job title: Low-tech Stream Restoration technicianS
JOB ID: 202102
Location: Based in Logan, Utah, Asotin, Washington, and Bend, OR, but travel to other locations across western States is required
Start Date: March 22, 2021
Duration: 7 months (construction season)
Wages: $18-22/hour (full-time equivalent: $3,132-3,3,828/month) depending on experience
Number of Positions: 4 to 8
Job Description and Responsibilities: Anabranch Solutions, LLC is seeking self-motivated individuals with the skills and experience in working on a crew implementing low-tech process-based stream restoration projects or similar activities. The successful candidate will work under supervision of the construction manager or crew lead on project logistics, safety procedures, equipment and materials management and maintenance, efficient implementation of restoration actions, site cleanup, and other tasks as required. Successful candidates will be based in Logan, Utah or Asotin, Washington, but may be required to work on projects in Idaho, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and other states (travel is paid). The primary job duties are to locally acquire natural building materials (e.g. brush, woody debris, & rock), stage said materials, and construct beaver dam analogs (BDAs), post-assisted log structures, and other low-tech structures for riverscape restoration projects. Building these structures will require extensive use of loppers, chainsaws, cutting down and/or bucking up trees and shrubs, loading materials in and out of trucks and trailers, and operating hydraulic post-drivers, UTVs, ATVs, and potentially grip-hoists and capstan winches, as well as extensive use and maintenance of hand tools.
Minimum qualifications:
Work schedule with likely be either four 10 hour days, Monday-Thursday with three days off, or eight 10 hours days Wednesday to Wednesday with six days off, but may need to be adjusted depending on project requirements. Accommodation will be provided at bunkhouses, air b&b/hotels, and in some cases remote camping. All employees will be required to attend a company training session and orientation in Logan, Utah in the last week in March, 2021.
The application is open until the positions are filled.
To Apply: Interested parties are encouraged to apply below with a cover letter, resume, and contacts for three references (or copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://forms.gle/kKW55Zxn67A2q64Z7 )
Start Date: March 22, 2021
Duration: 7 months (construction season)
Wages: $18-22/hour (full-time equivalent: $3,132-3,3,828/month) depending on experience
Number of Positions: 4 to 8
Job Description and Responsibilities: Anabranch Solutions, LLC is seeking self-motivated individuals with the skills and experience in working on a crew implementing low-tech process-based stream restoration projects or similar activities. The successful candidate will work under supervision of the construction manager or crew lead on project logistics, safety procedures, equipment and materials management and maintenance, efficient implementation of restoration actions, site cleanup, and other tasks as required. Successful candidates will be based in Logan, Utah or Asotin, Washington, but may be required to work on projects in Idaho, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and other states (travel is paid). The primary job duties are to locally acquire natural building materials (e.g. brush, woody debris, & rock), stage said materials, and construct beaver dam analogs (BDAs), post-assisted log structures, and other low-tech structures for riverscape restoration projects. Building these structures will require extensive use of loppers, chainsaws, cutting down and/or bucking up trees and shrubs, loading materials in and out of trucks and trailers, and operating hydraulic post-drivers, UTVs, ATVs, and potentially grip-hoists and capstan winches, as well as extensive use and maintenance of hand tools.
Minimum qualifications:
- Experience in construction, landscaping, farming/ranching, forestry, stream restoration, trail maintenance/construction, or other field based activities
- Ability to work in a team environment and communicate clearly and regularly
- Positive attitude, willingness to follow all instructions of a crew leader
- Self-motivated and situational awareness to take care of anything that needs doing
- A valid drivers license
- Track record of manual labor and physical fitness, ability to work in harsh conditions, and sometimes remote areas
- Ability to work safely in adverse (in-stream) conditions, with a wide variety of hand and power tools and a commitment to safety of one's self and all other crew members through observance of strict safety protocols (including COVID guidelines).
- Must be able to safely lift and carry 55 pounds; packing heavy loads of equipment in and out of sites is often required.
- A minimum of 1-2 years experience implementing low-tech process-based stream restoration or other ecological restoration
- Experience in related maintenance, construction or management activities such as riparian planting, landscaping, trail maintenance or construction, fire-fighting, forest thinning, construction, arboriculture and/or logging.
- Professional Certifications such as:
- Chainsaw certification
- First Aid Certification
- ATV Safety Training
- Swift Water Rescue
- Wilderness First Responder
- FAA-certified Remote Pilot (UAVs)
- Low-Tech Process-Based Restoration Training (e.g. USU)
- Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner (ser.org)
- Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner - In Training (ser.org)
- Graduate Certificate in Restoration (from University)
- University Degree in Ecological Restoration or related field
- Leadership skills
- Troubleshooting and mechanical skills
- Experience driving with trailers and heavy loads
- Experience with operating ATVs
Work schedule with likely be either four 10 hour days, Monday-Thursday with three days off, or eight 10 hours days Wednesday to Wednesday with six days off, but may need to be adjusted depending on project requirements. Accommodation will be provided at bunkhouses, air b&b/hotels, and in some cases remote camping. All employees will be required to attend a company training session and orientation in Logan, Utah in the last week in March, 2021.
The application is open until the positions are filled.
To Apply: Interested parties are encouraged to apply below with a cover letter, resume, and contacts for three references (or copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://forms.gle/kKW55Zxn67A2q64Z7 )
