Environmental Stream Scientist

Job Description

Job Description

This position is located in Eighty-Four, PA at the Livingston Portal and reports to the Stream Supervisor. The purpose of the Environmental Stream Scientist position is to properly collect and accurately document surface waters for quality, quantity and subsidenceinformation. We are seeking hard working, motivated individuals.If you are interested in pursuing a career with great potential, we want you!

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Operate company vehicles from various job sites and conduct daily vehicle inspections
• Proper documentation of field sampling and inspection results through written log and QA/QC forms and checks
• Communicates water quality, sampling and scheduling problems to supervisor in oral and written forms
• Conduct stream delineations and wetland delineations
• Benthic collection
• Longitudinal stream profiling
• Data analysis
• Rapid bio assessment
• Mitigation oversite
• Respects landowners property, never to harm or damage

Experience

• Excellent leadership, organizational, and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills; communicates with landowners, staff regarding issues with landowners and changes in monitoring area
• Basic computer skills

Job Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old
• High School Diploma or GED, preferred
• Bachelors degree in Environmental Sciences (or equivalent), preferred
• Reliable transportation
• Regular and punctual attendance
• Effective communication is required
• Must have knowledge to troubleshoot monitoring and sampling equipment
• Knowledgeable on use and aintenance of monitoring and sampling equipment
• Ability to understand and use permit maps for identification of sampling sites
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding the stream monitoring protocol
• Capable of making field decisions for sampling of points, location of sample, etc.
• Possessing skills to accurately complete field reporting and pictorial documentations
• Possessing initiative to follow through, overcome obstacles, and meet objectives
• Familiar with the monitoring area, and observant of any changes
• Maintains a satisfactory safety record
• Arrives at each site with necessary equipment to perform assigned tasks
• Must be able to work safely and effectively as part of a team or independently
• Wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), required
• Must be able to successfully pass a post offer drug test and background check
• Ability to work in the United States without sponsorship

JOB SCHEDULE AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Must be able to work overtime, weekends and holidays as needed or as schedule requires (subject to applicants religious practices)
• Must be able to work rotating shifts (subject to the applicants religious practices)
• Ability/willingness to work any shift assigned
• Traverse uneven, rocky, wet, slippery, muddy terrain (frozen, icy surfaces in winter)
• Climb on hillsides, in wooded areas and on embankment side slopes
• Carry sampling and other monitoring equipment
• Use and carry mechanical brushing clearing device (chainsaws, weed eaters)
• Ability to lift floor-to-waist and waist-to-overhead
• Ability to push/pull as needed
• Standing, bending, step climbing, crawling and working overhead
• Ability to perform heavy labor and lift 50+ pounds as needed

Benefits

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• Employee Savings Plans for eligible employees
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision & Rx benefits
• Basic Life/ADD Insurance; optional Term Life, Accidental Life Insurance
• Additional Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Accident Insurance benefits for eligible employees
• Short and Long-Term Disability benefits for eligible employees
• Monthly & annual bonus plans for eligible employees
• Paid holidays & paid vacation