Natural Resource Scientist 3

Natural Resource Scientist 3 (or NRS2 in training): NRS 3 PWDF

NRS3 Responsibilities:

• Use aerial imagery, lidar, and other remotely sensed products in ArcGIS Pro to identify landslide hazards.
• Plan and lead post-wildfire emergency assessments of geologic and hydrologic hazards, in both field and office settings.
• Develop and generate pre- and post-fire planning geologic and hydrologic models that highlight areas at risk of debris flows following a fire so that communities can make educated decisions.
• Independently determine how, when, and where post-fire hazard assessments are conducted, and train team members on proper field techniques.
• Supervise the installation and monitoring of post-fire monitoring equipment.
• Interpret results of post-fire monitoring equipment to calibrate post-fire debris flow models to Washington in partnership with federal agencies.
• Engage in active and continuous communication with agency and interagency partners, local partners, and the public in areas where research is being conducted to ensure a full understanding of the hazards mapped and the appropriate uses of the data.
• Serve as a project lead, in charge of reviewing the team’s mapping and monitoring progress for projects.
• Work well as part of a highly collaborative team to complete project objectives.
• This is a supervisory position.