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Who We Are

We are a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm that values diversity and inclusion and celebrates the differences that make each of us unique. Our culture is built on mutual respect, recognizing that our variety of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives leads to better solutions, which fosters our continued success for our employee-owners and clients.

What You Will Do

ESA is looking for full-time biological monitors in the vicinity of Fresno, CA or within 2-3 hours of driving time and willing to travel. Qualified candidates should have previous compliance monitoring experience and demonstrate the ability to perform all aspects of biological monitoring on large, complex construction projects. General experience with wildlife and vegetation species from the geographic area of work; California Central Valley, primarily the vicinity of Fresno, California. Direct experience surveying, handling and monitoring San Joaquin kit fox, California tiger salamander, and/or Swainson’s hawk is required. Successful candidates will fulfill the following duties:

• Monitor construction activities to ensure compliance with mitigation/permit requirements
• Effectively communicate with construction crews, project personnel, and project management staff
• Write and maintain written daily monitoring and inspection logs, including utilizing electronic data collection tools such as Fulcrum
• Note and communicate compliance concerns and potential non-compliance
• Enter data into an on-line GIS mapping application
• Present a worker’s environmental awareness education program
• Staff may need to complete a background check for access to areas near railroad lines

ESA has established multiple pay ranges tailored to the economic factors in the geographies in which ESA staff reside. For this position the range is $25.49 – $36.97/hr based on our anticipated hiring location as noted in the above job details. Actual compensation is determined by a number of factors including but not limited to an individual’s related experience, education, skills, and the city in which the applicant lives.

What’s Special About ESA

Joining ESA means becoming part of a close-knit team of environmental professionals who contribute to outstanding projects, improve environmental stewardship, and advance a more sustainable and resilient future for our communities and wild places.

You are eligible to participate in ESA’s sick leave program. You may be eligible to participate in our employee stock ownership program and tax deferred 401(k) plan if you meet the eligibility requirements for these plans.

Our Biology Team includes biologists, restoration ecologists, permitting specialists, conservation biologists, and environmental scientists that provide expertise for many municipalities throughout California. Our work matters because it helps communities shape a positive future for their citizens in balance with conserving our state’s sensitive natural resources. We value creative thinking, teamwork, and multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary engagement and integration.

We encourage you to read about some of the exciting projects we have recently completed.

In accordance with ESA’s duty and responsibility to provide and maintain a safe workplace that is free of known hazards and to minimize the exposure to potential hazards, any employee who works from an ESA office or conducts any other in-person ESA work-related activity is required to submit their proof of vaccination status or have received an approved exemption and accommodation.

ESA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. (EOE M/V/F/D)