WHO MAY APPLY: This position is open to the general public
 

• Conduct quality control/quality assurance review of physical and chemical freshwater datasets collected as part of ongoing, long-term monitoring programs.
• Troubleshoot data quality issues with field and laboratory staff and assist in developing methods and protocols that ensure data quality and reliability.
• Design project strategies, schedules, and work plans – taking a lead role in working with field and laboratory staff at the King County Environmental Laboratory.
• Analyze, interpret, and present physical and chemical freshwater data for spatial and temporal differences and trends, correlations between parameters and other factors, and comparisons to water quality criteria to a variety of audiences.
• Develop and author technical memoranda, sampling and analysis plans, and reports for physical and chemical water data.
• Enter physical and chemical water data into data management systems and assist with identifying and guiding improvements to the data management systems.
• Lead and manage moderately complex projects, ranging from scientific investigations to contracts with partner jurisdictions.
• Serve as a technical lead in regional freshwater monitoring program work groups and provide expertise on water quality issues such as fecal pollution, nutrient pollution, or climate change.

• Education or experience equivalent to a Bachelors' degree in limnology, or closely related discipline.
• A minimum of two years of experience assessing physical and chemical freshwater data, including quality control of continuous and discrete long-term datasets.
• A minimum of two years of experience assessing data quality, including review of any available quality assurance/quality control samples and assignment of data qualifiers for discrete, continuous sensor and profile data sets.
• A minimum of two years of experience conducting statistical analyses with freshwater data and using graphical and statistical software beyond Excel such as R, Ocean Data View, Python, Matlab, SigmaPlot, Primer, etc.
• Experience synthesizing technical information and writing reports and memos for technical audiences, the public, and a variety of regional partners.
• Experience managing scientific projects, overseeing scope, schedule, budget, and workflows.
• Knowledge of sampling protocols for sample collection in deep and shallow lakes, as well as river and streams for laboratory analyses.
• Knowledge of water quality issues related to fecal pollution in regional surface waters.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to carry 20 pounds over uneven ground to sampling sites along the shoreline.
• Ability to collect field samples from a boat.

 
Desirable Qualifications

• Knowledge of state and federal water quality standards and criteria.
• Knowledge of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program.
• Knowledge of ArcGIS, and SQL.

Working Conditions
Work will generally be performed in an office environment with minimal exposure to safety and health hazards. Occasional field work is required in or near lakes and streams, or on boats and canoes.

Necessary Special Requirements

• A valid Washington State Driver's License.