Fisheries Technician

Portland General Electric Company•Butte, MT

About The Position

PGE is hiring a temporary seasonal Fisheries Technician to support its Fisheries, Terrestrial, Water Quality, and Parks programs during the spring outmigration of summer steelhead, spring Chinook, and sockeye salmon smolts. The position may last up to six months. Under the technical oversight of full-time staff, technicians perform time-sensitive field and facility work supporting PGE's Pelton Round Butte license commitments, including reintroducing salmon and steelhead to the upper Deschutes Basin.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Typically requires two or fewer years of experience in a related field.
Basic knowledge of processes and procedures within the assigned technical area.
Basic ability to interpret relevant technical information.
Basic knowledge of departmental policies, procedures, and safety requirements.
Basic proficiency with office computer applications, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
Basic knowledge of company and department-specific systems and tools.
Basic knowledge of the company and utility industry.
Basic problem-solving skills and strong attention to detail.
Ability to adhere to response times, deadlines, and time-sensitive tasks; follow accuracy standards; and complete decision-making tasks.
Ability to work collaboratively, communicate and solve problems under stress, respond to frequent change, accept feedback, and apply lessons learned.
Ability to maintain regular, reliable, and predictable attendance and work an established and variable schedule as needed.
Ability to work extended hours when required, report to work during severe inclement weather as required, and work weekends with two consecutive days off on a set schedule.

Nice To Haves

Related college coursework in a designated specialty, such as fisheries or aquatic science.
Boating experience.

Responsibilities

Process fish daily at the Selective Water Withdrawal (SWW) facility and Pelton Trap, seven days per week.
Transport smolts downstream daily and assist with hauling summer steelhead and spring Chinook to and from three upper-basin acclimation ponds.
Operate three rotary screw traps in the upper Deschutes Basin and assist with PIT tagging and reservoir releases.
Conduct redband trout surveys on the Metolius River and Whychus Creek, and assist with angler surveys.
Assist with monthly water quality sampling in the lower Deschutes River and reservoirs.
Support terrestrial work as needed, including weed monitoring and spraying, fence maintenance and construction, ladder and guzzler inspections, shoreline surveys, and eagle productivity surveys.
Assist PGE parks staff with opening-day preparation and maintenance operations as needed.
Maintain monitoring equipment and help ensure accurate, complete data collection.
Assist with storms or other company emergencies as part of the position.