Student - Fish Passage Technician

19 hours ago

Hamilton, New Zealand Waikato Regional Council Full time

**We’re looking for someone who**:
- If you thrive on a mix of outdoor and office work, are keen to explore the Waikato Region while making a positive impact on our native freshwater species, this job is perfect for you
- This 6-month position is integral to our regional environmental monitoring efforts and focuses on a pioneering project to pinpoint physical barriers to the migration of native wai māori ika/freshwater fish, such as tuna/eels and galaxiids.
- **Mō te tangata |About you**:
- You are passionate about our natural resources, want to learn more about human impacts, and how to manage them.
- You have completed or are pursuing a tertiary degree in natural, physical, or environmental sciences, or have relevant field experience.
- You thrive in a small team, enjoy working outdoors, and are committed to the health of our environment.
- You prioritise safety in the outdoors, hold a full driver’s licence, and want to learn how to collect reputable information that is used in research and reporting.
- You have a moderate level of fitness and ability to navigate in steep terrain.
- Basic GIS (Geographic Information Systems) experience is an advantage.
- **Mō te tūranga | About the role**:

- Join the Ecological Monitoring Team at Waikato Regional Council (WRC) for an exciting fixed-term full-time role across six months from November 2025 until May 2026. While based out of our Hamilton office, you will venture across the diverse landscapes of the Waikato Region. One day you may be surveying culverts in the Coromandel, while the next sees you investigating a weir in the Waipā
- As part of our dynamic team, you will be:
- Collaborating with scientists to pinpoint locations for fish passage assessments using various mapping and GIS software.
- Planning field surveys, including identifying potential access hazards and coordinating access with landowners.
- Engaging in extensive fieldwork, including travelling to remote fish passage sites, with some excursions extending into overnight stays (food and accommodation provided).
- Prioritizing team safety both on
- and off-road while surveying fish passage obstructions and collecting high quality data.
- Managing ecological data using the NIWA Fish Passage Assessment Tool and WRC databases and conducting data analyses.
- Contributing to reports detailing your findings, and recommending structures for remediation.
- Supporting other WRC Environmental Monitoring teams, with opportunities to participate in freshwater fish and invertebrate monitoring, as well as water quality assessments across streams, rivers, and lakes, and other ecological projects.
- **Mō te tuku tono | How to apply**
- Applications will be reviewed as they come in, and this role will close on Sunday 17 August.
- For a copy of the role description, please click here.
- Waikato Regional Council offers you; mentoring and training opportunities, a safe culture, health & wellbeing benefits, great experiences and memories over the summer, a great social club to network and build connections, and an opportunity to make a difference to the environment & our communities.

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