Staff Botanist

Staff Botanist - Sacramento, Ca

Padre Associates is an environmental consulting firm based out of Ventura, California with additional offices in Bakersfield, Sacramento, and San Luis Obispo (SLO).

Padre Associates, Inc. currently has an opening in our Sacramento office for a staff botanist.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include supporting botanical field surveys, aquatic resource delineations, data interpretation, and preparing associated survey reports. Seasonal tasks include construction monitoring for permit compliance.

Required Qualifications

The successful candidate should:

  • Hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in one of the biological sciences;
  • Experience with California native vegetation, have 2-5 years of experience;
  • Be highly motivated and enthusiastic;
  • Have strong analytical, writing, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills; and
  • Interested in pursuing professional growth in a growing midsized consulting firm.  

Candidates must be willing to work in both an office and in the field.  Some extended overnight field assignments are likely.

Compensation

  • Ranges from $25 to $34/hour, depending on experience.

If interested, please send résumé to both:

Sarah Powell spowell@padreinc.com and Nathan Tallman

ntallman@padreinc.com

Once résumés are reviewed, Padre will reach out to applicants for interviews.

Padre Associates, is an equal opportunity employer/non- discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, physical handicap, medical condition, age (over 40), political affiliation, religion, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or actual characteristics. Padre makes employment decisions on the basis of qualifications and merit.  Padre provides a competitive salary and benefits package.