Job Summary
The OPS Project Assistant assists with Watershed Expansion grant work, providing support to the faculty member.
Job Description
Typical duties include, but not limited to:
- Assists in the day-to-day coordination of multiple statewide water quality initiatives.
- Supports QA/QC data review, file organization, and document control.
- Help prepare materials for presentations to stakeholders and public audiences.
- Conduct fieldwork, including sample collection, equipment maintenance, and data entry, as applicable.
- Track administrative tasks, such as procurement, scheduling, and budget reconciliation.
- Support team communications with internal staff, agency partners, and external stakeholders.
Other duties:
- Participate in the analysis of hydrological, chemical, or ecological datasets.
- Help compile technical and financial data for inclusion in reports or scientific documentation.
- Learn and apply specialized tools (e.g., GIS, environmental databases, Excel functions) to support project coordination and data interpretation.
Additional Job Description
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Public Administration, Business, or a related field.
- Demonstrated experience or coursework in environmental science or administrative project support.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Understanding of hydrologic or environmental science principles, including surface water and groundwater systems.
- Familiarity with environmental monitoring equipment and protocols.
- Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to coordinate logistics and maintain accurate records.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, Outlook, and Word.
- Experience with procurement, scheduling, or budget tracking.
- Familiarity with data visualization or GIS platforms.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
- Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with stakeholders including scientific staff, agency partners, and the public.
- Work independently and as part of a team to meet deadlines, manage priorities, and respond to evolving project needs.
- Knowledge of environmental science principles, especially related to hydrology, surface water and groundwater systems, water quality monitoring, and data interpretation.
- Familiarity with hydrological and ecological data types, such as flow rates, water levels, nutrient concentrations, and biological indicators.
- Experience with operating, maintaining, and repairing scientific equipment and field infrastructure.
- Understanding of project workflows in environmental science, including QA/QC procedures, reporting cycles, and stakeholder communication protocols.
- Skill in logistics, including coordinating schedules, tracking procurements, and organizing both digital and physical project records.
- Ability to compile, synthesize, and interpret technical data for use in reports, presentations, and scientific documentation.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) for data entry, communication, and basic analysis.
- Capacity to learn and apply specialized tools such as GIS software, data visualization platforms, programming languages, and environmental databases.
- Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to track progress and maintain attention to detail across multiple concurrent projects.
