Vermont is home to more than 800 lakes and ponds, from its largest well-known lakes - Lake Champlain and Lake Memphremagog - to ponds just a few acres in size. The Lakes and Ponds Program works to protect, maintain, enhance, and restore the health of Vermont lakes and the public uses that healthy lake ecosystems provide through outreach and education, monitoring and assessment, and regulatory programs. The program is one of eight in the Watershed Management Division, which utilizes a holistic, integrated watershed-based approach to managing Vermont's surface water resources.
We're looking for an experienced lake scientist to lead the lake monitoring and assessment section in the Lakes and Ponds Program. As the Lake Monitoring and Assessment Supervisor you will oversee lake water quality monitoring, assessment, and management activities statewide, including supervising a small team of passionate, dedicated aquatic biologists and environmental scientists.
In this role, you will:
For more information about this position, contact Bethany Sargent, Watershed Management Division Deputy Director, at 802-490-6131 or .
While this is a Limited Service position, it has been funded since 2014, and it is expected, but not guaranteed, to be extended and funded past its current date of 9/30/2024
This position, Environmental Analyst VII - Limited Service (Job Requisition #49859), is open to all State employees and external applicants.It is a Limited Service position, which is non-tenured and authorized for a specific period of time. Limited Service positions are established for specially funded projects or programs.
If you would like more information about this position, please contact .
Resumes will not be accepted via e-mail. You must apply online to be considered.
Please note that multiple positions in the same work location may be filled from this job posting.
Duties are largely performed in an office setting; however, some field travel may be necessary for which private means of transportation must be available. Field work may involve exposure to chemicals, gases, hazardous liquid and solid waste, and construction sites during all weather conditions; and may involve traversing rough terrain and bodies of water. Some work outside of regular working hours, including attendance at public meetings, may be required. Strong differences of opinion may be encountered on a regular basis.
Master's degree or higher in a biological-life or physical science, engineering, a social science, data science, or an environmental or natural resources field AND three (3) or more years of experience in a natural resources field.
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Bachelor's degree in a biological-life or physical science, engineering, a social science, data science, or an environmental or natural resources field AND four (4) or more years of experience in a natural resources field.
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Seven (7) years or more of experience in an engineering, environmental, social science, data science, or natural resources field.
As a State employee you are offered a great career opportunity, but it's more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package features an outstanding set of employee benefits that are worth about 30% of your total compensation, including:
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