Consulting Senior Associate, Field Biologist

Consulting Senior Associate, Field Biologist page is loaded## Consulting Senior Associate, Field Biologistlocations: Scottsdale, Arizonatime type: Part timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: R00028671**Kickstart your environmental career with hands-on fieldwork across Arizona’s most dynamic habitats.**If you’re passionate about wildlife, love being outdoors, and want meaningful experience that builds your ecological skill set, this role offers a chance to do impactful work from day one.**Why This Role Matters**As a **Consulting Senior Associate, Field Biologist** with **ERM**, you’ll support conservation-focused projects that shape responsible development across **Arizona**. Your surveys and assessments help protect sensitive species—like burrowing owls, thrashers, and native plants—while ensuring our clients meet critical environmental compliance requirements. This is an opportunity to grow your field expertise while contributing directly to biodiversity protection. **This is a part-time, casual role for a duration of 1 year, renewable.****What Your Impact Is**In this role, you’ll be the eyes and ears in the field, conducting species surveys, habitat assessments, and monitoring efforts that guide real-world environmental decisions. Your onsite observations and detailed reporting will directly influence project planning, permitting, and conservation outcomes. You’ll gain hands-on experience, build technical field skills, and make a meaningful difference in Arizona’s natural landscapes.**What You’ll Bring****Required*** Minimum 3+ years of avian biology experience; **burrowing owl expertise is required.*** AZFD Burrowing Owl Surveyor training certification.* Proficiency in identifying Bendire’s and LeConte’s thrashers and their nests by sight and sound.* Experience conducting native plant surveys in Arizona.* Ability to work safely outdoors in variable weather and rugged terrain.* Working knowledge of sub-meter GPS technologies and map interpretation (NWI, USGS, aerial imagery).* Strong attention to detail, organization, and documentation accuracy.* Effective communication skills and independent problem-solving ability.* Willingness to travel, including potential overnight stays* Driver's License Required: This position requires a valid driver's license and/or the ability to operate a company vehicle due to the nature of job duties, which include frequent travel to various client locations across a large geographical area.* **This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.****Preferred*** Fluency in English and Spanish.* Experience conducting special-status species surveys beyond those listed.* Prior construction monitoring or environmental compliance fieldwork.**Key Responsibilities*** Conduct pre-construction surveys for burrowing owls, nesting birds, thrashers, and native plants across Arizona.* Complete habitat assessments and construction monitoring as needed.* Work independently in remote locations while maintaining strong communication and safety standards.* Perform electronic data collection using handheld and sub-meter GPS devices.* Compile daily reports and contribute to comprehensive survey documentation.* Coordinate with construction crews during pre-construction sweeps; provide compliance guidance.* Support additional plant and wildlife surveys based on project needs and your skill set.* Adhere to ERM’s rigorous safety program and standard operating procedures.* Assist with other duties as required.***Who We Are:*** As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.Please submit your resume and brief cover letter.ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.Thank you for your interest in ERM!#LI-FA1#LI-HybridCandidates may be invited to complete an online assessment as part of our recruitment process. All personal information will be handled confidentially and in compliance with data protection laws.At ERM, sustainability is our business.We are the world’s largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance.ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities.Our diverse global team of experts works with the world’s leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation.With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor.Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it).Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM’s purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action.Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a “boots to boardroom” leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world.We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth.At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet.### Find the Right Role for You #J-18808-Ljbffr