Wetland and Lake Management Specialist
West Palm Beach, Florida
Employer: Stantec
Industry:
Salary: $18 - $25 per hour
Job type: Full-Time, Part-Time
Wetland and Lake Management Specialist - ( 240003KY )
Description
Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We're a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that's critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.
Your Opportunity
Stantec is seeking experienced Wetland & Lake Management Specialists to be based out of the Plantation, Deerfield Beach or West Palm, FL areas. Stantec is willing to offer competitive pay and benefits to hard working, diligent and reliable aquatic technicians with the right attitude to make working at Stantec their career. $18-$25/hr.
Your Key Responsibilities
Qualifications
Your Capabilities and Credentials
Education and Experience
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Primary Location : United States-Florida-Deerfield Beach
Other Locations : United States-Florida-West Palm Beach, United States-Florida-Plantation
Organization : BC-1726 EnvSvcs-US Gulf East
Employee Status : Temporary
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Travel : Yes, 50 % of the Time
Schedule : Full-time
Job Posting : Oct 4, 2024, 6:22:11 AM
Req ID: 240003KY
#additional
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans
Description
Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We're a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that's critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.
Your Opportunity
Stantec is seeking experienced Wetland & Lake Management Specialists to be based out of the Plantation, Deerfield Beach or West Palm, FL areas. Stantec is willing to offer competitive pay and benefits to hard working, diligent and reliable aquatic technicians with the right attitude to make working at Stantec their career. $18-$25/hr.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Daily work tasks include traversing wetlands, lakes and ponds, treating nuisance exotic plant species and algae
- Herbicide application to targeted nuisance/exotic plants using a boat, backpack, and/or UTV
- Supervision/Training of Junior Staff while in the field
- Accurate documentation of daily field activities and organization of materials
- Operating a boat, UTV/ATV and 4-wheel drive pickups are a daily occurrence
- Projects will involve technical field work in hot and humid conditions
- A typical workday consists of 8 hours in-the-field performing exotic plant management control, although, in accordance with the requirements of specific assignments, may include longer hours
- This position may require occasional overnight travel.
Qualifications
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Ability to traverse wet and/or rugged terrain in diverse, sometimes inclement, weather conditions while carrying up to 50 lbs
- Ability to swim
- Experience operating basic hand tools and smaller equipment such as backpack sprayers, augers, chainsaws, and/or brushcutters
- Ability to work in a collaborative team environment
- Availability and willingness to travel overnight and adaptable to schedule changes upon short notice, is a plus
- Must be able to work in an environment where safety is at the forefront of all operations
- Valid Driver's License with the ability to drive a company vehicle and an acceptable motor vehicle record
- Experience in native and invasive species plant identification a plus
- Experience working or recreating in the Florida Environment Experience operating equipment such as ATVs/UTVs, boats, airboats, tractors, chippers, and/or skid steers a plus
- Experience with herbicide handling, application, and application equipment a plus
- Knowledge and/or experience in exotic plant species and lake management techniques a plus
- Experience in map reading, GIS, and/or operating a GPS Standard First Aid, CPR, and/or Red Card a plus
Education and Experience
- 2 years conducting aquatic vegetation control
- Technicians will be given the opportunity to obtain Commercial Pesticide Applicator's Certifications in Categories of Aquatics and Natural Areas
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.
Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.
Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).
Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.
The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Primary Location : United States-Florida-Deerfield Beach
Other Locations : United States-Florida-West Palm Beach, United States-Florida-Plantation
Organization : BC-1726 EnvSvcs-US Gulf East
Employee Status : Temporary
Job Level : Individual Contributor
Travel : Yes, 50 % of the Time
Schedule : Full-time
Job Posting : Oct 4, 2024, 6:22:11 AM
Req ID: 240003KY
#additional
Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans
Created: 2024-10-08
Reference: 1962FCE9607E4E3F83158F56DED03E80
Country: United States
State: Florida
City: West Palm Beach
ZIP: 33411
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