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Looking to Spend Your Summer Outdoors?
Four Peaks has openings for seasonal environmental Field Technicians to support fisheries- and botany-focused field investigations and research activities throughout the Pacific Northwest. These positions would be great for prospective or current students looking to potentially pursue a career in fisheries or botany and looking to expand their field experience.
The majority of work (90%) will be in the field and may include work on reservoirs, boats, hydropower facilities, and potentially in remote sites near water. Tasks range from stream surveys to fisheries research using acoustic telemetry fish collection, botany surveys to field surveys of topography and stream geometry, water quality sampling, and moving and inventorying heavy equipment. There will also be office work (10%) that entails data entry and quality control. Office work may be performed remotely, at the discretion of the project manager.
Note: Workload may vary week to week, between 20 to 60 hours depending on project needs. In general, candidates would need to be prepared for changing plans, to be gone for a week at a time, work long days, and navigate variable weather conditions. Field sites may be remote with limited Internet or cell service (although there will always be a means to communicate in the case of an emergency), and transportation may not be available to get to field sites for all work, so candidates would need to provide their own means of transportation in some cases. Any personal vehicle usage would be reimbursed at the standard mileage rate. Ideally, candidates would be based near our Hood River, OR office.
Our field team is made up of smart, dedicated (and safe!) people whose work helps make our communities better. If you're interested in joining them for the summer, please upload your resume and let us know which focus you'd prefer. If your resume isn't super ecologically-focused, please feel free to upload a short cover letter letting us know about your other qualifications.
Required Qualifications
- Committed to safety and to closely following field protocols
- Able to work collaboratively with a small team
- Able and willing to work in the field in all weather conditions
- Able to walk on uneven terrain and occasionally lift and or carry up to 25 lbs
- Able to travel to remote sites
- Computer literate and detail oriented
- Interested in fisheries, botany, or related ecological research
- Botany applicants should be able to key out rare plants to species level
- Problem-solving skills and ability to make solid decisions based on the provided protocol and common sense
- Strong communication skills with staff who are not immediately on site
- Time management skills and accurate data recording
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience operating field equipment (e.g., laser levels, hypsometers, water quality meters, GPS units, data entry platforms)
- Previous experience conducting ecological field work
- Enrolled in college degree program in botany, forestry, fisheries, or related field
About Four Peaks
Four Peaks Environmental Science & Data Solutions, LLC (Four Peaks) is a growing Environmental Science and engineering firm serving public and private entities nationwide. We help clients solve challenges in the aquatic environment requiring expertise in aquatic research, water resource management, data science, and regulatory compliance. Our mission is to provide data-driven, cost-effective solutions, and the highest level of customer service to our clients.
Four Peaks is committed to ensuring a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community. You'll be joining a team committed to positively impact our local, regional, national, and global communities—those same communities in which we operate. We live our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion at Four Peaks as core values through how we hire, promote, and develop our team. We are determined to pursue these values to build a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive day-to-day workplace and company culture.
