About the opportunity:
SWCA Environmental Consultants is seeking a Senior or Principal Paleontology Team Lead to lead our paleontology practice from our Pasadena, CA office. You will be a core member of the program, responsible for managing client relationships, supervising staff, successfully winning and executing projects, and leading all aspects of project implementation.
This is a regular, full-time, salaried position. This position is a great wonderful career -growth opportunity for the right candidate to join SWCA’s expanding practice reporting to the Senior Cultural Resources Director.
This position is available for remote work within California. However, highly qualified applicants anywhere in SWCA’s West Region will be considered.
SWCA typically hires the following positions under this job opening:
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Principal Paleontology Team Lead - Typically with at least twelve (12) years of relevant experience and expertise.
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Senior PaleontologyTeam Lead – Typically with at least ten (10) years of relevant experience and expertise.
However, those individuals with between 8 and 10 years of relevant industry experience are also strongly encouraged to apply.
SWCA Environmental Consultants is a 1,600 staff, employee-owned firm, providing a full-spectrum of environmental services. Our Vision (the North Star) is to make SWCA the best workplace and industry leader in sustainability, bringing sound science and creative solutions to global environmental challenges while maintaining a dedication to employee-ownership. We live our core values: we collaborate as #OneSWCA; we are #AlwaysLearning, we #NeverSettle, and we #GiveBack.
What you will accomplish:
- Supervises personnel in the office, field, and laboratory;
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Acts as lead professional on teams, is accountable to develop talent, methodologies, tools, and standards;
- Authors proposal scopes and budgets; leads proposals in their entirety;
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Field skills including ability to locate, document, excavate, and identify fossils and their stratigraphic context.
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Takes initiative, resolves problems, and creates improved procedures to ensure that tasks are completed in the most effective manner;
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Leads large, complex paleontology projects and/or lead aspects of interdisciplinary projects that include paleontology to ensure projects meet client expectations and are delivered on time and on budget;
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Develops productive relationships with relevant regulators, industry experts, academia, etc. to gain insights;
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Nurtures and develops client relationships;
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Maintains awareness of competitors in the marketplace and how SWCA differentiates itself;
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Acts as a technical/professional ‘go to’ resource who is able to develop/propose solutions within their practice area; serves as the subject matter expert review for work in their field;
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Complies with SWCA and client safety programs, and assist in the development of such programs;
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Builds collaborative relationships across offices/geographies to share resources and expertise;
- Influences teams across SWCA, even without formal authority.
Experience and qualifications for success:
- M.A. or Ph.D. in paleontology, geology (with an emphasis on paleontology), geobiology, or a closely related field.
- Must meet the criteria to be approved as a “Principal Investigator” on the California BLM Paleontological Resource Use permits.
- At least ten (10) years professional consulting experience on a variety of project types, sizes, and agencies, with increasing levels of responsibility.
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Minimum of two (2) years of consulting experience in a supervisory capacity, whether in the field or the office.
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Prior experience scheduling responsibilities for projects of various sizes and scopes.
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Fossil preparation and museum curation experience.
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Exceptional technical writing skills with a record of completing and editing technical reports in a timely fashion.
Preferred Qualifications
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Knowledge of local geology and paleontology with paleontological field experience in California.
- Prior experience with paleontological mitigation projects including construction monitoring is highly desirable.
- Past peer-reviewed publication record and/or conference presentation experience.
SWCA Environmental Consultants is a growing employee-owned firm, providing a full spectrum of environmental services. With offices across the United States, SWCA is one of the largest environmental compliance firms and ranks among Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms.
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SWCA is committed to salary equity and salary transparency for all its employees. In alignment with this commitment, SWCA posts good faith pay ranges in all its advertised job postings to promote pay equity and transparency.
An employee in this Pasadena, CA based position can expect a salary between $95,940.00-$ 125,190.00 for the Senior Paleontology Team Lead position and $109,980.00- $ 143,910.00 for the Principal Paleontology Team Lead position.
Actual pay within this range may depend on experience, qualifications, geographic location, client requirements where applicable, and other factors permitted by law. Regular-status employees are also eligible for performance bonuses. Candidates are also encouraged to consider SWCA’s Total Rewards package, which includes a competitive Benefits package, forward-thinking workplace flexibility, outstanding corporate culture, award-winning career development, and more.
EOE - women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.
At SWCA Environmental Consultants, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including those with diverse experiences and veterans, to apply. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enhances creativity, innovation, and overall organizational success.
SWCA continues to invest deeply in career development programs, delivering our award-winning Career Landscape support resources to accelerate the growth of our staff. We recognize the valuable skills and experiences our internal team members bring to SWCA’s continued success. Qualified internal candidates are encouraged to apply and will be seriously considered for this position. We believe in promoting from within, where possible, providing our existing employees with compelling opportunities to advance their careers.
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