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Form of workThe King County Science and Technical Support Section is looking for a Freshwater Scientist committed to doing applied research that monitors and protects Puget Sound and advances environmental justice. This job is an opportunity to make scientific discoveries that shape environmental policy and investments in clean water and habitat. You'll collaborate with others to gather reliable evidence, address emerging issues, and contribute to effective and equitable solutions. In this role, you will join a respected team of scientists that supports both King County and regional decision makers, keeping the interests of our communities at the core.
About the Role:
You will support King County's scientific team to understand the health of our stream systems as they face impacts from land use, pollution, and climate change. In this role, you will be working in the field, visiting various streams, collecting stream bugs, and identifying possible sources of pollution. This position works with a dynamic team that will have you working in different areas of Water Quality, with a variety of tasks from field sampling to data management and analysis. It's a dynamic and energetic position that will give you a real opportunity to do meaningful science work at a local level. This position will support the County's Clean Water, Healthy Habitat initiative. This position performs work remotely and onsite.
About the Team:
King County's Science and Technical Support Section is a team of interdisciplinary scientists and engineers. We love our work! We lead studies in environmental sciences, manage environmental monitoring programs, and inform evidence-based policies and regulations. Our team is focused on achieving the best, most equitable environmental outcomes possible.
Commitment to Equity, Racial and Social Justice:
King County, named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is a diverse and vibrant community that represents cultures from around the world. Our True North is to create a welcoming community where everyone can thrive. We prioritize equity, racial and social justice, making it a foundational and daily expectation for all employees. As a Water Quality Planner/Project Program Manager I you will actively apply these principles in all aspects of your work. Learn more about our commitment at http://www.kingcounty.gov/equity.
Apply now for a rewarding career at the Water and Land Resources Division of King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP). Join our talented workforce in protecting and restoring the natural environment and promoting more resilient, sustainable, and equitable communities. Enjoy training, comprehensive benefits and growth opportunities.What You Will Be Doing:
- Collect and analyze date for the Pollution Identification and Correction (PIC) program.
- Prepare technical reports and communicate findings in ways that everyone can understand.
- Participate in the PIC steering committee and work group.
- Coordinate and support a team of seasonal filed technicians surveying benthic macroinvertebrates for our Stream Health Monitoring Program. This will include working with the Program Manager, support onboarding of seasonal staff, and helping with day-to-day execution of the program.
- Enter, upload, QA/QC, and wrangle data for marine and freshwater monitoring programs.
- Collaborate as a member of the Freshwater and Marine Teams.
- Education or work experience in Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Biology, or closely related field.
- Experience performing quality control on data uploading date to different platforms.
- Skill using Excel and R.
- Experience serving as a member of a multidisciplinary team tasked with a shared goal.
- Experience managing schedules, planning logistics, and organizing information.
- Experience collecting Water Quality and/or biological samples in streams and rivers.
- Experience developing and implementing Water Quality sampling plans and protocols.
- Have led a multi-person team in field work for an ongoing project.
- Have analyzed data that has helped drive decisions to inform policy or to adaptively manager and monitoring projects.
- Ability to communicate complex concepts and technical information in ways that everyone can understand.
- Cultivates Innovation: Crating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
- Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
- Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet a shared objectives.
- Self Development: Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.
- Value Differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
Working Conditions:
- Remote and Onsite Work Details:
Employees in this role work remotely from a home location, with onsite reporting requirements typically 1-4 times per month. The frequency of onsite work is determined by business needs and may be adjusted accordingly. Onsite reporting locations may be at various King County worksites including the collaboration space at King Street Center (201 S. Jackson St., Seattle, WA 98104).
- Remote Work Location Requirements:
Employees must reside in Washington State and be within a reasonable distance to King County worksites to meet onsite reporting requirements.
- Work Schedule: This fulltime position work a 40 hour work week. This position is covered under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and is overtime eligible.
We welcome applications from all qualified applicants. We value diversity, diverse perspectives and life experience and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.
Application materials will be screened for clarity, completeness and alignment with the experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skills essential for this role to determine which candidates may be invited to participate in one or more panel interviews.
To apply, submit a:
- King County application
- Resume
- Cover Letter detailing your background and what you bring to the position
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Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the teamdedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.
Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.
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Employment Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week
