Job Description
**Description**
SAIC is looking for a **Marine Mammal Assistant** for our **San Diego, CA location** . In this role, the successful candidate will be required to perform preparation of rations, cleaning of food preparation areas, animal enclosures and commons areas, as well as maintaining and cleaning specialized equipment.
**JOB DUTIES:**
+ Personnel are also responsible for the operation and maintenance of small watercraft.
+ Personnel perform feeding and administration of food supplements, perform observation of marine mammals, and assist with basic husbandry.
+ The personnel in this position may be trained to become a designated secondary handler for specific animals.
+ As part of an integrated military function the MMA1 performs tasks related to the care and training of marine mammals for specific marine mammal projects.
+ This position will require scuba diving. Advanced scuba skills are a plus.
+ Job will require working outdoors, on boats in adverse weather conditions.
+ All new hires will have to pass a swim & dive test in addition to possessing at minimum, a basic scuba certification.
+ Personnel must be able to work flexible work hours including weekends and holidays.
+ Deter the presence of nuisance animals following established NIWC processes and procedures.
+ A requirement for this position includes the ability to travel with animals for extended periods of time anywhere in the world, to include potentially harsh environmental and high risk locations, within 72 hours' notice.
**Qualifications**
**Required Education, Experience and Clearance to obtain:**
+ High school diploma (or equivalent).
+ Must be able to obtain Secret security clearance after start.
+ Must be physically fit and able to lift at least 50 lbs.
+ The ability to successfully pass a Maritime Vessel Operation Color Blind Test as directed by the contract.
+ Basic SCUBA, and ONE of the following:
+ One (1) year animal training experience, OR
+ Operational and navigation experience on small boats (30' or under), OR
+ USCG license (operator of un-inspected passenger vessels/6pac - 46 CFR 10.467) or higher/U.S. Navy Coxswain's certification, and Operational experience using maritime navigational devices, OR
+ Advanced scuba diving certifications (i.e. dive master, instructor, commercial diver certification, 1st or 2nd class Navy Diver classification), and current First Aid and CPR certification, OR
+ Two (2) years of college and 3 months experience as a marine mammal custodian.
Target salary range: Up to $40,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
REQNUMBER: 2506529
SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
Job Tags
Holiday work, Contract work, Outdoor, Flexible hours,
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