Ecological Assistant (Bellingham)
ATSI

ATSI has been Making Sustainability Possible: Since 1982. We do environmental science, land use, and mitigation, and we are currently looking to fill the part-time Executive Assistant position.

Team Membership

ATSI chooses team members with trustworthiness over expertise. This culture is the underpinning of our standards of entry. We have found the best way to discern if someone has these standards is to work with them.

POSITION OVERVIEW:
Primarily this position will help the ecological team, secondarily the position will fill in work gaps for the mitigation as well as the management team. The hope is that this position will grow into a full-time Staff Ecologist position.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Your values and mission must overlap with the ATSI’s Core Values and Mission:

Be a Good fit with the company culture:
• Friendly
• Team player
• Responsible
• Personable
• Flexible
• Driven
• Articulate
• Willing to learn

At times, be able to:
– Be on your feet for eight or more hours at a time
– Navigate thick underbrush including blackberries for eight or more hours at a time
– Navigate over and through downed forestry as well as in dense woods for eight or more hours at a time
– Dig several holes about 12-24 inches deep 4″ in diameter

IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE EXPERIENCE:
• Working outdoors
• Writing reports for municipal jurisdiction to review
• Controlling invasive species
• Working with Asana, or other project management software
• Working with AUTOCAD, QGIS, or other mapping systems
• With Perming
• With Land use
• With Development

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Working with Asana, Teams, and Outlook
• Filing
• Data Collection
• Data plot soil samples
• GPS data point collection
• Field notes
• Visual inspection of soil colors
• Storm water samples
• Photos
• Transects
• Plant identification
• Percent coverage of plant
• Invasive species control

Priorities of this position are
1) Scheduling
2) Maintaining office (the field is our office sometimes)
3) Everything else (office tasks for rest of team, training in biology, ecology, professional development)

Compensation
$18-$20/HR. based on experience

Benefits after 90-day trial period
• Bonuses (several different bonus structures)
• Continuing Education and Professional Development
• Federal holidays paid off
• Health and Dental insurance
• Paid time off after one year

MORE THAN HAPPY TO TRAIN THE RIGHT PERSON

HOPE TO TRAIN INTO FULL TIME ECOLOGIST

aquaterrsystemsinc.com

Thanks for your time and attention!

Tony Gallina
Managing Partner

Please apply by emailing an attached cover letter and resume to info@aquaterrsystemsinc.com