Tern Colony Site Manager; Seasonal Job Buzzards Bay Massachusetts USA,Outdoor/Nature/Animal Care

Position: Tern Colony Site Manager (Seasonal)
Location: Buzzards Bay

Who We Are

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) seeks to protect, preserve, and enhance Massachusetts’ environmental resources and create a clean energy future for all residents. Through the stewardship of open spaces, the protection of environmental resources, and the advancement of clean energy, EEA works tirelessly to make Massachusetts a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family. Our commitment to environmental justice ensures that every resident, regardless of background or location, can live in a safe, clean environment and shares equally in the benefits of the clean energy transition.

Who

We Are as an Employer

At EEA, we create meaningful, inclusive opportunities that empower our employees to make a real difference in shaping the environmental future of Massachusetts. We foster a workplace culture where diversity is valued, innovation is encouraged, and collaboration thrives. Our employees play a vital role in advancing sustainability, environmental justice, and clean energy solutions, ensuring a positive and lasting impact on Massachusetts and its residents.

DFG

The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) is the state agency responsible for conservation of the state's natural resources. DFG exercises responsibility over the Commonwealth's marine and freshwater fisheries, wildlife, plants, and natural communities, and provides outdoor recreation opportunities to the public.

Job Opening

Mass Wildlife is responsible for the conservation of freshwater fish and wildlife in the Commonwealth, including endangered plants and animals. Mass Wildlife restores, protects, and manages land for wildlife to thrive and for people to enjoy.

A cover letter referencing the correct position must be submitted as part of the application process and attached “as relevant” to the requisition.

Job Description

The Tern Colony Site Manager (2 seasonal contract positions) restores endangered terns to Buzzards Bay through an intensive program of protection, management, and monitoring at the key nesting islands. Responsibility to protect these endangered birds falls under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act. Persons hired will spend significant time in Southeastern Massachusetts.

Specific duties include:

Protection and censusing colonies of Common and endangered Roseate Terns, and Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls

Discouragement of nesting gulls

Monitoring tern growth and productivity; trapping and banding adult and chicks; participating in other studies as needed.

Reading bands on adults through spotting scopes

Predator control and habitat management

Scheduling and supervision of seasonal interns and predator control technicians

Maintaining field notebooks, data management, and writing an end-of-season report. One of the positions will also assist with quality control, analysis, and reporting of statewide data on rare coastal waterbirds.

BIRD/RAM ISLANDS:
Operation of outboard motorboats in marine environment

Qualifications: Must have previous coursework in the biological or environmental sciences and be comfortable spending long periods of time in the outdoors. One incumbent must have substantial experience with quality-control and analysis of biological data. As a condition of employment, employees must be fully vaccinated.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience supervising field personnel

Experience banding birds

BIRD/RAM ISLANDS:
Experience handling outboard motorboats in the marine environment

PENIKESE ISLAND:
Experience camping under primitive conditions desirable. Person hired will be required to set up and live in a field camp on the island.

Good physical condition. At PENIKESE ISLAND, must be able to carry ~40 lbs. of field equipment a distance of ½ mile.

Ability to work independently, as well as live and work cooperatively and harmoniously with others. At PENIKESE ISLAND must be comfortable living with others in close quarters in a remote island setting with limited facilities for 2-3 weeks at a time.

Willingness to work at night when required

In-state travel will be required; willingness to use personal vehicle.

Comments

Fieldwork will be conducted in Southeastern Massachusetts at BIRD ISLAND,…


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