Water/Riparian Resource Specialists

ERM is hiring Riparian Resource Specialists throughout Los Angeles County and Riverside County, CA. Successful candidates must be flexible and responsive to a challenging and changing work environment where schedules, site locations, and tasks fluctuate according to the needs of the project.

The role of a Water / Riparian Resource Specialist applies knowledge of wetland, surface waters, and riparian resources and regulations throughout Southern California.

The Water / Riparian Resource Specialist will serve as a liaison between the management team and the construction contractor to facilitate compliance with environmental mitigation measures and permit conditions.

The Water / Riparian Resource Specialist must maintain flexibility in variable shift schedules. They must also be willing to respond to on-call assignments, as needed.

This is a full-time (30+ hours / week), limited-term role for a duration of 1 year, renewable.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Field assessments to identify the potential for tree trimming / removal to effect riparian areas and surface waters.
• Provide suggestions back to coordination team on mitigation measures to protect water / wetland / riparian resources.
• Monitoring of active tree work to ensure compliance measures are implemented
• Issue non-compliance events, maintain records of compliance activities, and provide daily and weekly reports.
• Coordinate and communicate with construction staff and management.
• Electronic data collection.
• Daily reporting.
• Other duties as assigned or required.
• Compliance with ERM’s rigorous safety program.

REQUIREMENTS :

• Bachelor’s in environmental studies or related field.
• Prior experience as a riparian / waters field delineator or field tech.
• Pacific Fisher Monitoring experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of water resource-related regulations (state and federal).
• Work locations are often secluded and requires bio to work independently.
• Familiarity working with multidisciplinary teams, clients, agencies, and consultants.
• Ability to maintain professional relationships with diverse groups including field staff, contractors, and clients.
• Must have a strong attention to detail in documentation of work.
• Must have strong organizational and communication skills.
• Desire to work in the field for extended period and maintain a positive attitude.
• Willingness and ability to travel with overnight stays possible.
• Flexible availability for on-call work and extended hours dependent on project needs.
• Demonstrated independent and effective problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Possess a valid driver’s license.
• Fluency in English and Spanish highly preferred.

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. Based on review of these responses, shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews.

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!

Pay Transparency :

For the Water / Riparian Resource Specialist position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $73,148 $82,290, $35.17 / hr - $39.

56 / hr, limited-term, non-exempt. An employee’s pay position within this range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.

We also may have instances where employee’s fall outside of the range based on the factors noted above. This job may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term / Flexforce employees are NOT bonus eligible).

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life & disability insurance to benefits eligible

• employees.
• Benefits Eligibility is limited to Regular employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week. Fixed-Term employees (including Flexforce) who are regularly scheduled to work 20 hours a week or more are eligible for a limited benefits package.

Casual employees are NOT benefits eligible. See your recruiter for more details.

You can apply for this role through or through the internal careers portal if you are a current employee.

Note : No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, determinable, and payable.

The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.