Water Quality Monitoring Technician
Do you like working outside and are you interested in conducting water quality sampling for Montana’s streams, lakes, rivers, and wetlands? The Montana Department of Environmental Quality is looking for three temporary technicians to join the team in the Water Quality Planning Bureau to assist with the 2024 field season. The Water Quality Monitoring Technician is responsible for assisting pre-field work, such as calibration and maintenance of devices, inventory and requisition of field season equipment; field work, such as assisting in various chemical, biological and physical sampling procedures; and non-field work efforts such as data entry, transporting samples, and gathering supplies. This position requires travel across the state of Montana to various watersheds. Training on sampling methods will be provided to the successful candidates; however, knowledge of surface water sampling methods is a plus. Successful candidates will collect nutrient, metals, sediment, E.coli, algae, and macroinvertebrate samples as well as monitor flow and the current conditions of wetlands.