Wildlife Crew Lead Sequoia NF Hume Lake Ranger District
Wildlife Crew Lead Sequoia NF Hume Lake Ranger District
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Description
Position Description Summary:
Ranger District: Hume Lake Ranger District; Dunlap CA
The Great Basin Institute in cooperation with the US Forest Service is recruiting Wildlife Crew Leads to support the study and review of proposed actions in National Forests in the Sierra Nevada. Crew Leads will support Wildlife Technicians in performing field surveys collecting data and providing technical assistance to assess wildlife habitat for various species. Fieldwork will consider federally listed species candidate species and those proposed for listing while assessing the ecosystems upon which they depend. This work is in furtherance of ESA goals that seek the best available scientific information to inform forest restoration planning.
A Temporary Special Assignment (TSA) employee is one who is hired for a specific temporary assignment external from the institutes administrative operations with one of GBIs partners for 52 weeks or greater or less than 52 weeks and may work fulltime 30 or more hours per week) or parttime (less than 30 hours per week).
Essential Job Functions may include the following:
- Lead field crews in conducting speciesspecific wildlife surveys and habitat assessments (e.g. California SpottedOwl Northern Goshawk Pacific Fisher Sierra Nevada YellowLegged Frog).
- Manage crew safety coordinate daily tasks and ensure data collection adheres to USFS management protocols.
- Perform species monitoring habitat assessments and maintain field survey stations (e.g. acoustics baited camera stations).
- Collaborate with USFS and GBI staff to support vegetation management and environmental compliance measures.
- Administrative duties such as meeting with GBI staff leading report writing receipt management managing crew members and team dynamics.
- Additional tasks may include survey equipment setup data quality assurance and training.
LOCATION
In and around Sequoia National Forest; Hume Lake Ranger District Dunlap CA
The incumbents will be based out of the Hume Ranger District (Dunlap CA) of the Sequoia National Forest (SNF) which is one of 19 National Forests in California and takes its name from the giant sequoia the worlds largest tree. The SNFs landscape includes soaring granite monoliths glaciercarved canyons roaring whitewater and more than 30 groves of sequoia trees in the forests lower elevation slopes. Elevations range from 1000 feet in the foothill region to peaks over 12000 feet in the rugged high country providing visitors with some of the most spectacular views of mountainous landscape in the entire west.
Techs and leads will live in barracks approximately 45 minutes 1 hour from town
WORK SCHEDULE
This position will begin in midMay and end as late as midNovember. Season start and end dates are project and weather dependent and may change slightly.
Wildlife crew positions follow 10 hour days 4 days a week schedule.
Most of the work for this role will be at night depending on the number of people hired.
Temporary Special Assignment employees are eligible to receive holiday pay if partner approved. TSAs working four 4 ten 10 hour days per workweek will be paid ten 10 hours for all holidays. Same with other approved/allowable workweek configurations; these can be accommodated accordingly with Banked Holiday(s).
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Wage: $26/hour with overtime at 1.5x hourly rate. Full time average 40 hours per week
In addition to a competitive base salary this fulltimeonsite position includes companypaid comprehensive medical dental (with option to upgrade in coverage) and vision insurance as well as $25000 Life/AD&D policy. Voluntary shortterm and longterm disability policies are available and voluntary Life/AD&D policies for family members. Mental health support resources are employer provided competitive PTO accrual and paid holidays. Shared housing is provided. This exciting role contributes to GBIs significant positive impacts within the fields of environmental research education and conservation.
TSA employees who serve a term under 52 weeks in duration and have a thirty 30 day or less break between terms and then sign a second term that (cumulatively) becomes greater than 52 weeks of employment will be eligible for the >1year TSA benefits (equivalent to Regular fulltime employees).
Qualifications
Requirements/Qualifications
To perform this job successfully employees must be able to satisfactorily carry out each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Experience in conducting wildlife surveys; preferred experience with California SpottedOwl Northern Goshawk Pacific Fisher or Sierra Nevada YellowLegged Frog
- Experience in standard field methods for wildlife surveys status assessments and habitat characterization
- Ability to understand implement and adhere to established data collection inventory assessment and monitoring protocols;
- Willingness to work a variable schedule in response to project needs possibly including some weekends nights holidays
- Skills in GPS navigation and map reading
- Physical ability for fieldwork in remote areas including overnight camping if necessary
- Effective communication skills for coordination with multidisciplinary teams
- Possess a clean valid stateissued drivers license with the ability to safely operate and maintain a 4WD vehicle on and off paved roads
- Experience leading crews in the field preferred
- Experience with reptile and amphibian surveys
- Experience hiking off trail
- Education: Bachelors degree in Biology Ecology Natural Resource Management or related field with fieldwork experience OR three years of wildlife fieldwork experience.
TO APPLY
Qualified applicants will be contacted to schedule an interview. For questions regarding this position please contact
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 employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit use hands stand walk bend and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision and ability to adjust focus working with computer business equipment and other job/industry specific equipment. The noise level in the work environment is usually low.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be allinclusive. Employees may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the organizations ongoing needs.
Disclaimer: Although the organization has attempted to accurately and thoroughly describe this position GBI reserves the right to change the same including to change add to or subtract from the duties outlined within the sole discretion of the organization at any time with or without advance notice.
Employment Type
Temp
