Position Summary: 

Lead a small field team conducting fish passage barrier assessments in the Stillaguamish, Snohomish, and south Whidbey Island watersheds. Assist in riparian restoration activities including planting native trees and shrubs and invasive species removal.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Independently or with Fish Passage Outreach Coordinator, lead 2-3 person Fish Passage Barrier assessment field team (70-85% time) as directed by the Habitat Project Manager. Complete Level A and, as needed, level B Fish Passage Assessments in accordance with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) Fish Passage Inventory, Assessment, and Prioritization Manual.
• Work with Sound Salmon Solutions habitat restoration field crew (15-30% time) to control invasive species by chemical and mechanical methods and plant native species to restore riparian habitats.
• Use standard survey equipment to measure stream reach morphology and assess in-stream structures. 
• Use independent judgment to handle situations encountered in the field that are not addressed in a strict protocol such as the WDFW Fish Passage Inventory, Assessment, and Prioritization Manual.
• Ensure the legal and safe operation of field vehicles and equipment and oversee the safe and effective work practices of a field team.
• Maintain high standards of professionalism while communicating and engaging with private landowners and public agency personnel. Ensure the professionalism of field technicians led by this position.
• Accurately collect, record, and quality-check field data required for fish passage assessments following the WDFW Fish Passage Inventory, Assessment, and Prioritization Manual (2019). 
• Analyze Level B data as needed using WDFW Fish Passage Level B Protocol: Qfp, StreamStats, and FishXing. 
• Work with Fish Passage Outreach Coordinator to maintain consistency of data with WDFW and the Tulalip Tribe’s standards.
• Meet with the Fish Passage Outreach Coordinator and Habitat Project Manager regularly to discuss project scheduling and deliverable expectations for the Fish Passage Crew to ensure work completion is on schedule and within budget. 
• Assist Outreach Coordinator in outreach to landowners through door-to-door visits, to determine their willingness to enable site access for fish passage assessments on their property. 
• Assist Outreach Coordinator in maintaining the FP Tulalip Inventory Map to reserve assessment sites within the designated project area and to identify unmapped culverts using LiDAR imagery.
• Assist Outreach Coordinator in maintaining the internal SSS Fish Passage map and mobile data collection forms on Field Maps Designer.
• Assist Outreach Coordinator in conducting QA/QC inspections of data collected on the SSS Fish Passage Tulalip Inventory Map forms to ensure consistency with WDFW and the Tulalip Tribes standards, and submit inspected data to Survey 123
• Perform other related duties as assigned. 

Required Qualifications: 

• A Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences, environmental sciences, natural resources, or a similar field. Four years of relevant work experience may substitute for a Bachelor’s degree in the fields listed. 
• At least 2 years of relevant working experience, including 1 year of experience supervising and overseeing a field crew or field technicians. 
• Willingness and ability to test for and obtain a Washington State Pesticide Applicator license.
• A Valid Driver’s License. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Knowledge of WDFW Fish Passage Inventory, Assessment, and Prioritization Manual (2019) protocols. 
• Experience using field survey equipment such as Field Maps, laser survey equipment, digital cameras, GPS, clinometers, compasses, and stream morphology measuring tools.
• Experience conducting data collection and Level B data analysis techniques in barrier determination of human-made in-stream water features. 
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both in verbal and written formats. 
• Ability to interpret aerial imagery and topographic maps to identify relevant features, and to navigate using available resources and accurately measure features on maps. 
• Skilled in safely operating hand and power tools such as hedge trimmers and hand snips. Able to maintain/complete minor field repairs. 
• Comfortable working around heavy equipment such as excavators and tractors.
• Comfortable working around water and in the safe operation of small boats.
• Comfortable with the use of herbicides once provided with proper training and safety protocols.
• Ability to operate a four-wheel drive truck. 

Physical Requirements: (The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job): 

Successful candidate must be able to:

• Work in or cross streams and rivers with calm to moderate currents and depths of up to several feet.
• Perform physically demanding work in the outdoors, at remote locations, on difficult terrain, and in all types of weather. 
• Lift 60 lbs. into and out of trucks. 
• Walk up to 5-miles over steep or uneven terrain. 
• Operate a brush-cutter or backpack sprayer up to 10 hours per day.