Environmental Scientist I

St Johns River Water Management District • Palatka, FL

2d • $46,800 - $58,490 • Onsite

About The Position

This is entry level professional scientific work performing field data collection and monitoring.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in biology, limnology, chemistry, botany, environmental science, or related field.
• Professional experience in an environmental field can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education.
• Valid State of Florida Driver’s License.
• Must be able to or learn to trailer, operate, launch, and load motorboats and other vessels.
• Operation of boats, trucks and trailers may occur in all weather conditions.
• Maintain a priority of safety, data integrity, good communication, working well with others as a team; make effective, consistent, and defensible decisions in the field.

Nice To Haves

• operate or learn to operate vehicles/vessels to access sites (e.g., outboard motorboats, four-wheel drive trucks, airboats, ATVs, Marsh Master)
• collecting water samples from boats, bridges, streams, etc.
• standing and hiking for long periods of time
• construction, and maintenance of experimental structures
• planting vegetation
• wading through dense submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV)
• swimming
• going underwater to count SAV with sampling equipment
• Activities may be in close proximity to wildlife (including snakes and alligators)

Responsibilities

• Performs water quality sampling and field science.
• Performs biological monitoring.
• Performs field data entry and documentation.
• Performs maintenance of field sampling equipment, vehicles, and vessels.

Benefits

• Florida Retirement System
• health insurance
• parental leave
• dental insurance
• life insurance
• long-term disability
• paid leave and holidays
• professional development
• wellness program
• eligible for public service student loan forgiveness program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level