Fisheries Separator Technicians

Description: Be appreciated for a job well done. That is exactly what it is like working for the Natives of Kodiak family of companies. Environmental Assessment Services, LLC (EAS) is a nationally known, scientific environmental characterization company based in Eastern Washington since 2005. Build your career with us!

EAS has opportunities for experienced and enthusiastic full-time Fisheries Technicians at the dams listed below with hours ranging from 36-48 hours per week.

Little Goose Dam (near Pullman, WA)

Lower Granite Dam (near Spokane, WA)

Ice Harbor Dam (near Kennewick, WA)

McNary Dam (near Umatilla, OR)

The facility operates 24 hours/day, 7 days/week; employees must be able to work all shifts as they fall including weekends, holidays, day and night shifts. This position would start mid-March and last through November 12. Housing may be provided for this position and is located about 30 minutes from Little Goose Dam.

Responsibilities: 

• Assist with sampling fish at USACE hydroelectric projects, including juvenile salmonid and non-salmonid species identification, look for fin clips, weigh, measure, identify injuries and diseases on the fish.
• Accurately record information in spreadsheets and collate and summarize information to write weekly and annual reports on fish information.
• Conduct and document juvenile and adult fishway inspections of the dam and fish facility to ensure operations follow criteria as set forth in the USACE Fish Passage Plan.
• Piscivorous avian predator identification.
• Assist with production of annual report which is distributed to state and federal agencies.
• Assist with recovery of fish from areas of the dam being dewatered for maintenance.
• Assist fish facility maintenance staff with routine maintenance tasks.

Qualifications:

• Experience as a fisheries technician or biologist, evaluating the health of juvenile salmonids.
• Experience with fish handling.
• Experience with anesthetizing fish.
• Work experience at a large hydroelectric project smolt collection facility.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and Access) in Windows, including generating tables from Excel, preparing data deliverables and writing scientific reports in Word, and utilizing Access.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to take direction and work collaboratively with a wide range of personalities.
• Strong organization skills and detail oriented.
• Ability to accurately interpret and follow established protocols, guidelines, and procedures.
• Ability to meet USACE requirements and security clearances to work at dam sites on the Snake and Columbia rivers. This includes about 8 hours of online training that must be completed before the first on-site shift at a dam.
• Knowledge of Snake and Columbia rivers fish species.
• Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in a natural resources field or a closely related discipline with relevant work experience.

Learn more about the Environmental Assessment Services, LLC and apply here.