Survey Technician (Diver)

NV5 is a provider of engineering and consulting services to public and private sector clients, delivering solutions through six business verticals: Testing, Inspection & Consulting; Infrastructure; Utility Services; Environmental Health Sciences; Buildings & Program Management; and Geospatial Technology. With offices nationwide and abroad, NV5 helps clients plan, design, build, test, certify, and operate projects that improve the communities where we live and work.

Marine Taxonomic Services, Ltd. (MTS - an NV5 company) is an environmental consulting firm committed to providing innovative solutions for the management and protection of natural resources. MTS has offices in San Diego, CA; Corvallis, OR; and South Lake Tahoe, CA. We have curated a team of curious, self-motivated, and committed individuals who seek to make an impact on our immediate communities as well as contribute to the health of the planet.

About the role

We are looking for passionate, driven individuals to join our team focused on delivering solutions and improving lives. Viable candidates will have all their own dive gear (BCD; regulator, secondary regulator, depth gauge, and pressure gauge; dive fins; mask; 7mm wetsuit/drysuit; 5mm hood; 5mm booties; 3mm gloves, and dive weights); experience working as a diver in altitude and cold water; and be available in San Diego, CA and/or South Lake Tahoe, CA.

Responsibilities

• Diving and topside support for various projects throughout San Diego and South Lake Tahoe, including working in poor visibility.
• Organization, loading and unloading of equipment and supplies necessary for field work projects.
• All responsibilities done in partnership with, and under the direction of, a Project Manager.
• Lab work on benthic infauna samples (sorting and identification, QA/QC tasks, data entry, maintenance of chain of custody for received samples, laboratory equipment inventory).
• Implement field work tasks performing marine biological assessments, including ability to drive a boat and trailer on field work assignments, and the ability to pull together all equipment needs, all with minimal supervision.
• Clean and maintain equipment such that projects can be mobilized efficiently and carried out safely.
• Accurate and thorough data management, data analysis and/or minor report generation with Project Management oversight.
• Meeting deadlines in an efficient manner.
• Taking initiative to find the most effective processes to accomplish tasks.
• Other duties in support of projects, as assigned.

Requirements

• Open Water Diver certification.
• DAN membership and DAN master insurance coverage.
• Ability to perform heavy lifting (50+ pounds).
• Ability to perform strenuous physical activity, work in cold water conditions, and work extended hours. This is a physically demanding and mentally taxing project in the outdoors. Field work can, at times, be tedious.
• Ability to be both self-directed/work alone, and be a positive, contributing member of a group.

Qualifications

• Preferred Advanced SCUBA certifications: Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver, Scientific Diver, Altitude Diver, Drysuit Diver, Divemaster.
• CPR/First Aid, Emergency Medical Responder, or Wilderness First Responder certification.
• Motorized boating experience and/or boater’s safety course.
• Use of remote mapping software.
• Boat, dive gear, and small engine maintenance.
• Familiarity with aquatic invasive plant control efforts in Southern California and the Lake Tahoe Basin.
• Experience with California marine species Caulerpa prolifera certified.
• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree or 5+ work experience in related field.
• 2+ years SCUBA diving experience.

Pay

The pay range for this California position is $25 per hour; however, base pay offered may be higher or lower depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience of the candidate.

Benefits

• Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, PTO, 401(k), and professional development/advancement opportunities.