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Salary– DOE

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Perform stream and general ecological assessments
• Collect geomorphic data on existing and restored streams
• Perform vegetation surveys
• Process field data and organize data for annual reports
• Conduct jurisdictional delineations
• Permit preparation and agency coordination
• Effectively communicate and coordinate with team members
• Meet multiple deadlines with a willingness to react positively to changes in priorities

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years of experience related to the key responsibilities and requirements of the job
• Southeastern native and invasive plant identification skills
• Experience delineating streams and wetlands

Preferred Qualifications

• Field monitoring practices including stream surveying, vegetation sampling, soil sampling, pebble counts, and stream morphology assessments
• Technical writing experience
• Threatened and endangered species survey experience
• Experience interfacing with landowners and agency officials
• An Understanding of ecological processes important to riparian and wetland restoration in the southeastern United States

Physical Demands

• Ability to frequently walk over rough, uneven surfaces
• Ability to sustain periods of strenuous physical exertion
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to work independently in an outdoor setting
• The requirements of the job and the physical demands are performed in outdoor weather conditions with frequent exposure to wet/humid conditions and extreme heat or cold. Other adverse factors may include exposure to ticks and poison ivy.