Botanist Job Description
Botanist
provides a warm, fun and approachable work environment while also maintaining a strong knowledge of menus, menu ingredients and guest preferences.
Botanist Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective botanist job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included botanist job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Prepare, cook and service all food items for a la carte menus according to hotel recipes and standards
Work alone or in groups
Identifying native Sonoran, ornamental, and grass plant species in an exhaustive presence/absence survey by both sight and using a species list
Conducting area-based percent cover sampling using quadrats
Identifying and measuring transects at desert sites using a hand-held GPS and maps
Assisting in undergraduate supervision in the field
Locating points in the city using maps and in relatively undifferentiated tracts of desert using hand-held GPS and maps
Communicating weekly with the research team and working with the other botanist
Direct communication with clients and agency personnel may at times be required
Wetland Delineations
Botanist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Botanist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: HAZWOPER, OSHA, FISC
Education for Botanist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the botanist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Collage and University Degree in Botany, Education, Science, Ecology, Biology, Graduate, Graduate Education, Environmental Science, Management, Genetics
Skills for Botanist
Desired skills for botanist include:
Menu ingredients and guest preferences
Menus
1987 Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineations Manual and appropriate regional supplements
California flora and taxonomy
Special-status plant species and wetland guidance and regulations
Daily features and promotions
Federal and state endangered species act and waters permitting
Local and rare plant species
Menu items
Alberta Wetland Classification System is an asset
Desired experience for botanist includes:
May require travel and staying out of town on occasion
Expertise in California plant taxonomy and ability to identify plant specimens using Jepson Manual dichotomous key
Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, Botany, Natural Resource Management or other closely related field
Experience with preparation of land use / wetland permits and working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations and requirements related to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Enviromental Resource Permits, federal Clean Water Act permitting, Endangered Species Act
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision within a team environmental and under deadlines
Oversee environmental permit compliance monitoring, reporting, and preparing daily monitoring reports
Botanist Examples
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Botanist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a botanist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for botanist
- Preparation of (writing) technical sections (botanical and wetland resources) of Natural Environment Studies (NES) and Biological Assessments (BA) according to Caltrans Local Assistance Procedures Manual formats
- Vegetation and wetland performance monitoring of restored habitats
- Preparation of (writing) annual habitat mitigation monitoring reports
- Conduct small to large-scale field surveys for vegetation mapping, aquatic resource delineations, and rare plants
- Prepare reports (e.g., aquatic resources delineations, Caltrans Natural Environment Study reports, CEQA/NEPA document sections, USFWS Biological Assessments, USFS Biological Evaluations)
- Evaluate projects with respect to relevant laws and regulations for determining impacts on special-status species and other biological resources and developing appropriate mitigation measures
- Perform field surveys including but not limited to walking transects, collecting specimens, and digging soil pits
- Ability to engage with our guests and understand what wine experience they are looking for
- Provide wine selections for events, promotions or selected functions
- Motivated to learn and to teach on a daily basis, conduct wine training, seminars, and bring enthusiasm for the wine program
Qualifications for botanist
- 1-2 years private or public sector experience
- Field knowledge in vegetation monitoring and survey methods including wetland delineation procedures
- Ability to manage data and perform various statistical analyses
- Ability to manage schedules and maintain routine communications with the project team
- Ability to communicate technical information and approaches to project managers, clients, and non-technical staff
- Be in your final year, or have recently completed a degree focused on Botany, Zoology or Environmental Management
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of botanist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for botanist
- Assist with updating and maintaining the restaurant wine list
- Responsible for wine inventory, maintain an approachable BIN system and making sure wine information is accurately translated to POS system
- Responsible for the maintenance wine storage areas including cleanliness, organization and upkeep of work space, maintaining tools at the highest level, ensuring all equipment is in working order
- Ensure liquor controls are in place and adhered to at all times
- Account for wine stock, its quality, and the product received, maintain wine inventory, assist with monthly wine inventory and verify inventory data
- Conduct vegetation surveys and assessments in accordance with applicable protocols
- Classify and delineate wetlands in a field setting using the appropriate wetland classification systems
- Assist with environmental assessment, management or permitting projects
- Conduct field work in accordance with required survey protocols and health and safety procedures
- Assist in the preparation of regulatory approval and permitting applications
Qualifications for botanist
- Have an interest in field work and flexibility in participating in work away from home
- Demonstrate strong interpersonal and team-working skills
