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Job Description
A hands-on environmental restoration technician role involving outdoor work, operating specialized equipment, and implementing ecosystem restoration projects such as stream restoration, invasive species management, and planting, with opportunities for skill development and contributing to ecological sustainability.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate specialized equipment such as trucks, UTVs, brush cutters, augers, and chainsaws in the field
- Use GPS mapping systems to navigate and document restoration work
- Identify native and invasive plant species to guide restoration activities
- Mix and apply herbicides for invasive species management
- Perform planting and seeding to support ecosystem restoration
- Report equipment maintenance needs and perform basic upkeep
- Participate in habitat management techniques such as prescribed burns (if certified)
Requirements
- High School degree or equivalent.
- Reliable means of transportation to get to the field office.
- Keen interest in natural resources and outdoors.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds, walk over uneven surfaces and up and down hills, climb on construction equipment, and work outdoors and in inclement weather.
- One year of work experience in ecological restoration.
- Ability to read and understand project plans, details, and specifications.
- Commercial Pesticide Technician Apprentice License in the applicable categories for the assigned state.
- Knowledge of native and invasive plant species applicable to the assigned state.
- One year of experience mixing and applying herbicides for managing invasive species.
- One year of experience performing planting and seeding techniques.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range: USD 20 per hour (New York State Pay transparency rule 2023)
Work schedule: Over 50 hours per week, seasonal steady work
Work environment perks: Outdoor work in nature, operating specialized equipment, safety-focused team environment
Additional benefits: Hands-on experience with ecological restoration, training in equipment operation and herbicide application, opportunity to earn S-130/190 Burn Certification, involvement in habitat management techniques such as prescribed burns, opportunity to make a tangible environmental impact
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