USCG Captain (On-Call) Bothell, WA

About the position

Tetra Tech is adding a USCG Captain at our Bothell, WA location to support our marine services, offshore energy, river restoration and remediation businesses. Our personnel specialize in the acquisition of bathymetric, topographic, geophysical and oceanographic data and environmental sampling throughout the United States and internationally. Work locations include inland lakes and rivers, ports and harbors and near-coastal and offshore sites in support of our public, government and private clients. We conduct surveying and field investigations for remediation and restoration planning, underwater mapping, engineering evaluations including detailed underwater infrastructure assessments for submarine cables and pipelines, dredging, habitat investigations, oceanographic studies and hydroelectric dam assessments. This is an On-Call position.

Responsibilities

• Develop and follow plans, specifications, SOPs, procedures and promote safe work practices.
• Demonstrated competence in Microsoft Office, Windows OS, and experience with terrestrial, hydrographic and/or geophysical survey and charting software packages.
• Comfortable towing boats on trailers and launching/recovering the boat at boat launches and lifts.
• Setup, operate, maintain and troubleshoot vessel's motors, controls, electronics, cabling and hardware.
• Inspect and maintain vessel trailers including repair of axles, tires, brakes, bearings and electrical components.
• Work aboard boats from 12-250 feet in length, domestically and internationally.
• Pilot boats precisely along survey lines while fixed and towed systems are attached to the vessel.
• Operations include collection of multibeam (MBES), single beam echosounder and geophysical survey data as well as sediment and benthic sampling efforts.
• Be self-motivated, hardworking, ethical, trustworthy and dependable.
• Have strong communication skills and strong desire to learn and do new things.
• Be able to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Travel for domestic and foreign work, ~40% of the year, assignments is required.
• Ability to work in the field in inclement weather as well as offshore for weeks at a time is required.
• Physical ability to load/unload equipment (lifting 50 lbs.), walk safely over rugged terrain and up/down ships ladders is required.

Requirements

• USCG 100TN Captains license (OUPV/ 'Six-pack' Captains license may be considered).
• Minimum of 5-8 years of experience as a USCG Captain.
• More than 5 years of field experience as a boat/vessel captain of small and large vessels.
• Commercial drivers license desirable.
• Experience working in a construction or consulting, multi-client, fast-paced environment, with changes in daily activities is highly desirable.
• Instrumentation experience with some combination of: Echosounders, GNSS/GPS receivers, Plotters, Radar, mobile LiDAR, single beam or multibeam echo-sounders (MBES), sidescan sonar, GPS-integrated inertial navigation systems, underwater video desirable.
• Experience with the following sampling equipment is beneficial: Vibracorer, Van Veen, Niskin samplers, otter-trawls, box-corer, and gravity corer desirable.
• Must possess a valid driver's license with a clean driving record without restrictions.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with hydrographic and geophysical survey and charting software packages.
• Experience in a multi-client, fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits.
• Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance.
• Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees.
• Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth.