Maryland Water Monitoring Council: Job Openings

Natural Resources Technician I - Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MULTIPLE VACANCIES) 

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Monitoring and Non-Tidal Assessment Division (MANTA) is currently accepting applications for multiple seasonal Natural Resources Technician I positions. The selected candidates may assist with the collection of water quality, biological, and habitat data in both tidal and non-tidal rivers of Maryland, the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland’s Coastal Bays and Deep Creek Lake.

Primary duties include collecting water quality samples, measuring stream and storm flow, surveying for freshwater mussels, compiling and entering monitoring data to assist with reporting. Sampling may be conducted from boats, bridges, piers and within streams. Duties may also include maintaining and calibrating water quality sampling equipment, preparation of sampling/ laboratory supplies, maintenance of aquaculture systems, conducting data verification and analysis, delivery of samples to the laboratory and other duties as assigned.

Three (3) vacancies in total; Each at a different location:
1 position - Full-Time - 1919 Lincoln Drive, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County
1 position - Full-Time - 580 Taylor Avenue, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County
1 position - Part-Time - 73 Brant Road, Swanton, Garrett County

For more information or to apply, see the full job posting.

Natural Resource Specialist II (Biological/Geomorphic Lead) - Baltimore County Department of
Environmental Protection and Sustainability

Under general supervision, this position performs professional management of watershed monitoring programs pertaining to NPDES MS4 and TMDL required monitoring through fieldwork, investigations, data analysis and report preparation. They may assign and review the work of subordinate personnel or act as a project manager.
- Performs complex environmental and natural resources research pertaining to water quality, compiles detailed information, makes analysis, and prepares reports on environmental issues, areas, and problems.
- Completes preliminary studies of difficult environmental problems associated with water quality issues.
- Monitors and reports water quality issues of difficult complexity for compliance with County and Stat  laws and regulations regarding the protection of natural resources, including watercourses, wetlands, water pollution, aquatic habitats, rare and endangered species, agriculture, forests, and wildlife habitats.
- Conducts field investigation surveys of watercourses, private and public infrastructure, wetlands, forests, and wildlife habitats.
- Investigates and recommends corrective or mitigating actions for degraded streams and wetlands.
For more information or to apply, see the full job posting on the Baltimore County website.

MD Forest Service Watershed Planner full-time position

Maryland Forest Service is hiring a full-time contractual Watershed Planner position in Carroll County Maryland. The position includes subsidized health benefits and works across forest stewardship, fire, urban, health programs with a watershed perspective. It is posted through March 14th at recruitment # 24-002308-0004 at the link below.

https://www.jobapscloud.com/MD/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1=24&R2=002308&R3=0004

NYC Environmental Planning & Technical Positions

An ENSP alumni from 2010 works in NYC for the Department of Environmental Protection shared some job openings:

 

• Managing Director, Integrated Water Management | City of New York Jobs (nyc.gov)
• Industrial/Commercial Program Section Lead | City of New York Jobs (nyc.gov)

• Applications Developer | City of New York Jobs (nyc.gov)
• Assistant Civil Engineer | City of New York Jobs (nyc.gov)
• MS4 Program Manager | City of New York Jobs (nyc.gov)
  

Scenic Rivers Land Trust - full time Stewardship Coordinator

Job Opening: Stewardship Coordinator

Join our small but energetic team to protect our forests, farms, meadows, and wetlands!

About Scenic Rivers Land Trust: Founded in 1988, Scenic Rivers Land Trust is a private 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to protecting the forests, farms, meadows, shorelines, and wetlands of Anne Arundel County. To date, Scenic Rivers has acquired 78 conservation easements, covering over 3,700 acres.

Scenic Rivers Land Trust seeks a full time Stewardship Coordinator to ensure that 100% of our conservation easements are annually monitored and properly managed, and to assist in outreach, program management, and other mission critical projects throughout the year. This position includes interacting with landowners, volunteers, donors, and contractors. Candidates must be very detail and process oriented to ensure easement records are maintained to national accreditation standards. This position is field and office oriented, with the ability to work on a hybrid and flexible schedule, and the occasional need to work in the evening or on weekends. This position reports to the executive director. This position will require the use of a personal vehicle, with mileage reimbursed.

