Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead all monitoring of restoration projects implemented by the Lower Deschutes Watershed Restoration Program. These projects will include: instream habitat improvements, channel restoration, riparian plantings, livestock management fencing, irrigation piping and efficiency, and fish passage.
• Oversee implementation of fisheries projects/studies; lead staff, including biologists and technicians, to schedule, implement, and ensure quality control, of all monitoring activities.
• Ensure accurate data collection both directly and through supervision of staff. Includes data collection, QA/QC, database updating, field notes, activity logs, and development of data management protocols as necessary.
• Maintain equipment, develop and communicate annual equipment needs.
• Oversee report writing, including data summarization and/or analysis, to reflect progress and details of project work efforts. Present upon, or otherwise communicate, results to technical and non-technical audiences including Tribal and non-Tribal agencies and resource managers, Tribal leadership, and Tribal members.

Knowledge & Skills (Qualifications):

• Is experienced in fish identification, sampling and collection techniques.
• Is experienced with the freshwater habitat requirements of anadromous salmonids in the pacific northwest
• Has supervisory experience including leading field staff and/or coordinating report writing in a team setting.
• Is experienced in collecting, recording, performing QA/QC, analyzing, and communicating fisheries data.
• Has strong communication skills both written and verbal.

Education and Experience (Required):

• A Batchelor’s degree in Fisheries or Natural Resource studies, plus at least 3 years of experience in fisheries or an adjacent field.
• Familiarity with Pacific Northwest salmonids, and their habitats.
• Must have a current Oregon Driver’s License, be able to pass a Drug Test, and a Background Check upon hiring. Ability to obtain drone pilot’s license upon hiring is desired.
• Ability to lift objects in excess of 50lbs, and ability to withstand several hours in hot and/or inclement weather.
• Applicant must be familiar with MS Office software tools. Ability to use GPS and tablets for data collection is strongly desired.
• Qualified individuals must have excellent people and communication skills and the ability to communicate needs to complete projects within given timeframes.
• Excellent organizational skills.

Applicant must be comfortable with frequent field work in potentially inclement conditions. Experience managing multiple data-collection efforts and timelines is desired.