Ecological Restoration Technician

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Sound Native Plants is hiring field technicians to join our Portland area team in support of native habitat restoration and green stormwater infrastructure maintenance. Field Technicians will work in small crews performing native plant installation, restoration / natural areas maintenance, maintenance of vegetated stormwater facilities, mobile data collection, herbicide treatments, brush cutting, and a wide variety of other restoration and maintenance activities. 

Required Qualifications: 

  • Ability to perform physical labor continually for 8-10 hours per day in a variety of job tasks, including but not limited to lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs., raking, digging, crouching, bending, standing, walking, and hiking off-trail over steep, uneven, and/or slippery terrain
  • Be willing to learn to identify native and introduced plants
  • Be willing to learn and employ safe and proper use of equipment and power tools
  • Have reliable transportation to pickup locations or job sites

Desired Qualifications: 

  • Ecological restoration, landscaping, or horticulture experience
  • Knowledge of native and introduced plants
  • Strong preference given to candidates with experience in outdoor manual labor, planting, plant identification, herbicide application, and mobile data collection
  • Background in botany, ecology, or environmental science
  • Commercial pesticide applicator license (agriculture-herbicide, ornamental & turf-herbicide, and/or aquatic-pesticide categories)

Starting wage is $20.00/hr. The position is Monday – Friday on-call with weekly shifts averaging 36-40 hours per week, with occasional overtime.  Opportunities for advancement occur regularly. 

Additional benefits include 1 hour of paid time off for every 20 hours worked, paid holidays after 3 months of employment, reimbursement for work gear, and 401K with automatic 3% company contribution and profit sharing after 1 year of employment. 

Sound Native Plants values a diverse workforce.  We strongly encourage people from the BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities to apply. 

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid holidays
  • Work gear reimbursement

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday

Work Location: Portland Metro Area

HOW TO APPLY

Please send your resume to amy@soundnativeplants.com and chad@soundnativeplants.com and we will contact you to set up an interview.

When you apply, please indicate that you are responding to the posting on jobshiringnearme.org Job Board.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send your resume to amy@soundnativeplants.com and chad@soundnativeplants.com and we will contact you to set up an interview.

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