Responsibilities:
Stewardship of Protected Land
Scenic Rivers Land Trust is entrusted by the community to monitor and enforce the conservation easements it holds. The Stewardship Coordinator is responsible for managing our current conservation easement portfolio records. Most importantly, this includes managing the annual monitoring of every easement we hold (all 78 of them). The Stewardship Coordinator coordinates our Volunteer Stewards to visit and create reports for approximately 50% of our portfolio, and the Stewardship Coordinator visits and writes reports for the remainder of our portfolio. All conservation easement recordkeeping is under the Stewardship Coordinator’s care – everything from landowner inquiries and easement violations, to annual, current condition, and baseline reports.

The Stewardship Coordinator also coordinates and implements our Healthy Forests Program at Bacon Ridge Natural Area with Scenic Rivers staff, partners, contractors, and volunteers.

Grant Writing & Other Essential Projects
The Stewardship Coordinator collaborates with staff for researching and documenting possible funding opportunities, writing grants, and grant reporting, as well as supporting outreach events, donor database management, and communications.

Position requirements and preferences: 

• Bachelor’s degree in natural resources or related field preferred (or commensurate experience);
• One year experience in nonprofit or land conservation work;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with members of a team;
• Ability to and familiarty with walking miles in the woods, possibly off-trail;
• Experience in conservation easement monitoring and recordkeeping;
• Ability to follow process and be detail oriented;
• Ability and passion to learn new skills and technology;
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint;
• Familiarity with local ecosystems and/or invasive plants;
• Familiarity with ArcGIS, Landscape, and/or Salesforce a plus;
• Grant writing experience a plus; and
• Unmanned Aircraft Systems Pilot – FAA certification a plus

Salary and Benefits:

• Starting salary range is $48,000 to $57,000 depending upon experience;
• Paid holiday (11 days), sick (5 days), and annual leave (10-15 days);
• SIMPLE IRA retirement plan with an employer match of 3% of annual salary; and
• Flexible and hybrid work schedule

Start Date:
April/May 2024 preferred.

To apply:
Please send a thoughtful cover letter and resume to Sarah Knebel, Executive Director, at Sarah@SRLT.org with “STEWARDSHIP COORDINATOR” in the subject line.

The position will remain open until filled. Applications submitted before March 18, 2024, will be given first consideration.

Scenic Rivers Land Trust is an equal opportunity employer.

Scenic Rivers aspires to be an inclusive multicultural organization that celebrates the rich dimensions of diversity such as race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious and political beliefs. We are committed to ensuring diversity and inclusion remain integral to our organizational structure, policies, board of directors, staff, strategic goals, grants, partnerships and program delivery. If you meet more than 75% of the qualifications of this job description, we encourage you to submit an application.

Opening announced: February 26, 2024

2 paid Montgomery Parks seasonal positions

Are you ready to get your feet wet with stream condition studies, stormwater mitigation strategies, and ecological restoration science?

Montgomery Parks, part of the Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission, is hosting two paid, part-time seasonal employment opportunities based in the Wheaton Headquarters located at 2425 Reedie Drive, Wheaton, MD 20902.

Candidates eager to monitor stream health and protect waterways from pollution will work alongside specialists in the Resource Analysis section to implement a variety of biological monitoring, ecological restoration, stormwater management, and GIS projects.

Position 1 - Resource Analysis Program Assistant (Technician): March 2024 – October 2024

Position 2 - Resource Analysis Program Assistant (Summer Internship): May 2024 – August 2024

Positions average 24-32 hours per week, scheduled between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and involve considerable time outdoors collecting data in streams and wetlands and along stormwater infrastructure. Candidates will receive specialized training and work to grow skills conducting water quality assessments and pollution investigations, processing biological samples, calibrating and maintaining equipment, reviewing and analyzing datasets, and communicating results to an array of audiences.

Salary range is $18.50 - $21.00 per hour, based on education and experience. Applications will be accepted until both positions are filled. Interested candidates should review position details and apply as soon as possible at

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mncppc/jobs/4365685/resource-analysis-program-assistant-seasonal. 

