Environmental Control Technician III- Shorebird

Environmental Control Technician III – Shorebird

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- Shorebird role at Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
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The Delaware Shorebird Project works to monitor and protect bird species of conservation concern migrating through the Delaware Bay each spring.

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Seasonal position with Delaware's Species Conservation and Research Program to assist the Delaware Shorebird Project, a decades-long effort to study long distance migrating shorebirds as they make their annual stop in the Delaware Bay. Primary responsibilities of the position will be to recruit, schedule, train, and manage volunteers of varying experience levels to collect migratory shorebird data during the May field season, as well as also participating extensively in that field work, such as walking and boat surveys, flag resighting, and large cannon-net captures for banding, tagging, and satellite tag deployment.

Duties outside the May field season include data entry and management, assisting with other wildlife projects including colonial waterbird surveys and American oyster catcher capture and banding, and preparing reports and outreach materials for volunteers and the general public using GIS, Excel, RStudio, and Access.

Applicants must be available for irregular work hours during the peak field season from May 1-June 3, including willingness to work on holidays, weekends, and outside of typical work hours, though a maximum five-day work week would be maintained, likely Sunday through Thursday. Willingness to work long hours with paid overtime within that five-day work week is required. On-site housing and communal meals with the shorebird volunteer team in Slaughter Beach, DE would be provided through the work week during this period, though biological aides are not required to stay on site.

Housing is only available during the field season, and work schedule returns to a standard Monday to Friday work after the first week of June, though start times and day lengths vary throughout the summer. Good candidates should have experience relevant to some or all of the listed field skills and particularly those relating to team management and scheduling. Flexibility and good communication are a must during this short, highly productive field season, and diligence and attention to detail vital to the data processing and dissemination that follows.

• Provides technical support in studies, surveys, inspections and research projects.
• Survey and monitor bird populations.
• Trapping and banding.
• Work cooperatively with other seasonals, volunteers and Division of Fish and Wildlife staff.
• Provides technical information and assistance to the public.
• Maintains accurate records and prepares reports.
• Assists in data entry.
• Maintains records and reports detailing daily activities.
• Must be able to demonstrate responsibility, dependability and good communication skills.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Six months experience in conducting field work to collect environmental or ecological samples and survey data.
• Six months experience in analyzing and evaluating data.
• Six months experience in math such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, percentages, or decimals.
• Six months experience in interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
• Six months experience in narrative report writing.
• Six months experience in using an automated information system to enter, update, modify, delete, retrieve/inquire and report on data.
• Possession of a valid Driver's License (not suspended, revoked or cancelled, or disqualified from driving).

This posting may be closed on or before the listed close date upon filling the vacant position(s).

This is a Casual/Seasonal position which is a non-pension eligible position without healthcare and/or other benefits.

DNREC does not provide sponsorship for holders of H-1B Visas.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware Executive Branch participates in the Federal E-Verify system where the State will provide the federal government with each new hires Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. For more information refer to our job seeker resources.

Criminal background check: A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire. The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.

All new hires are required to report to the Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO) on their first day of employment. Sessions are held at designated locations in Kent or New Castle County.

The application and supplemental questionnaire are evaluated based upon a rating of your education, training and experience as they…