The Department of Fish and Wildlife is recruiting to fill three full-time, non-permanent, Scientific Technician 3 positions located in the Habitat Program, Fish Passage Division.  The duty station is in the Natural Resources Building, Olympia, Thurston County.

These positions report to the Fish Passage Inventory Coordinator within the Fish Passage Division of the Habitat Program. These positions participate in fish passage inventories designed to locate and assess natural and human made in-stream features that may pose a passage problem for anadromous and resident salmonids. These positions may also participate in Hydraulic Project Approval compliance and effectiveness monitoring.

The work will typically be Monday through Thursday, 40 hours per week, but applicants must be able and willing to work alternative work schedules including nights and/or weekends, and travel including overnight stays.

The position duration is approximately 6 months, with possibility of extension.  The anticipated start date is August 16, 2016.Duties

These positions are responsible for conducting fish passage inventories to locate and assess natural and human-made in-stream features that may pose a passage or entrainment problem for salmonids. Fish passage inventories support prioritization and implementation of fish habitat enhancement and recovery projects in Washington.  These positions may also collect monitoring data on hydraulic project approval permits issued by WDFW.

This is primarily a field position, with approximately 80% of the work to be conducted in field conditions, year round. Approximately 20% of the week is spent in the office entering data and preparing summary reports. The successful candidate must be willing and able to adapt to flexible work schedules, work along busy state highways, work long hours in adverse weather conditions, and walk streams to take measurements. Walking streams requires safely moving through thick vegetation, climbing over and around log jams, wood debris and walking on uneven terrain and slippery surfaces while carrying up to 30lbs of field gear.

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