job title: Low-tech Stream Restoration technicianS
JOB ID: 202202
Location: Crews are either based in Oregon/Washington or Utah/Idaho. Travel other locations through western States is required including projects in Asotin, Washington and Mitchell, OR
Start Date: Dependent upon availability
Duration: Negotiable depending on schedule; up to 6 months (construction season)
Wages: $20/hour (full-time equivalent: $3,440/month) depending on experience
Number of Positions: 4 to 6
Job Description and Responsibilities: Anabranch Solutions, LLC is seeking self-motivated individuals to work on a crew implementing low-tech process-based stream restoration projects or similar activities. The primary job duties are to collect brush, woody debris, & rock, stage said materials, and construct beaver dam analogs (BDAs), post-assisted log structures, and other low-tech structures for stream 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.
Minimum qualifications:
Work schedule will mostly be eight 10-hour days, with six days off. Accommodations will be provided at bunkhouses, remote camping, and Air B&B/hotels. All necessary camping gear, other than sleeping bags, will be provided. All necessary safety gear, waders and wading boots will be provided. Anabranch Solutions requires COVID 19 vaccinations for all employees.
The application is open until the positions are filled.
JOB ID: 2022-02
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/VJbgAQGwEsWRXfr39
Start Date: Dependent upon availability
Duration: Negotiable depending on schedule; up to 6 months (construction season)
Wages: $20/hour (full-time equivalent: $3,440/month) depending on experience
Number of Positions: 4 to 6
Job Description and Responsibilities: Anabranch Solutions, LLC is seeking self-motivated individuals to work on a crew implementing low-tech process-based stream restoration projects or similar activities. The primary job duties are to collect brush, woody debris, & rock, stage said materials, and construct beaver dam analogs (BDAs), post-assisted log structures, and other low-tech structures for stream 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.
Minimum qualifications:
- No specific training or education is required
- Ability to work safely in remote and adverse conditions, with a wide variety of hand and power tools and a commitment to safety of oneself and all other crew members through observance of strict safety protocols (including COVID guidelines)
- 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
- Track record of manual labor and physical fitness
- Must be able to safely lift and carry 55 pounds; packing heavy loads of equipment in and out of sites is often required
- A valid driver’s license
- 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.
- Experience or certifications including:
- Chainsaw certification
- First Aid Certification/Wilderness First Responder
- ATV Safety Training
- Troubleshooting and mechanical skills
- Experience driving with trailers and heavy loads
Work schedule will mostly be eight 10-hour days, with six days off. Accommodations will be provided at bunkhouses, remote camping, and Air B&B/hotels. All necessary camping gear, other than sleeping bags, will be provided. All necessary safety gear, waders and wading boots will be provided. Anabranch Solutions requires COVID 19 vaccinations for all employees.
The application is open until the positions are filled.
JOB ID: 2022-02
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/VJbgAQGwEsWRXfr39
