Wetland Ecologist

* Join our team of collaborative and engaged co-workers who care about Oregon’s economy, environment, and communities. Use your skills and experience in natural resources to protect Oregon’s waterways and wetlands through the state’s Removal-Fill Law while engaging the public, government agencies, and other stakeholders.
* Gain full benefits with 95% to 99% of medical and dental insurance premiums paid by the agency for full-time employees, including mental health coverage.
* Accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave and eight (8) hours of vacation leave per month, with your vacation leave accruals increasing every five (5) years.
* Receive 11 paid holidays, one (1) floating holiday, three (3) personal business days and other  including flexible spending plans.
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* Earn the initial monthly salary range for this position starting at **$5,453 - $8,345
** for employees new to public service. After 6 months, you will receive a 6.95% increase with 6% going to your PERS retirement.
* Current PERS employees start at **$5,832 - $8,925**. Please review the  page for more information.
* ** NOTE**:
Starting pay is determined by a pay equity analysis, which is partly based on the number of years of relevant experience.

- Salary offers are made with consideration of the candidate’s education and experience. Visit our page for more details.
* Explain laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures for the public, consultants, and other agency partners.
* Assist the public, consultants, and staff with wetland and waterway identification and delineation; provide guidance on conducting delineations and preparing reports according to state requirements.
* Review wetland delineation reports, including data, maps, and photographs to affirm boundaries of wetlands and waterways; identify data gaps or conduct on-site verification of reports as needed.
* Conduct on and off-site jurisdictional determinations of aquatic resources including wetlands and waterways. Explain the results of determinations to the public, local governments, and other professionals.
* Educate and inform local governments and the public about requirements for wetland land use; evaluate and respond to Wetland Land Use Notices submitted by local governments.
* Collaborate with Aquatic Resource Coordinators in the collection and interpretation of field data for use in investigations or enforcement actions.

Three (3) years of experience in aquatic resource management. At least one year of experience must be at a technical level or professional level performing activities in a natural resource program such as analyzing data, conducting investigations, applying pertinent laws and regulations, or coordinating and monitoring project activities;three (3) additional years of related experience.

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** A master’s degree in a natural resource field such as biology, ecology, or environmental science will substitute for up to one (1) year of the required experience.
* Customer service experience
* Experience communicating specific program requirements to a wide variety of people and abilities including public, private and government entities
* Time management skills
* Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
* Conflict resolution skills
* Data collection experience in wetland and waterways
* Wetland delineation and stream ecology experience
* Experience reading and interpreting data collected on the 1987 Corps Wetland Delineation Manual regional supplements
* Plant identification skills
* Soil identification skills
* Experience using desktop GIS software including ARCGIS Pro
* Professional Wetland Scientist Certification (or in progress)
* This position may be used to fill future vacancies.
* If you need an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the application or selection process, please contact DSL-Human.

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