Marine Technician/Hydrographer/ Small Boat Captain

CR Environmental, Inc., a small Massachusetts company of scientists, hydrographers, and marine safety personnel, is seeking a marine survey and sampling technician to perform oceanographic and freshwater operations such as bathymetric surveys, geophysical surveys, sediment coring and surface sediment grab sampling as part of a crew at sites from Maine to New York.

Travel is completed in company vehicles and may be required ~50 % of the time during the field season with weekends typically off. Working in the field is compensated with 12 hour days (day rate). All travel costs are paid by the company.

Job sites vary depending on each job, but range anywhere from completing a survey or sampling effort in streams and rivers to working up to 20 miles offshore. CR Environmental has a variety of vessels used to complete survey or sampling efforts based on site access, water depth, tides, survey equipment, and survey tasks.

At a few of the work sites, sampling may occur in areas of contaminated sediments. OSHA Hazwoper Training and Personal Protective Equipment (modified level D) and medical screening will be provided.

Small boat (14-26 foot) operating experience is highly recommended (U.S. Coast Guard Captain’s License a plus). Navigation and survey software (e.g. HYPACK) training will be provided as well as the use of survey and sampling equipment.

In-house work components include data processing, and use of software such as Surfer, Sonarwiz, Hypack and GIS for map production and report preparation. Vessel and survey equipment maintenance will be completed during the offseason and between survey/sampling jobs.

Health insurance, Dental Insurance and 401K are provided with the company. Full time positions will have vacation and sick time options.

If you enjoy spending time on the water, traveling to different parts of the New England coasts and inland rivers and ponds, and having a job where you are never doing the same job tasks day to day, then this will be a good fit for you.