Burns McDonnell is looking for a Staff Biologist with a wide variety of related experience to add to our Environmental Services team in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Burns McDonnell is a 100% employee-owned firm providing the opportunity to exercise your entrepreneurial spirit and develop professionally within a growing and industry-leading consulting firm.

As a professional within our Environmental Services Practice, this position will work closely with multi-disciplinary project teams to support environmental permitting, impact assessment, and due diligence efforts for a variety of projects, including but not limited to wind, solar, carbon capture/sequestration, power generation, linear infrastructure and public works projects.

The successful candidate will be highly self-motivated and have the following experience:

Conduct various field studies, including but not limited to:Habitat assessmentsWildlife, vegetation, and noxious weed surveysSpecial status species presence/absence surveysWetland and waterway delineationsEnvironmental site assessmentsCollect project-related field dataPrepare GIS data for map production in accordance with standards and industry best practicesPrepare technical reports such as species surveys, mitigation and monitoring plans, biological assessments, and impact statementsMonitor environmental mitigation sitesConduct routine compliance oversite monitoring during active construction where sensitive or protected species or habitat may be presentDevelop project permitting strategies and support agency consultation efforts to comply with state and federal laws and regulations such as the Endangered Species Act, Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Clean Water Act and National Environmental Policy ActEnsure compliance with company and site safety policiesAll other duties as assigned