Environmental Technician Jobs in Montana

Job Title: Environmental Field Technician Company: Tetra Tech Location: Billings, MT Description: Tetra Tech is a multi-disciplinary firm of consulting environmental scientists and engineers with offices throughout the United States. We are seeking an Environmental Field Technician to join our Billings, Montana office and become an integral member of our team. Responsibilities: Collect field data on environmental and industrial hygiene projects. Experience: Previous experience in environmental or industrial hygiene field. OSHA 40 hour HAZWOPER Training and Asbestos Inspector/Contractor/Supervisor Certification required. Skills Requirements: Previous experience with data collection and reporting on industrial hygiene projects. Experience with environmental and asbestos monitoring equipment is required. Degree Requirements: Bachelor's Degree in environmental science, geology, biology or soils. Tetra Tech is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Job Title: Forestry Technician Company: Location: Missoula, MT Description: Conducts studies and investigations describing energy and mass transport in wildland fire. Uses knowledge of wildland fire management policy, general forestry principles, and biological processes driving plant response to fire to guide efforts to maintain and deploy sensors, data loggers, and software in support of laboratory and field based research efforts.Incorporates findings into study reports, requirements documents, and project or program plans for use in project development research reports and/or agency operations. Reviews technical studies for completeness, feasibility, and applicability. Serves as programmer for surface wind modeling project. Under the direction of lead engineer implements state-of-the-art computer programming techniques to implement solutions to systems of differential equations describing mass and energy transport using Python and C++ languages in Windows and Linux OS environments.Analyzes forestry and fire behavior data using current best practices in GIS programming, particularly large geospatial datasets describing environmental variables. Based on understanding of current wildland fire decision support systems and under direction of lead engineer assists in development of new models and tools that support fire management.

Job Title: Range Forestry Technician Senior Fire Dispatcher Company: Location: Ashland, MT Description: This position serves as a Senior Fire Dispatcher located in the Medford Interagency Communications Center. This may be a single agency dispatch office that has a high program complexity or an interagency dispatch center. The area involved encompasses the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest and BLM Medford District. The center is responsible for multiple agencies' wildland fire preparedness, suppression support activities, field tracking and communications for BLM employees, and may respond to all-risk incidents as needed or directed. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a fire dispatcher in support of fire suppression activities. Performs and directs others in receiving fire reports, determining location, land status, and current fire information. Determines appropriate resource response to incidents and requests from the field and dispatches personnel, equipment, aircraft, and/or supplies. Coordinates aviation dispatch operations. Based upon current wildland fire suppression activity and utilizing prior wildland firefighting experience, anticipates fire suppression needs and determines resource allocation. Operates and/or directs the operation of various dispatch telecommunication systems. Prior wildland firefighting experience on the fireline, as gained by substantial service in a primary/rigorous firefighter position, or equivalent experience outside the Federal government is a MANDATORY PREREQUSITE to qualify for this position.At GS-06 Grade Level: The duties and responsibilities of this position are essentially the same as those described at the GS-07 level except the incumbent functions under closer supervision and controls. When the incumbent of this position becomes fully proficient and is able to perform the duties described more independently, he/she may be noncompetitively promoted to the GS-07 level.