Leadership and Collaboration
Technical Proficiency
Strategic Planning
Under the supervision of the Biological Resources Director, the Biological Resources Manager will assist in the development and implementation of strategic plans for the Biological Resources Department.
Business Development and Marketing
Identify and review requests for proposals and qualifications, write and review scopes of service, cost
estimates, and schedules for statements of qualifications, proposals, sub-contract agreements. Develop and maintain professional business relationships, participate in business outreach, participate in company and department presentations, and secure contract work.
Leadership Development
Mentor staff in the skills and knowledge required for effective biological consulting. Identify and cultivate team members that display leadership potential. Provide oversight to staff.
Supervision and Management
Supervise and manage employees and teams in the Biology Department. Mentor, manage, train, and assist
biologists to ensure department goals are met within established timelines. Review work products, provide
guidance on technical projects, ensure staff comply with company policies and procedures.
Project Management
Biological Resources Manager will provide guidance on project and contract management, attend strategic
planning sessions with clients, understand and articulate the status of all projects and contracts under biological resources.
Technical Expertise
Educate clients and staff in all core competencies for resource management: State and Federal Endangered Species Acts, California Fish and Game Code, Natural Resource Scientific Literature, and databases, basic survey techniques, southern California plant communities, identification of general plant and wildlife resources. Biological Resources Manager must also have a working knowledge of CEQA, NEPA and other applicable federal, state and local statues and regulations.
Technical Writing
Write technically and procedurally adequate, legally defensible, organized, accurate, and grammatically correct technical documents. Ability to write scopes of work for proposals and statements of qualifications. Review and QA/QC department technical work products.
Research
Must be able to research peer-reviewed professional literature and grey literature. Research Literature, Archival, Database, Species Accounts, References, Multi-subject Memorandum for the Record (MFR), Technical Reports, and Annual Reports. Demonstrate familiarity with wildlife literature and resources related to Southern California, including Endangered and Threatened species.
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