Fisheries Monitoring Group Manager (Fish Counting Technology)

Location: Remote, with the Pacific Northwest preferred and occasional travel to project sites and hydroelectric facilities.

Compensation: $120,000–$150,000 annually, negotiable based on experience.

Company

hirify.global delivers fisheries monitoring programs that combine field operations with camera-based and semi-automated fish-counting technology and data infrastructure.

What you will do

• Lead fish counting and fisheries monitoring contracts, including scope, schedules, budgets, staffing, invoicing, client communication, and data-product delivery.
• Supervise fish counting supervisors and technicians across sites and seasons, including scheduling, training, performance management, coaching, and retention.
• Oversee camera-based and semi-automated counting systems with software and data staff, translating field and client needs into clear technical requirements.
• Ensure count data meet contractual, regulatory, quality, documentation, and delivery requirements, and identify issues in the flow from counting stations to databases and clients.
• Build relationships and pursue opportunities with hydroelectric operators, public utility districts, federal agencies, and new monitoring clients.
• Support technology demonstrations, validation studies, transition plans, proposals, pricing models, grant-funded research, and business development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in fisheries, biology, natural resources, environmental science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in fisheries monitoring, with direct adult or juvenile fish-counting experience at hydroelectric facilities preferred.
• Experience supervising field staff, including hourly and seasonal employees, and managing schedules across multiple sites.
• Experience managing projects, budgets, client relationships, and financial metrics, with the ability to maintain at least 80% utilization.
• Working knowledge of databases, data QA/QC, and data-delivery processes; software development experience is not required.
• Familiarity with fish-passage monitoring regulations, including FERC license requirements, ESA consultations, and agency coordination.
• Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, judgment, and confidentiality skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Word, Excel, SharePoint, and Outlook, and willingness to adopt emerging technologies.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to project sites.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of SQL for querying, navigating, troubleshooting, and extracting count data from program databases.
• Experience with video or camera-based fish-counting systems, including machine-learning-assisted counting.
• Experience with Columbia and Snake River basin fish-passage programs and their clients.
• Demonstrated business development success with utility or federal agency clients.
• Experience with grant-funded research and development projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work with occasional travel to project sites.
• People-focused, high-performance culture aligned with the company’s purpose and vision.
• Responsibility for upholding health and safety standards at hydroelectric facilities and field sites, including site-specific access and safety requirements.
• Equal-opportunity employer.