Wildlife Conservation Specialist

Company Overview

AIS, LLC is a national scientific services firm supporting maritime activities requiring certification of compliance with environmental regulations as well as collecting data for use by Federal, State, Municipal, and other government agencies along the US coastline.

Job Description:

The successful candidate will work independently observing the monitoring and exclusion zones around noise producing operations and implement protective measures when necessary. This role involves identifying protected species, documenting location, documenting behavior and other essential data, and documenting data on logs in an organized manner.

Salary:

We are offering a competitive hourly rate to be negotiated based on experience. This is a full-time temporary position.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Must have current STCW Basic Safety Training (BST), or GWO or BOSIET training
• Must have current CPR/First Aid certification
• 4-year degree with major in biological sciences
• Must be certified by a physician as fit for sea duty including not being susceptible to chronic motion sickness, ability to live in confined quarters, ability to tolerate stress, ability to lift objects up to 30 pounds
• Ability to vigilantly monitor waters surrounding observation platform/vessel for up to 4 hours at a time and not more than 12 hours in a 24-hour period
• Must have passed an approved PSO course/training and provide certificate
• Must not be affiliated with any group that may impair the objectivity or the appearance of objectivity
• Must have proof of eligibility to work within the US
• Must have offshore experience in the field
• Must have experience using thermal imaging cameras in the field

Benefits:

This position includes meals and lodging provided. Additionally, our benefits package includes health and dental insurance, vacation, sick and holiday benefits.