Fisheries Habitat Specialist-FRM Yakama Nation Tribal SchoolFisheries Habitat Specialist-FRMWA$34.39–$38.70 / hourFisheries Habitat Specialists will be responsible for assessing habitat conditions, prioritizing restoration actions, leading landowner and agency partnership development to allow restoration to occur, contracting with consultants, construction contractors, and resource specialists to conduct restoration work, environmental compliance and project permitting, restoration accomplishment reporting, leading public outreach campaigns for specific project sites, and soliciting project funding and applying for and managing grants. Incumbent will be responsible for the development and implementation of high priority natural resource projects throughout the Upper Columbia Basin that protect, restore and manage anadromous fish habitat in direct coordination with Senior Fisheries Habitat Specialists and the Northern Treaty Territories Special Projects Lead.
NewDevelopment Engineer Yakima City CouncilDevelopment EngineerYakima, WA$5,652.40–$6,787.73Ability to: establish and maintain paper and electronic control systems; review and monitor a project from its inception to construction including: interpreting land and construction survey notes; read, interpret, analyze and explain engineering design/construction plans and specifications; compute survey control, alignments and gravity hydraulic design; coordinates work of subordinate; Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively, with employees, members of the public representing diverse education and background, and with officials at all levels of government utilizing well developed communication skills, both written and oral, with appropriate use of business English, and plain English, including but not limited to correct grammar, vocabulary, letter composition, editing, spelling, and punctuation. Ability to establish, facilitate, and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, the public, community organizations and government agencies; to consistently and continually demonstrate tact, diplomacy, and respect to individuals, groups and organizations representing a wide diversity of ethnicities, cultures, opinions, and beliefs; Ability to positively receive feedback and take direction is essential.
Heavy Equipment Operator COUNTY OF YAKIMAHeavy Equipment OperatorWA$30.12–$38.20 / hourSkills (and abilities): Performing activities related to operation of heavy equipment; applying a working knowledge of possible exposure to biological and/or chemical contaminants; using surveying instruments; driving equipment within landfills amidst heavy traffic; determining a course of action if needed related to potential contamination; setting a grade; reacting quickly and correctly in emergency situations such as a landfill fire; interacting with the public, businesses, contractors and city haulers; applying customer service techniques; establishing and maintaining effective interpersonal relationships at all organizational levels and with the public; and both oral and written communication sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction. Requires: excessive noise, exposure to weather, extreme temperatures, moving/mechanical parts, pathogen exposure, vibration, travel, multiple works locations, field work, bending, carrying, handling, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, sitting, standing, walking, fingering, balancing, climbing, crawling, crouching, kneeling, reclining, hearing, smelling, talking, visual acuity, ability multitask, ability to work under pressure, ability to articulate and communicate information in conversations, ability to follow written instruction, ability to follow verbal instructions.