Fisheries Technician- McNary Dam

Career Opportunities with Environmental Assessment Services, LLC

Environmental Assessment Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity

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EAS has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Fisheries Technician to assist on a contract providing Biological Services to the US Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District.

We are currently looking to fill a full-time Fisheries Technician role at McNary Dam in Umatilla, Oregon with hours ranging from 24-40 hours per week with the possibility of overtime. The pay for this position ranges from $22.34 - $29.67 per hour and will be based on factors such as experience, education, and location of the job site, plus $5.09 per hour towards health and welfare dollars.

The health and welfare dollars may be reduced if participating in employer sponsored benefit plans. The McNary Dam work period is March 27 through October 10 and includes fish sampling and temperature monitoring. Although the position advertised is for work at McNary Dam, there may be opportunities for additional work at other sites including Ice Harbor, Little Goose and Lower Granite Dams, depending on project needs.

• 401k with 4% Company Match
• Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP)
• Short- and long-term disability
• Health care and dependent care spending accounts
• Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Holidays
• Life insurance and more

• 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.
• Monitor fish health and recirculation system while sampling fish.
• Accurately record information in spreadsheets and collate and summarize information to write weekly and annual reports on fish information.
• Conduct 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.
• Deploy and download HOBO temperature monitors and weather station data from June 15 to August