Sr Development Coordinator Opportunity at Rock Creek Conservancy

Rock Creek Conservancy is looking for a database whiz to join our team in a generalist support position for our development team. This would be an amazing opportunity for someone who worked in the Advancement office as an undergrad or has a few years of associate-level experience in a development shop. 

Position description and application instructions here: 

Senior Development Coordinator

We are place-based, so do require that candidates live in the DC area - we all come into our office weekly, and this position will support donor events in northwest DC and Montgomery County.

ob Opening: PGC Climate Smart Commodities Program Manager - closing date 1/2/2024

 Climate Smart Commodities Program Manager

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/pgc/jobs/4320405/climate-smart-commodities-program-manager

 

Salary

$68,732.00 - $148,260.00 Annually

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 Prince George’s County is the perfect family-friendly community. Encompassing almost 500 square miles and with over 900,000 residents, Prince George's County has an urban atmosphere that still manages to provide a scenic and peaceful place to live, work, and play.

We are Prince George’s Proud! 

This is a professional senior-level environmental planning position in the Sustainability Division with administrative, technical, and supervisory responsibilities. This position is responsible for supporting the Prince George’s County Climate-Smart Local Producers Pilot Program as funded by the USDA Smart Commodities Program.

About the Position:  
This position is dedicated to managing the Prince George’s County Climate-Smart Local Producer Pilot Program as funded through the USDA’s Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities. This position will directly support working partnerships between the University of Maryland-Extension, Prince George’s County Soil Conservation District, Bowie State University, and the Prince George’s County Food Equity Council which are the partners for the grant.

The overarching objective of the program will be to support the production and marketing of climate-smart commodities by providing voluntary incentives to producers and landowners, including early adopters, to implement climate-smart agricultural production practices, activities, and systems on working lands; measure/quantify, monitor and verify the carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) benefits associated with those practices; and develop markets and promote the resulting climate-smart commodities.

The successful candidate will lead a collaborative partnership team pilot, evaluate, and build a Climate-Smart Local Producers Program to address marketing products grown using a variety of climate-centric practices. It will focus on breaking down barriers to implementing such practices on existing and new farms. Emphasis will be placed on encouraging the entry of historically underserved producers into the marketplace. This includes beginning farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers, veteran farmers, limited resource farmers, women farmers, urban farmers, and producers growing specialty crops. The project is structured around proving three hypotheses:
 
1. Climate-smart agriculture practices reduce local greenhouse gas emissions.
2. Local consumers will pay more for products produced in Prince George’s County, utilizing Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry (CSAF) practices
3. Climate-smart agriculture practices can reduce barriers for underserved populations, particularly Black, Latinx, and Immigrant farmers.

The County will utilize this program as the foundation to scale up and institutionalize pilot successes upon completion of the initial five-year USDA-funded project period. This program will also directly support climate adaptation measures specifically related to natural resource protection, healthy food systems, and other adaptation actions. Management duties will include supporting all aspects of grant management and overall project management duties.

The position requires a degree in agriculture, natural resource management, agronomy, horticulture, farm production, and/ or equivalent land-based science degree with work experience considered as transferable skills to support integrating complex ecological issues with engineering and planning principles related to climate-smart farming. The position requires practicable experience or a working knowledge of measuring, reporting, and verifying (MRV) greenhouse gases applicable to agriculture production or related industries.

The project manager will also promote public awareness that agricultural activity and food production have a direct impact on land, air, and water resources. This work requires knowledge of complex ecological principles, practices of environmental sciences and planning, watershed management, and water quality as related to watershed protection, and restoration. The incumbent must be able to express ideas both orally and in writing and to communicate with the public appropriately and effectively.

Multitasking, organizational skills, and commitment to collaboration with multiple stakeholders will be critical. Specific work experience supporting urban farmers, start-up farms, and underserved farmers is preferred. Knowledge of CSAF and a passion to champion innovative practices leading to reduced GHG emissions related to agriculture production are essential.

Responsibilities may include supervising and training lower-level professional, technical, and planning personnel under the general supervision of higher-level management personnel. This position will require on-site field visits during all seasons and in-person meetings both with farmers and grant partners. Work assignments may require active participation in measuring, reporting, and verifying (MRV) activities.