys.
• Benthic macroinvertebrate sampling.
• Amphibian surveys (especially foothill yellow-legged frog).
• Stream habitat mapping.
• Water quality sampling.
• Data collection, entry, and analysis.
• Occasional travel in central and northern California may be required.

In addition to regular fish monitoring in the San Francisco Bay Area, this position offers diverse opportunity to engage with a large technical team across different project types. Opportunities for professional growth through experience with various project types and clients may be tailored over time to reflect staff interests, in balance with the team’s immediate needs. Additional work or opportunities for skills development may include:

• Surveys for special-status wildlife and nesting birds.
• Preparation of technical reports to document survey and monitoring findings.
• Preparation of biological technical reports, USFWS Biological Assessments, and NMFS Biological Assessments.
• Preparation of permit applications such as CDFW 1600, USACE 404, RWQCB 401.
• Monitoring of construction activities for compliance with environmental requirements and/or permits.

About AECOM’s Environment Business Line
Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it.  We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative.

AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects are diverse and interesting. They span market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems within diverse community profiles.

AECOM’s Sustainable Legacies program describes our approach to the environment, social equity and governance (ESG.) We embed sustainability throughout our business and help clients embed sustainable practices into their work. We help clients reduce their impact on the environment, achieve compliance and reduce risks.