Individual Placement - Fish Biotechnician at Lower Granite Dam

Job description

Position Summary Lower Granite Dam is the furthest upstream hydropower and navigation dam with fish passage capabilities and is located on the Snake River, in eastern Washington. The project is responsible for safe downstream and upstream migration of juvenile and adult salmonids, transportation of juvenile salmonids downstream from the project by barges and trucks past 7 dams to near estuary release sites on the Columbia River downstream of Bonneville dam. Our facility operates a Juvenile Bypass System (JBS) to safely bypass fish around the dam and either transport or release them back to the river. Participants would be trained on operational aspects of the JBS, the juvenile fish separator, loading fish into raceways and barges, operating fish crowders, collecting and utilizing fish loading density data, routine maintenance, completion of standard forms, performing piscivorous bird surveys, etc. as part of a team that operates and maintains the facility. The Juvenile Fish Facility (JFF) operates 24 hours/day, 7 days/week from mid March through November 1 seasonally. All work is directly related to ensuring compliance with the Biological Opinion and Fish Passage Plan, ensuring the...