Fisheries & Wildlife Technicians

The Portland Water Bureau is seeking 3 fisheries technicians and 1 wildlife technician to assist in the
collection of field data in 2010. The work will start in March and continue through June for the fisheries
technicians. One fisheries technician will be retained until November to assist with a variety of field
efforts including stream surveys, adult fish counts, and scat sampling. The wildlife technician will work
from March through May, but there is the potential for the work to go longer. The technicians will work
35-40 hours per week (8-10 hours per day). Some fisheries work will be on Saturdays and Sundays. The
fisheries technicians will report to work at the Bureau’s Sandy River Station, which is at the confluence
of the Bull Run and Sandy rivers, and then drive in a Bureau vehicle to the work sites. The fisheries
work will focus on monitoring juvenile salmonid smolt traps with other duties assigned as time allows.
The wildlife technician will report to work at the Water Bureau’s office in downtown Portland or at
Sandy River Station. Their work will focus on wildlife scat sampling and surveys, and there may be
other duties assigned. For those tasks, the wildlife technician will work 1-5 days per week, depending on
scheduling.
All technicians will work under the direction of a Water Bureau fish biologist but at times will do field
work on their own. The technicians may be cross trained to perform other biological duties as assigned
by the Water Bureau.

This recruitment is for seasonal employees. Seasonal employees are limited to 1,200 hours per year, they
do not accrue vacation or sick leave, and they are not eligible for retirement or health benefits. Part time
season employees are not eligible for holiday pay and the technicians may be required to work on
holidays.
Fisheries applicants should describe their abilities and training relative to skills 1-5, and 7. Wildlife
applicants should describe their abilities relative to skills 4-7.
Each applicant should indicate in the first paragraph of their cover letter if they are applying for the
fisheries or wildlife technician positions. Applicants should mail or email a brief (1 page) cover letter
and resume (no more than 2 pages) that is structured to the skills listed above to Steve Kucas, Portland
Water Bureau, 1120 SW 5th Avenue, Portland, OR, 97204 by 5:00 pm, January 15, 2010.
Inquiries: Steve Kucas, 503.823.6976, skucas@water.ci.portland.or.us