Department: Natural Resources

Reports To: Environmental Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

Opening Date:  September 10, 2024 

Closing Date:  September 23, 2024

SUMMARY: As a professional Restoration Construction Manager, perform professional environmental, fisheries, or related resource biological analysis and coordination, conducts surveys, assist with the coordination of enhancement and management plans, and provide technical consultative services in specialty areas.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Serve as the Tribal Natural Resource lead, working in collaboration with regional partners to identify, propose, and fund habitat restoration projects within the Tribe's Usual and Accustomed Area (U&A), with a primary focus on the restoration of the Deschutes River. 
• Provide expert-level technical support in drafting and reviewing restoration planning documents.
• Provide technical support in the development and review of local, state, and federal permits.
• Assist construction managers from other agencies with the Deschutes Estuary restoration.
• Serve as the project lead for Tribal-led restoration projects.
• Identify, develop, and implement habitat data collection and monitoring projects that benefit natural resources.
• Monitor physical stream habitat parameters and channel conditions throughout the Tribes U&A.
• Conduct field inventories of fish and wildlife populations to assess habitat usage before and after construction.
• Deliver presentations and recommendations for Department and policy personnel to support the development of Tribal policy positions
• Effectively communicate with senior biologist on a regular basis.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This position has no supervisory responsibility. 

QUALIFICATIONS:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to read and interpret engineering designs.
• Possess a working knowledge of Pacific Northwest fish biology and ecology.
• Knowledge of current habitat assessment and restoration techniques.
• Working knowledge of local, state, and federal environmental rules and regulations.
• Proven experience in grant writing.
• At least two years of habitat restoration experience is strongly preferred. 
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills with a keen attention to detail and a focus on follow-through to resolve outstanding issues.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excell, ArcGIS, and online meeting platforms.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of clients and other employees. 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, use whole numbers, common fraction and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to use geometry for site design. Ability to understand basic statistical summaries that include bell curves, minimum, mean, median, maximum, rolling mean, and linear trends.  Ability to understand pollutant concentrations and loads.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Must have a valid Washington State Driver’s License. Boating experience and diving certification.  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee will occasionally sit, taste or smell. 

The job requires the employee to regularly lift and/or move over 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift to 50 pounds.

Special vision requirements for this position are close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less); distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more); color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors); peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point); depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships); ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus. 

The job requires the employee to be able to walk at times a number of miles of stream of which often is through changing terrain, a lot of bending, climbing, stooping, and crouching may be a factor. Will need to be able to carry gravel bags weighing 30 to 40 pounds over short distances. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions. The employee is frequently required to work near moving mechanical parts; in high, precarious places; and around vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or air born particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. 

Some of the job duties will require you to perform outdoors in all types of weather. Also, must be comfortable being able to work in and around open waters.  

OTHER: This position may require you to work weekends and holidays.  

DRUG FREE WORKPLACE: The successful candidate will be required to have a urinalysis for drug and alcohol screening in accordance with the Tribe’s Drug Free Workplace Policy. 

INDIAN PREFERENCE: Indian Preference will be exercised in the hiring of this position in accordance with the Tribe’s Personnel Policies. 

TO APPLY: Submit application packets including a resume and cover letter on Paylocity through the Squaxin Island Tribe Career Opportunities website. Contact Human Resources for more information: 360-432-3865. 

 EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor of Science in related field and four years of relevant experience OR Associate of Arts Degree in a related field and six years of relevant experience. OR High School Diploma or GED and eight years of natural resource relevant experience. Course work in fisheries, biology or related field may substitute for experience.