Fisheries Specialist

Our client is seeking a Fisheries Specialist to work within their facilities located in Stamford, CT for a 12-month contract.
Summary:
 

• The Fisheries Liaison (FL) is a critical and crucial position and component for project development and reputation with the commercial and recreational fishing communities.
  
• Marine operations associated with project developments require close communications, engagement, and coordination with the fishing communities.
  
• FL conducts a wide and diverse range of responsibilities and heavily supports the Permitting, Technical and Community Affairs teams.
  

Responsibilities:
 

• Primary point of contact between the Project and fishing community
  
• Solicit, recruit and support offshore fishing representatives and scout boats
  
• Solicit, recruit and support fishing industry representatives
  
• Support offshore contractors and vessels with fisheries and marine logistics and coordination
  
•  Attend offshore wind industry meetings, fisheries industry forums, councils and seminars
  
• Participate in outreach events and inform stakeholders of the company projects (independent and group consultations, port visits, phone calls, texts and email)
  
• Joint Monthly Port hours in collaboration with other developer FLs
  
• Develop and disseminate notices, newsletters and updates
  
• Maintain fisheries contacts and outreach Mail Chimp database
  
• Maintain 400+ fisheries contact database  (stakeholders, Local, State and Federel GOV, academia and public) via Constant Contact software
  
• Planning and compliance with the company Fisheries Communication Plan
  
• Established and support Fisheries and Benthic Monitoring Surveys
  
• Review and Support of the company Projects’ plans and technical documents
  
• Established and support of the company Gear Claims Application
  
• Establish and support with Empire Wind Compensation Plan
  
• Support with the Regional Compensation Fund
  
• Fisheries procurement and supplier invoicing support via SAP software
  
• Support with vessel inspections and vetting with fishing vessels supporting Projects.
  
• Maintain Automatic Identification System (AIS) on project websites
  
• Maintain LNM on websites
  
• Maintain positive and friendly relations with the commercial fishing industry and marine fisheries agencies/institutions/organizations