Biologist ; Marine​/Trainee - NY HELPS

This position will be responsible for implementing the Tidal Wetlands (Article 25) and Protection of Waters (Article 15) regulatory program in NYC.

Duties include:

• Conducting regulatory reviews of permit applications for marine construction and/or restoration projects in urban areas.
• Performing site inspections, alone or with other staff, on permitted projects and violation investigations, at times in rough terrain or under adverse weather or environmental (ticks, mosquitos, poisonous plants) conditions.
• Attending site meetings with applicants, permit tees, consultants, contractors, or respondents.
• Conducting tidal wetland delineations and field-verifying tidal wetland boundaries delineated by consultants.
• Assisting in enforcement with Div. of Law Enforcement and Office of General Counsel by determining compliance with regulations, assessing environmental impacts, and developing remediation requirements.
• Providing guidance to the public, consultants, other government agencies, and DEC staff about wetland regulations and jurisdiction and general knowledge relating to the NYSDEC.
• Providing testimony at permit hearings and enforcement hearings.
• Articulating clearly, in writing and orally, justifications for regulatory determinations.
• Possessing excellent communication skills, written and oral, required for frequent contact and communication with applicants, consultants, contractors, government officials, and the public on proposed projects, violation investigations, site inspections, and compliance conferences.
• Analyzing information and create descriptive maps in Arc Pro.
• Working independently and organizing your own schedule, including ability to adjust schedule and priorities on the fly.
• Working in and around water with the potential to work from a boat.
• Possessing a valid driver's license and being comfortable driving in a dense, urban environment.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

A bachelor's or higher degree including or supplemented by 18 semester credit hours in algal ecology, apex predators, aquaculture mariculture, aquatic community ecology, biology of algae, biological oceanography, biology of commercially valuable seaweeds, biology of fishes, biology of marine plankton, biology of marine plankton ecology, biology of marine plankton physiology, biology of marine plankton taxonomy, biology and conservation of marine birds, biology and conservation of sea turtles, chemical oceanography, coastal botany, coastal ecology, coastal estuarine process, coastal oceanography, conservation and management of marine resources, conservation biology and marine biodiversity, crustacean biology and management, diseases of marine organisms, ecology of fishes, ecology, utilization and management of marine fishes, effects of powerplants, dredging, marine construction, pollutants, climate, etc.,

on marine biota and/or ecology, environmental…