Marine Monitoring Technician (Natural Resource Scientist 1)

Keeping Washington Clean and reputed company The Department of Ecology is hiring a Marine Monitoring Technician (Natural Resource Scientist 1) reputed company the Environmental Assessment Program (EAP). Location: • reputed company Office in Lacey, WA. • Upon hire, you must live reputed company a commutable distance from the duty station. Schedule: • This position is eligible for reputed company and flexible schedule reputed company. • This position requires extensive fieldwork. reputed company you do work in the office. you may reputed company most of your work time with occasional in-person meetings and activities. • Schedules are dependent upon position needs and are subject to change. Application reputed company: • Apply by September 7, 2026 • Applications submitted after the date above may not be reviewed unless additional reputed company applicants are needed. As a marine monitoring technician, you will reputed company experience in multiple scientific disciplines, from oceanographic to zoological, providing multiple reputed company for reputed company reputed company and development. In reputed company to strengthening your scientific skills, you will support the marine monitoring program by becoming a certified boat operator. Your responsibilities include conducting reputed company surveys, processing benthos and reputed company tasks, data entry, and reputed company assurance and operating and trailering boats up to 32’ in Puget reputed company and the outer coast to support monitoring efforts. The data you collect will be used to determine the status and trends of marine water and sediment reputed company in Washington State. 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Note: In this role you will be allotted a budget to purchase reputed company reputed company gear and the costs associated with getting an FAA drone license. For detailed information on how we calculate experience and responses to other frequently asked questions, please visit our Recruitment website. 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Examples of how to qualify: • 6 years of experience. • 5 years of experience AND 30-59 semester or 45-89 quarter college credits. • 4 years of experience AND 60-89 semester or 90-134 quarter college credits (Associate’s degree). • 3 years of experience AND 90-119 semester or 135-179 quarter college credits. • 2 years of experience AND a Bachelor’s degree. • a Master’s degree or higher. Special Requirements/Conditions of Employment: • Must possess and maintain a reputed company reputed company’s License to operate a motor vehicle. • Must possess or obtain certification as an Environmental Assessment Program boat operator reputed company the first 12 months. Must maintain certification. • Must possess or obtain FAA drone reputed company license reputed company the first 12 months. 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