Job Description
Full-time term/seasonal field position conducting botanical surveys, habitat assessments, plant identification, field data collection and reporting on projects across the United States. Requires significant travel and remote fieldwork. Bachelor's degree (or seeking) in Biology, Botany, Ecology, or a related field; plant identification and taxonomic-key experience are important.
Project duration: May-October 2026, with possible extension. Starting at $18+ per hour based on experience.
MTM Environmental, LLC (“MTM”) is a certified Woman-Owned Small Business (“WOSB”) environmental consulting firm, with offices in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. Our staff consists of biologists, including a Certified Wildlife Biologist®, a Certified Forester ®/ Registered Forester (AL/GA), a Certified Financial Officer, and several seasonal employees, including foresters, with extensive experience in their respective fields.
Since our launch in 2021, we have completed projects throughout the United States. Our team has assisted with the protection of more than 22,100 acres and has conducted wildlife sampling across more than 109,000 acres.
Our staff has experience working on private, state, and federal projects. This includes a rare plant survey in Rocky Mountain National Park (2023); avian surveys on state- and federally managed lands in Southern California, Nevada, and Alabama (2024–2025), North Carolina (2025), and Tennessee (2026–2027); and raptor surveys in Colorado (2025), Wyoming and Arizona (2026). We have conducted timber stand exams on federal lands in Pennsylvania, Wyoming, and Wisconsin (2024), Indiana and Missouri (2026), as well as botanical surveys across Georgia (2024, 2026), New Hampshire, and Alabama (2024–2026).
In 2025, we initiated a multi-year project documenting rare, threatened, and endangered species on a federally managed property in Connecticut, which was completed 2026. In 2026, we will also complete a GIS mapping project in North Dakota and South Dakota.
In addition to project-based work, we collaborate with nonprofit organizations and governmental entities on a variety of initiatives, including outreach, education, and grant-supported programs.