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Salary– $39,528.00 – $51,432.00 Annually

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s degree in fisheries, wildlife management, natural resource science, or environmental science.

Licenses/Certifications: 

  • Valid Driver’s License.
  • WDFW Snorkel Training and Certification (completed within six months of hire, renewal expected annually).
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) safety requirements, training and badging at Bonneville Dam (must be completed annually prior to marine mammal field season).
  • Smith Root Electrofishing principles and safety certification course (can be completed within one year of hire).
  • WDFW fish passage training (completed within one year of hire).

Experience: 

  • Whitewater rowing in non-motorized, single-person, pontoon/cataraft vessels in Class III whitewater.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

  • Basic CPR/First Aid certification.

Experience:

  • Operating 18-25’ long motorboats (both jet-pump and propeller driven) in shallow and open water.
  • Working with pinnipeds.
  • In welding and fabrication.
  • With spreadsheet and database data entry and QA/QC, and personnel supervision.
  • In the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access.
  • Working with the public.

Knowledge of: 

  • The handling procedures and reporting requirements for Federally protected species covered under the ESA and Marine Mammal Protection Act.
  • Generalized Random Tessellation Stratified (GRTS) sampling design.
  • Potential fish passage barriers.
  • Salmonid life histories.
  • Safe fish collection, handling, sampling, and tagging techniques and procedures, including the use of fish anesthesia.
  • Salmonid population monitoring (adult and juvenile) techniques and methodologies.
  • Electrofishing techniques and parameters.

Ability to: 

  • Identify the six major species of salmonids present in the Lower Columbia River (Chinook, coho, chum, sockeye, pink salmon, and steelhead) both live in-situ and as post-spawn carcasses.
  • Clearly differentiate and identify redds of the six major species of salmonids of the Lower Columbia River system.
  • Collect high quality biological data in a variety of environmental conditions

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: 

As a result of Gov. Jay Inslee’s Proclamation 21-14 (Download PDF reader) issued on August 9, 2021, all Washington State Agencies are requiring employees to be fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of your employment. Pursuant to this mandate, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination as a part of the hiring process. Please do not upload your vaccination documentation with your application materials – your vaccination status will be verified by your supervisor prior to your first day of work. Exemptions may be granted for religious or medical purposes.

A list of acceptable documents to provide verification can be reviewed here. Vaccination acceptable documents link (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader)

Supplemental Information

Please note: Failure to follow the instructions below may lead to disqualification.

 

In order to successfully apply for this position, you MUST complete your profile at www.careers.wa.gov and attach the following to your profile before completing the online application:

  • A cover letter describing how you meet the qualifications of this position (Generic cover letter will not be accepted).
  • A current resume. 
  • Three professional references.