Responsibilities include but not limited to the following:
- Wetland and stream delineations
- Threatened and endangered species surveys (e. g. plants, freshwater mussels, fish, and crayfish)
- Aquatic surveys using tactile, snorkeling, and SCUBA methods in freshwater rivers, lakes, streams, and swamps throughout North Carolina and surrounding states
- GIS mapping, data analysis and report preparation
- 401/404/CAMA permitting
- Project management
Preferred Licensing/Certifications and Experience:
- SCUBA Open Water Certification and experience with freshwater aquatic species surveys
- PWS, LSS, and/or SWITC
- Experience preparing reports in accordance with NCDOT standards and guidance principles, or other similar state DOT guidelines.
Education and Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Botany, Natural Resources, Forestry, Soil Science, Hydrology, Zoology, Biology, Environmental Science, or similar and 4+ years of experience
Additional Knowledge, Skills and Ability Requirements:
- Current valid NC Driver’s License
- NCDOT or similar state DOT experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and GIS Software
- Self-motivated, detail oriented, and able to handle multiple tasks as assigned
- Time management with the ability to work independently and communicate well with others
- Must have a professional demeanor, strong work ethic and ability to interact with multi-discipline and multi-office teams
Working Conditions and Physical/Mental Demands:
- Talk, hear, use hands and fingers to handle or feel, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach
- Ability to lift/push/pull up to 50 pounds occasionally
- Indoor office environment 10-70% of the time depending on the time of year and field season schedules
- Travel via personal automobile on occasion as needed