Gear Liaison
Entarian•Gloucester, MA
•Onsite
About The Position
Entarian is seeking a Gear Liaison / Gear Specialist to support upcoming work at the Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO) of the NMFS. This office administers NOAA's programs in the Northeastern United States to manage living marine resources for optimum use. The position is contingent upon contract award and funding.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in fisheries science, marine biology, environmental science, natural resource management, marine policy, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience supporting fisheries management, environmental compliance, marine resource policy, or related federal programs.
- Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident and be able to pass a background investigation to obtain a security badge to enter the applicable government facility.
Nice To Haves
- NOAA Fisheries or related federal fisheries management experience strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Participate in field studies, data analysis, and evaluation of potential solutions on how to mitigate sea turtle and marine mammal bycatch in fishing gear.
- Participate with the regional and science center gear team in projects directed at reducing large whale sea turtle (trawl, gillnet, traps/pots) and other protected species bycatch in fixed gear (trap/pots and gillnets) fisheries in Northwest Atlantic waters.
- Participate in field studies, data analysis, and evaluations of projects directed at mitigating sea turtle and other protected species bycatch in bottom trawl gear.
- Support compilation and evaluation of project results.
- Provide regular outreach including dockside demonstrations of appropriate gear installation.
- Support Law Enforcement inspection and compliance monitoring.
- Support entanglement gear analysis in collaboration with the Region and Center gear team and gear warehouse curation and record keeping.
- Support ALWTR Team meetings.
Benefits
- Medical, Rx, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
- 11 Paid Federal Government Holidays
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Basic Life & Supplemental Life
- Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
- Skills Development & Certifications
- Professional Membership Reimbursement
- Employee Referral Program
- Competitive compensation plan
- Discretionary variable incentive bonuses based on factors such as individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
