Environmental Monitoring Department

A.I.S., Inc. (AIS) is a national scientific services firm supporting maritime activities requiring certification of compliance with environmental regulations as well as collecting data for use by Federal, State, Municipal, and other government agencies along the US coastline.

Primary Function :

AIS is recruiting vessel strike avoidance protected species observers (VSA) to deploy on a vessel conducting buoy servicing operations off the coast of New York. AIS is looking for individuals with NMFS PSO approval letters to stand watch during while the vessel is under way to record data on protected species sightings and implement strike avoidance protective measures when necessary. The VSAs will be stationed offshore during 24-hour operations. Duties include but are not limited to identification of protected species; documenting location, documenting behavior and other essential data; documenting data on logs in an organized manner. Candidates will be selected based on their past experience identifying protected species. The VSAO will in opposite shifts during offshore operations which will be conducted 24 / 7 and will have an average of twelve hours of work per PSO per day. This position is expected to start in late mid October 2025 for an estimated 1 week of work. Candidates will be selected based on their experience identifying protected species.

Duties / Responsibilities :

• Identify marine animals using the naked eye and visual technology.
• Ability to vigilantly monitor for visual detections of marine mammals around observation location for up to 10 hours in a 24-hour period.
• Documenting behavior and other essential data
• Documenting data on logs in an organized manner
• Operate and maintain field equipment including Garmin GPS, binoculars with reticles, range finder, and high-resolution digital camera with video capabilities.
• Conduct personal QA / QC checks on data collected.
• Attend daily toolbox, HSE and project related meetings as needed.

Compensation : Candidates will be paid an hourly rate to be negotiated. This is a full-time position and will be eligible for AIS benefits package after 30 days of employment. AIS benefits package includes health and dental insurance, vacation, sick and holiday benefits.

Minimum Qualifications :

Must be certified by a physician as fit for sea duty including :

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If you would like to apply for this exciting new opening, please visit our Careers Page to submit the required information :

All documents must be submitted for your application to be considered. If you have any questions pertaining to this opening, please reach out to our Talent Team or call 774-770-5833

An Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of A.I.S. to recruit, hire, train, promote, transfer and compensate our employees and provide all other conditions of employment including Company sponsored events without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, lawful alien status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.

Must be able to work in the U.S.