Natural Resource Technician III

State of South Carolina; South Carolina; On-site; USD 36,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of South Carolina is seeking a field technician to support the St. Stephen Fish Lift and related monitoring studies of American shad, blueback herring, and American eels.

The role involves data collection, operational tasks, and basic administrative duties to keep projects on track. Seasonal operations may require heavy physical labor, variable hours including early mornings and weekends, and working under adverse weather.

Qualifications

• Experience with data entry and management using Microsoft 365 applications.
• Ability to collect, enter, verify and organize field data.
• Knowledge of wildlife/fisheries work preferred.

Responsibilities

• Daily tasks at the St. Stephen Fish Lift and monitoring studies for American shad, blueback herring, and American eels.
• Support operational procedures, data collection, and administrative tasks (procurement, vehicle maintenance, inventory).
• Define and address maintenance priorities of facilities and equipment; perform data entry and validation.

Skills

Data entry

Microsoft 365

Field data collection

Education

Associate degree in the technical sciences

High school diploma + 3 years wildlife/fisheries experience

Tools

Laboratory equipment use

Job description

Job Responsibilities

Individual will be responsible for daily tasks associated with the St. Stephen Fish Lift and relevant monitoring studies for American shad, blueback herring, and American eels. The individual will participate in operational procedures, collection of essential biological data, and will assist with various administrative tasks to ensure project success (e.g., procurement, vehicle maintenance, and equipment inventory). Significant time will additionally be applied to defining and addressing maintenance priorities of facilities and equipment, data entry and validation, and estimating ages for collected specimen. Within season operations are extremely time sensitive, may require heavy physical labor at times, can occur under adverse weather conditions, and often extend working hours to early morning, nights, and/or weekends. Experience in data entry and management, particularly using Microsoft 365 applications, is strongly preferred. While largely a land-based vocation, several opportunities exist for aiding concurring projects within the Diadromous Fishes section.

Job Responsibilities

Individual will be responsible for daily tasks associated with the St. Stephen Fish Lift and relevant monitoring studies for American shad, blueback herring, and American eels. The individual will participate in operational procedures, collection of essential biological data, and will assist with various administrative tasks to ensure project success (e.g., procurement, vehicle maintenance, and equipment inventory). Significant time will additionally be applied to defining and addressing maintenance priorities of facilities and equipment, data entry and validation, and estimating ages for collected specimen. Within season operations are extremely time sensitive, may require heavy physical labor at times, can occur under adverse weather conditions, and often extend working hours to early morning, nights, and/or weekends. Experience in data entry and management, particularly using Microsoft 365 applications, is strongly preferred. While largely a land-based vocation, several opportunities exist for aiding concurring projects within the Diadromous Fishes section.

Minimum And Additional Requirements

• An associate degree in the technical sciences and one (1) year of experience in wildlife or fisheries work; or a high school diploma and three (3) years of experience in wildlife or fisheries work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of South Carolina's fish, wildlife and marine species, including their habits, habitats and natural requirements.
• Strong ability to communicate observations, deficiencies, and conflicts with the supervisor in a timely manner.
• Ability to utilize laboratory equipment to estimate otolith and scale ages and computer applications to enter, verify, and organize data collections.
• Ability to swim, record data legibly, and be willing to learn how to perform all jobs within this project and fill in for vacancies when appropriate.