Fish Passage and Regulatory Compliance - SUMMER TEMP
About The Position
If you have a passion for renewable energy and combating climate change, come and join our team! FirstLight is looking for innovative, collaborative, and team-oriented summer temps to join our talented and dynamic team of individuals working to decarbonize the grid and accelerate the clean energy transformation. POSITION TITLE: Fish Passage and Regulatory Compliance Temp POSITION DETAILS: The temp will work to support the Regulatory Compliance team and will be based at one of three facilities: Taftville Dam (Taftville/Norwich, CT), Tunnel Dam (Preston, CT), and Scotland Dam (Windham, CT). Will work on projects involving fish passage monitoring and regulatory compliance under the supervision of a compliance analyst / fisheries biologist.
Requirements
- Desire for exposure to the renewable energy industry, and/or passion for decarbonizing the grid, and mitigation of environmental impacts
- Actively enrolled in a biology, fish/wildlife management, field science, or related degree program from a regionally accredited university or college, having completed at least the second year
- Reliable transportation and the ability to travel between sites (approximately 10 miles); mileage reimbursement is provided
- Proven ability to work both collaboratively in a team environment and independently, including at unmanned or remote sites
- Strong interpersonal communication and critical thinking skills
- Demonstrates an innovative mindset and problem-solving capabilities
- Intermediate MS Suite experience
- Will be exposed to a variety of weather conditions such as rain and heat and in/on wet surfaces
- Ability to be physically mobile and frequently stand, walk, sit, reach, climb, bend, stoop, kneel or crouch and walk on uneven surfaces
- Must be able to walk up and down long flights of stairs (up to 3 stories) and carry up to 40 lbs
Responsibilities
- Facilitate upstream passage of juvenile American Eels at hydroelectric facilities, including biological and physical data collection and eel trap monitoring and maintenance
- Assist in upstream fish passage monitoring, data collection, and quality control
- Assist in the development of regulatory compliance documents related to fish passage ecological impact mitigation
- Complies with FirstLight policies and procedures
- Carries out other duties and responsibilities as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
