Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Specialist

Entarian is seeking a Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Specialist to provide technical programmatic data management environmental compliance outreach and restoration planning support for the NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation Restoration Center. This position will support habitat restoration projects and related NOAA programs and initiatives in the Great Lakes region including work associated with the Community Based Restoration Program and Damage Assessment Remediation and Restoration Program. The position is remote with periodic on-site meetings in Ann Arbor MI and/or regional site visits and meetings with partners throughout the Great Lakes states. The contractor may be required to travel for meetings workshops trainings and conferences and must reside within the Great Lakes basin.

Duties include:

• Support fishery habitat restoration planning and implementation including the evaluation identification prioritization design implementation and monitoring of restoration projects that support NOAA Restoration Center priorities including CRP and DARRP.
  
• Provide technical and programmatic support for Great Lakes restoration projects including coordination with NOAA staff co-trustees local partners responsible parties technical professionals and other stakeholders to support project development implementation planning monitoring and reporting.
  
• Support project review tracking and contract-related coordination including technical review of project proposals and progress reports support for field activities and subcontractor oversight identification of potential contract deviations and coordination with the NOAA Project Lead and COR as appropriate.
  
• Develop and support technical scientific outreach and environmental compliance documentation including restoration planning materials NEPA and permitting documentation project fact sheets briefing packets draft press releases maps story-maps and other products.
  
• Perform data management GIS and reporting activities including maintaining and inputting project data in office systems; supporting mapping and geospatial analysis; coordinating information requests; and preparing monthly progress reports that correlate cost level of effort activities and accomplishments.
  

The salary for this position is approximately $70000 - 88000/year.

Periodic on-site meetings in the Ann Arbor MI office and/or regional site visits and meetings with partners in the Great Lakes states may be required with regular off-site work acceptable. The contractor may be required to travel for meetings workshops trainings and conferences and therefore must reside within the Great Lakes basin.

• Bachelors degree in coastal or aquatic sciences fishery biology fish ecology hydrology water resources ecology environmental science biological sciences or a related field. One year of additional relevant experience may be substituted for each year of degree deficiency consistent with contract requirements.

• Minimum 58 years of professional experience in applicable field activities methods and practices related to habitat restoration fisheries ecology aquatic sciences or a related field.
  

• Demonstrated ability to support fishery habitat restoration planning implementation monitoring and project evaluation.
  

• Knowledge of biological sciences and techniques pertaining to ecology marine and anadromous fisheries offshore and coastal aquatic habitat invasive species and Great Lakes habitats and resources.
  

• Ability to apply ecological principles to habitat restoration.
  

• Advanced GIS skills and capabilities including model development mapping and analysis creation of geodatabases creation of web-based GIS interfaces and data management.
  

• Knowledge of federal state and local regulations related to living marine resources and habitat restoration projects including the Clean Water Act Essential Fish Habitat guidelines Estuary Restoration Act Endangered Species Act Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
  

• Ability to perform field monitoring and habitat assessment activities to identify and evaluate habitat restoration projects.
  

• Experience coordinating with technical professionals local partners co-trustees responsible parties agencies and other stakeholders.
  

• Strong organizational and project management skills including project scheduling budgeting tracking reporting and handling multiple concurrent responsibilities.
  

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
  

• Ability to work independently; reliable self-starter self-motivated and detail-oriented.
  

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications including Word Excel and PowerPoint.
  

• Willingness for occasional travel within the Great Lakes region.
  

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident and be able to pass a background investigation to obtain a security badge to access applicable government systems and facilities.

• Technical writing skills and experience.
  
• Experience working in a government office.

Compensation
ERT considers several factors when extending an offer of employment including the location scope and associated responsibilities of the specific position as well as a candidates work experience education/training and key skills.

Benefits
All full-time employees are eligible to participate in our flexible benefits package which includes:

• Medical Rx Dental and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
• 11 Paid Federal Government Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Professional Membership Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Competitive compensation plan
• Discretionary variable incentive bonuses based on factors such as individual performance business unit performance and/or the companys performance

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