Full-Time Senior Analyst – MMPA Services -Science Technical Support
Job Description
Ocean Associates, Inc. (OAI) is seeking a candidate to support to the NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service(NMFS), Office of Protected Resources (OPR) in Silver Spring MD. OAI supplies personnel support services on contract to government and industry clients for marine fisheries and protected species. The employee will support the OPR in providing science and technical support for environmental compliance under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) for Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST41) covered projects (e.g., offshore wind and infrastructure.
NOTE: A cover letter that describes how your skills, experience and education meet the required qualifications of the position must be included with your resume when submitting the application and is mandatory
Duties:
- Support and ensures efficient, scientifically robust, and legally defensible environmental compliance for FAST-41 covered projects (e.g., offshore wind and infrastructure), including offshore wind, through the application of biological, ecological, and technical expertise.
- Collect, review organize, interpret, analyzes, and synthesizes the best available science addressing the impacts and mitigation of anthropogenic activities (e.g., pile driving, geophysical surveys, explosives) on marine mammals and their habitat.
- Explore, review, evaluate, develop, and implement, for both internal and/or external use, guidance, methods, tools, and/or analytical frameworks to facilitate and improve the assessment of the impacts of FAST-41 projects on marine mammals and their habitat.
Qualifications :
- Bachelor of Science degree or higher, from an accredited college or university with a major directly related in a field of study
- (3) years of experience in related field to the stated duties or combination of education and experience totaling seven ( 7) years. Education beyond Bachelor’s Degree can be substituted for experience.
- Experience with some or all of the following: marine mammal science, population biology, the application of risk assessment frameworks to the conservation of protected species, Population Consequences of Disturbance modeling or expert elicitation, statistics, GIS, and/or the use Python, MatLab, or R for various scientific computing purposes
- Knowledge of or background in implementation of MMPA.
- Strong technical writing and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively both individually and collaboratively in a team/group setting.
- Ability to receive constructive feedback and implement appropriate action
Start Date: As soon as possible after completing a background investigation
Location: Work may be performed offsite
Salary and Benefits: These are full-time positions with benefits. Salary: $34.00 to $38.00 per hour.
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