Montgomery County, MD has an opening for a biologist working with streams, fish and invertebrates. The requirements of the position are as follows. Collect data on stream fish, invertebrates and habitat. Maintain stream gages and rain gages. Set up study designs for BMP monitoring and supervise consultants performing BMP monitoring. Analyze data and write reports. Experience with hydrology, stormwater management, BMP monitoring and statistics desirable. The full advertisement and additional instructions are available on the county web site. http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/ohr/MC-Careers/v.cfm?type=Gene ral%20Professional#
WATER QUALITY SPECIALIST II Closing Date 1/26/2007 Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection 255 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD Permanent Full Time Salary range effective 1/7/07: $45,319 - $75,001. Employee will spend considerable time outside collecting stream and water quality data under a variety of environmental conditions and that may require carrying up to 40 pounds of gear. Specifically, the employee will work with stream monitoring crews to collect biological, physiochemical, geomorphic, and habitat data needed to assess stream health. Field duties include: fish monitoring, surveying, rapid habitat assessments, maintaining several rain and stream flow gages, water quality testing at various outfalls, and benthic macroinvertebrate sampling. Lab duties include subsampling benthic macroinvertebrate samples. Office duties include data entry, analysis and preparation of reports. Experience in GIS or database systems, specifically ArcMap and sql 2000, preferred. Field work will take place in various stream locations throughout the county and will be scheduled throughout the year as needed. Hours of work are 7:30-4:00 Monday through Friday. Position may be underfilled at the Water Quality Specialist I level. Salary range: $39,066 - $64,475; Experience: one year of experience in stream water sampling and data analysis, bioassessment protocols for streams and rivers (particularly fish and macroinvertebrates), and assessment of stream habitat conditions; or at the PAI level: Salary range: $34,465 - $56,585; no experience but Bachelor's degree or equivalency required.
