Marine Region Habitat Conservation Program CESA Specialist

The Marine Region Habitat Conservation Program is hiring a California Endangered Species Act (CESA) Specialist! The incumbent will work independently and as part of a team to provide high level scientific, technical, and policy expertise to support the conservation, management, and monitoring of marine and estuarine species listed under the California Endangered Species Act. In this role, the incumbent will lead complex scientific analyses to support emergency listings and provisional candidate determinations under CESA, as well as CESA listing petitions, status reviews, five-year species reviews, and recovery planning efforts. The incumbent will also support marine and estuarine habitat conservation by collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing biological, ecological, and spatial data; developing regulations, permits, environmental review documents, and policy recommendations; and utilizing Geographic Information System (GIS) and other analytical tools to advance the Marine Region Habitat Conservation Program objectives. The incumbent will apply scientific expertise to evaluate how proposed projects may affect marine resources, such as activities related to renewable energy development, oil and gas leasing, port development, dredging, and aquaculture.