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Form of workPOSITION TITLE : Fisheries Habitat Biologist IGrande Ronde Restoration Project SALARY : Pay Range: 7-8 (Biologist I) $45,760.00 to $79,793.76 annual DOE/DOQ DEPARTMENT: Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Program LOCATION : LaGrande Field Office, OSU Ag Service Center, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Grande Ronde Fish Habitat, Island City, Oregon. EMPLOYMENT STATUS : Full Time with benefits package Nonexempt SUPERVISED BY : Grande Ronde Subbasin Project Lead OPENING DATE: March 9, 2023 CLOSING DATE: April 7, 2023 CTUIR MISSION STATEMENT Exercise the Tribes sovereign authority to achieve the maximum protection of resources identified in the Treaty of 1855, to protect newly acquired lands wherein the Tribe has a vested interest, to protect the lands of all the citizens and residents of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. This position will protect human life, water, land, air, and wildlife by exercising professional skills and abilities in the protection of the resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
DNR Mission Statement To protect, restore, and enhance the first foods water, salmon, deer, cous, and huckleberry for the perpetual cultural, economic, and sovereign benefit of the CTUIR. We will accomplish this utilizing traditional ecological and cultural knowledge and science to inform: 1) population and habitat management goals and actions; and 2) natural resources policies and regulatory mechanisms. Fisheries Mission Statement To provide sustainable harvest opportunities for aquatic species of the first food order by protecting, conserving, and restoring native aquatic populations and their habitats.
Fisheries Habitat Project Mission Statement To protect, enhance, and restore functional floodplain, channel, and watershed processes to provide sustainable and healthy habitat for aquatic species of the First Food order. GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES This position will be responsible for assisting the Grande Ronde Fish Habitat Project Leader in developing, implementing, monitoring, and maintaining fish habitat restoration and enhancement projects in the Grande Ronde Basin This position will assist and contribute to various aspects of the fish habitat project, developing habitat project opportunities, collecting field data, project planning, design, environmental permitting, construction and construction observation, data, monitoring and evaluation project effectiveness, maintenance of conservation easements, and reporting. EXAMPLES OF JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES (refer to Table 1 for additional information) Project Development, Implementation, and Maintenance: Participate in interdisciplinary fish habitat and floodplain restoration and enhancement project planning, design, environmental permitting, implementation, construction inspection, and maintenance.
Experience required includes knowledge and experience with salmon and steelhead fish life history requirements, natural river, floodplain, and habitat restoration and enhancement principles and strategies, construction and field observation/inspection, revegetation techniques, and fence maintenance and construction. Project Administration: Assist in preparing annual work plans, budgets, purchasing, and field staff supervision. Comply with time/task sensitive contractual obligations in an effective manner.
Contribute efforts to improve efficiencies and effectiveness. Assist in identification of opportunities to diversify habitat project funding, cost-share and partnership cooperative opportunities. With guidance from Project Leader and Assistant Project Leader, produce contracts, reports, requests for service/construction proposals, and purchasing.
Data Collection, Analysis and Management: Assist in the development and implementation of coordinated monitoring efforts to provide necessary information for all aspects of Restoration Project completion including scoping, design, implementation, project effectiveness monitoring, adaptive management application, and reporting. Coordinate monitoring efforts with appropriate project cooperators (CTUIR Fisheries M & E, CTUIR Water Resources, etc.) in order to utilize multiple scales of repeatable physical and ecological methods and metrics to gauge project effectiveness and maximize accuracy and acceptance by the specific community and project review teams. Apply appropriate and current monitoring and analysis techniques to collected data.
Collect and store data in a manner that is consistent with QA/QC requirements in an organized manner within an acceptable timeframe. Contribute to the Tribes Comprehensive Data Management System (CDMS), including data preparation, uploads, and regular data updates. Apply education, training and experience pertaining to fish identification, handling, inventory, habitat assessment, and other aspects of restoration to assure that project results are scientifically defensible.
Supervision: Assist project leader in supervision of 1-3 regular full, part time employees, and seasonal Fisheries Habitat technicians: Assign tasks to technicians based on project necessity as well as employee abilities and strengths. Oversee progress of weekly operations as outlined by the Project Leader. Evaluate task effectiveness and apply adaptive management techniques.
Identify and coordinate project needs using foresight in a proactive manner to maximize efficiency, feasibility and productivity of the project. Draft any necessary disciplinary actions for subordinates. Direct and coordinate project activities and data collection to be consistent in addressing design and permit requirement/compliance (e.g.
endangered species act, tribal/state historic cultural resources preservation offices, stream zone removal/fill and alteration permitting) to achieve successful compliance in project implementation. Maximize efficiency, effectiveness and resources across habitat project activities. Effectiveness shall be gauged upon the quantity and quality of results and accomplishments under conditions associated with tasks.
Coordination: Develop and maintain cooperative relationships with project staff, agency partners and personnel, landowners, and stakeholders to strengthen project outcomes and facilitate collaborative efforts. Continue to facilitate collaboration with the Grande Ronde Model Watershed, Bonneville Power Administration, Bureau of Reclamation, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Union County Soil and Water Conservation District, NOAA Fisheries, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S.
Forest Service, private landowners and other cooperating entities. Reporting: Contribute to quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports in a timely manner that is consistent with project standards and funding agency requirements and ensure projects are scientifically defensible. Ability to collect, summarize, analyze scientific data into reports.
Prepare and present project results in scientific reports and public forums in order to foster a productive educational exchange and promote CTUIR Fish Habitat Program success. Participate in community outreach opportunities and give oral and/or poster presentations to promote CTUIRs Fisheries Habitat Program and recruit new partnerships due to demonstrated project success and professionalism. Secondary Job Functions: Participate in internal and interagency work sessions, conduct field investigations while overseeing field crew and activities.
Monitor progress and compliance by subcontractors and professional service providers in areas such as; riparian vegetation reestablishment, upland seeding, noxious weed control efforts and other related activities that may affect fish, wildlife or their habitats. Coordination with DNR Public Outreach Coordinators by participating in the design of educational materials, various aspects of public outreach, tours, workshops, presentations to promote CTUIRs habitat restoration efforts. SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY: As outlined above.
SIGNATORY AUTHORITY: Technician timesheets; open purchase orders. ACCESS TO SENSITIVE AREAS: None