- Have a strong focus, with an eye for detail and accuracy
- Possess a commitment to quality
- Exposure to a variety of projects in a variety of locations
- A minimum of two years previous as a Junior Sous Chef or Sous Chef
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of botanist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for botanist
- Ensuring technical quality of work including field methodology and review of client deliverables (proposals, reports and mapping)
- Delineate and characterize wetlands and other water resources
- Conduct botanical surveys, natural community mapping, and ecological impact assessments
- Assist with the coordination and management of environmental permitting, assessment, and/or compliance work related to various federal and state agency requirements as they pertain to a variety of project types including renewable energy, energy transmission and generation facilities, transportation, and private development projects
- Assist with the preparation, review, and editing of technical documents, such as environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, and other and technical reports
- Participate in multi-disciplinary environmental assessments
- Write technical reports for client and regulatory agency review
- Attend client and regulatory agency meetings and providing recommendations and input
- Assist with other biological surveys, including avian and bat surveys, as needed
- Prepare environmental permitting and reporting, conduct and/or lead field work, and manage existing and/or new projects
Qualifications for botanist
- Bachelor degree qualifications in an environmental science or ecology discipline
- Previous service experience in high volume restaurant is an asset
- Previous MICROS point of sale system experience an asset
- A minimum of 1 year private or public sector experience
- Previous experience in a high volume restaurant preferred
- Experience with FORBES 5 Star is preferred
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a botanist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for botanist
- Manage and conduct large-scale soil assessment and mapping projects, from proposal development to project completion
- Ensure QA/QC and H&S requirements and procedures are identified and followed throughout a project's life cycle
- Technical work, quality review of reports and proposals and presentations
- Field work responsibilities may include GPS surveys, wetland assessments, and natural community mapping
- Project management responsibilities include developing proposals
- Environmental regulatory and permitting responsibilities include identifying project-specific environmental regulatory requirements, coordinating with resource agency personnel, writing and reviewing technical reports, developing environmental permit applications, presenting at public meetings, and facilitating successful environmental permitting of multiple and varied projects
- Demonstrate sound application of established practices, standards and guidelines
- Responsible for specific objectives and the achievement of significant results
- Provide staff mentorship and training
- May review work of junior staff
Qualifications for botanist
- 4+ years of demonstrated experience in assisting with botanical surveys, wetland delineations, vegetation classification, or other relevant field assignments
- Bachelors of Science in Range Management, Botany, Wildlife Biology, Ecology, Soil Science, Land Restoration or related field
- A desire to work and learn in one of the best bars in the country
- Bachelor’s Degree in Botany, Biology, Ecology or Environmental Sciences
- 5+ years of experience in environmental consulting, natural resources management, or similar employment
- Strong experience with native and non-native plant identification and taxonomy
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a botanist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for botanist
- Coordinate with various ENRMD staff and other concerned parties, including but not limited to the Endangered Species Program, Cultural Resources Program, Integrated Pest Management Program, National Environmental Policy Act Program, other ENRMD branches, and other Fort Polk Directorates
- Attend and support weekly meetings for planning execution aspects of monitoring and managing botanical resources, timelines, and status reporting for projects
- Participate in monthly safety briefings
- Attend required trainings needed to accomplish INRMP projects
- Support semi-annual meetings for INRMP project review, development, and update
- Support preparation of quarterly INRMP meetings
- Working with the botany technician and the invasive species technician in the field to achieve botany program objectives
- Plant community mapping to identify and map sensitive botanical resources utilizing ArcMap
- Noxious and invasive plant control using field surveys to evaluate, map, and implement plant control using chemical and mechanical methods in accordance with Conservation Branch approved procedures
- Botanical surveys and forest prescriptions to evaluate and map sensitive floral resources for forest compartment prescription assessments (annually), recording location data via GPS, developing and updating species list (annually), and preparing reports in accordance with Conservation Branch procedures
Qualifications for botanist
- Experience conducting floristic surveys in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California
- Working knowledge of currently accepted botanical survey methods and protocols
- Demonstrated experience and competency in conducting impact assessments and writing technical sections pertaining to botanical and wetland resources in support of CEQA and/or NEPA documents
- Demonstrated experience and competency in preparing (writing) technical sections pertaining to botanical and wetland resources for Natural Environment Studies (NES) and Biological Assessments (BA) according to Caltrans Local Assistance Procedures Manual formats
- Completion of 40-hour wetland delineation training
- Demonstrated experience preparing wetland delineation maps and reports that satisfy standards prescribed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division