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Salary– $2,864.00 – $3,701.00 Monthly

Our European Green Crab Technicians,

European Green Crab (EGC) Management Actions.

  • Conduct early detection monitoring trapping at sites not previously surveyed using established protocols and conduct control/removal trapping efforts to functionally eradicate EGC following directives from lead biologists.
  • Assemble field gear, safely navigate to remote locations, set traps in predetermined sites, and return the following day to sample for up to five (5) days at a time.
  • Protect native species by following established protocols to reduce bycatch, quickly and carefully release any incident bycatch, and remove and humanely euthanize captured EGC and other AIS species following AIS Unit protocols.
  • Collaborate and assist in removal efforts with agency partners and co-managers (Washington Sea Grant, Northwest Straits Commission, local tribes, shellfish growers, etc.).
  • Participate in regional rapid response actions where new EGC are detected following lead biologists’ directives.

Office Work.

  • Enter weekly data into project database via laptop – ensure data is accurately recorded, summarized, and input into project database.

Equipment Maintenance.

  • Follow all AIS Unit decontamination protocols for watercrafts, gear, and equipment – maintain vehicle, watercraft, trailer, cargo trailers, laptop, smart phone, complex mobile water quality laboratory and any other assigned field equipment in a safe and working order.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

  • Work Setting, including hazards:
    • Approximately 85% field work and 15% office work.
    • EGC field work is physically demanding, hiking 2 to 3 miles per day, and carrying up to a 50-pound dry bag or frame pack throughout Washington’s vast marine environments, including but not limited to, intertidal habitats such as marshes, channels, and mudflats.
    • Potential hazards include uneven terrain, stinging vegetation and insects, biting, and pinching animals, and possible encounters with wildlife.
    • Usually part of a team, sometimes working independently, in remote locations (following strict call in and out procedures), during inclement weather, day and night.
    • May operate motorized (i.e., air boats, <26>
  • Schedule:
    • Work week will typically be the first 40 hours of work per week (24/7).
    • May be required to occasionally exceed these hours, work outside of normal work week during holidays and weekends, and respond on short notice to rapid response AIS emergencies.
  • Travel Requirements:
    • This position requires frequent statewide travel and may require overnight stays up to five days at times.
  • Tools and Equipment:
    • Laptops, smart phones, Personal Floatation Devices (PFDs), and field gear (i.e., hip boots, Xtratufs, raingear, dry bag, frame pack).
    • Complex mobile water quality laboratory and non-electronic biological and environmental sampling devices, 25-foot cargo trailer, watercraft, flatbed trailer, winches, motor vehicles, and complex hot water trailered pressure washers.
  • Customer Interactions:
    • Interacts with the public on a regular basis while conducting fieldwork and occasionally confronted by citizens that are not cooperative.
    • Coordinates regularly with tribal co-managers and works on tribal lands.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Graduation from high school or GED, including one (1) year of high school science AND Two (2) years of experience as a Scientific Technician 1.

OR

  • Graduation from high school or GED including one (1) year of high school science AND Two (2) years of laboratory or field experience as an assistant to a biologist, chemist, or zoologist.

Please note: College course work involving major study in biology, zoology, fisheries, chemistry, natural sciences, or closely allied field will substitute, year for year, for experience, provided the course work includes at least six semester or nine quarter hours of natural science classes.

Certifications/Licenses: 

  • A valid driver’s license.
  • Washington State Boater Education card or equivalent (must be obtained within 3 weeks of hire).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Familiarity with the principles and procedures of aquatic invasive species management.

Ability to: 

  • Identify invasive European green crab.
  • Identify native crab species.
  • Identify species using a taxonomic key or field guide.
  • Record and compile data clearly and accurately.
  • Use and safely operate vehicles.
  • Follow all rules, safety procedures, and agency policies to ensure safety of self and others while in the field.
  • Humanely euthanize invasive species.

Experience: 

  • Operating and/or working in and around boats, trailers, etc.
  • Towing/trailering boats and/or trailers (i.e., cargo trailers, trailered decontamination units).
  • Entering data into Excel/Access databases.
  • With Microsoft Office.
  • Entering data into Excel/Access databases.
  • With Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) products and any other online mapping tools.