Job Postings

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plant native riparian trees and shrubs at restoration projects on private and public lands.
• Maintenance/irrigation of native riparian tree and shrub plantings.
• Mechanical/chemical treatment of invasive plant species.
• Installation of woody hand-built in-stream restoration structures such as beaver dam analogues or post-assisted log structures.
• Installation of livestock exclusion fences.
• Collection of field data on plant survival, invasive plant treatment effectiveness, and in-stream restoration effectiveness.
• Work as a team with other crew members and the crew lead to ensure a safe and efficient work environment.
• Follow all safety and risk management protocols.
• Maintenance of hand tools, power tools, safety equipment, and other field crew assets.
• Conduct on-site quality control and communicate/apply restoration project standards/expectations.
• Read and interpret project scopes of work and maps.
• Track projects/tasks with a strong sense of ownership, follow-through, attention to detail, and communication.
• In coordination with project managers the crew lead and other crew members, develop efficient and adaptable field implementation plans.
• Regular reporting of project progress, challenges, and personnel issues to the crew lead.
• Collaborate with other private or public field crews working on the same assigned projects.
• Manage and maintain the District crew shop.
• Participate in routine safety talks and training sessions.
• Care for, maintain, and ensure security of vehicles, tools, property, and equipment.
• Utilize field GPS equipment to identify property boundaries, project locations, and collect data.
• Safely mix and apply herbicide using pesticide application equipment such as backpack sprayers.
• Other project work such as conducting basic forest inventory, native plant nursery management, habitat surveys, fish barrier assessment surveys, and collecting topographic survey data may be assigned as needed.
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Basic Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in restoration project implementation, including but not limited to planting native plants, invasive plant management, and project maintenance/monitoring.
• Experience using power/hand tools for restoration projects.
• Able to be a self-motivated problem solver who displays aptitude at troubleshooting.
• Excellent communication skills with staff, project partners, and landowners.
• Demonstrated ability to implement daily and weekly work plans.
• Demonstrated skills in public interaction.
• Ability to work safely and cooperatively in a group setting under a variety of working conditions.
• Ability to perform manual labor in rough terrain, lift heavy objects, and work for extended periods of time outdoors in various weather conditions.
• Familiarity with using GPS mapping technology and software.
• Professional, courteous, honest, and with a track record of following through.
• A willingness to continually learn and grow as a natural resource professional working in a fast-paced, challenging, and rewarding field.
• Willingness to acquire and maintain appropriate pesticide applicator licenses.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record. The position requires the ability to lift and/or move items weighing up to fifty pounds, conduct repetitive motions, stand, sit, or stoop for long periods of time, carry field equipment, wade streams, cross fences safely, and encounter wild and domestic animals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven knowledge of natural resource stewardship and riparian restoration principles.
• Experience constructing small-scale in-stream restoration structures such as beaver dam analogues or post-assisted log jams.
• Experience using pesticides for invasive plant management.
• Familiarity with the operation of chain saws, brush cutters, hydraulic post pounders, and other heavy equipment.
• Knowledge of the agricultural and natural resource issues of Grays Harbor County.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plant native riparian trees and shrubs at restoration projects on private and public lands.
• Maintenance/irrigation of native riparian tree and shrub plantings.
• Mechanical/chemical treatment of invasive plant species.
• Installation of woody hand-built in-stream restoration structures such as beaver dam analogues or post post-assisted log structures.
• Installation of livestock exclusion fences.
• Collection of field data on plant survival, invasive plant treatment effectiveness, and in-stream restoration effectiveness.
• Work as a team with other crew members and the crew lead to ensure a safe and efficient work environment.
• Follow all safety and risk management protocols.
• Maintenance of hand tools, power tools, safety equipment, and other field crew assets.
• Conduct on-site quality control and communicate/apply restoration project standards/expectations .
• Read and interpret project scopes of work and maps.
• Track projects/tasks with a strong sense of ownership, follow-through, attention to detail, and communication.
• In coordination with project managers the crew lead and other crew members, develop efficient and adaptable field implementation plans.
• Regular reporting of project progress, challenges, and personnel issues to the crew lead.
• Collaborate with other private or public field crews working on the same assigned projects.
• Manage and maintain the District crew shop.
• Participate in routine safety talks and training sessions.
• Care for, maintain, and ensure the security of vehicles, tools, property, and equipment.
• Utilize field GPS equipment to identify property boundaries, project locations, and collect data.
• Safely mix and apply herbicide using pesticide application equipment such as backpack sprayers.
• Other project work such as conducting basic forest inventory, native plant nursery management, habitat surveys, fish barrier assessment surveys, and collecting topographic survey data, may be assigned as needed.

Basic Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in restoration project implementation, including but not limited to planting native plants, invasive plant management, and project maintenance/monitoring.
• Experience using power/hand tools for restoration projects.
• Able to be a self-motivated problem solver who displays aptitude at troubleshooting.
• Excellent communication skills with staff, project partners, and landowners.
• Demonstrated ability to implement daily and weekly work plans.
• Demonstrated skills in public interaction.
• Ability to work safely and cooperatively in a group setting under a variety of working conditions.
• Ability to perform manual labor in rough terrain, lift heavy objects, and work for extended periods of time outdoors in various weather conditions.
• Familiarity with using GPS mapping technology and software.
• Professional, courteous, honest, and with a track record of following through.
• A willingness to continually learn and grow as a natural resource professional working in a fast-paced, challenging, and rewarding field.
• Willingness to acquire and maintain appropriate pesticide applicator licenses.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license and a clean driving record. The position requires the ability to lift and/or move items weighing up to fifty pounds, conduct repetitive motions, stand, sit, or stoop for long periods of time, carry field equipment, wade streams, cross fences safely, and encounter wild and domestic animals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven knowledge of natural resource stewardship and riparian restoration principles.
• Experience constructing small-scale in-stream restoration structures such as beaver dam analogues or post-assisted log jams.
• Experience using pesticides for invasive plant management.
• Familiarity with the operation of chain saws, brush cutters, hydraulic post pounders, and other heavy equipment.
• Knowledge of the agricultural and natural resource issues of Grays Harbor County.

The main responsibilities of this position will directly support seven funded partners and indirectly support numerous landowners, other partner organizations and the ecological health of the watershed. This position is the culmination of several partnership effects including the Snoqualmie Fish Farm Flood effort, the Snohomish-Stillaguamish Local Integrating Organization, and the Snoqualmie Watershed Forum- WRIA 7.

Job Responsibilities/Duties:

• Provide technical assistance to farmers, agricultural producers, and land managers (“clients”).
• Conduct farm natural resource inventories and assemble data to prepare farm conservation plans.
• Experience with project management (from permitting, planning and execution, working with engineers, monitoring, and close out).
• Experience with the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) 9 Step Planning Process.
• Assist farmers in obtaining permits and complying with state and local code and regulations such as the Critical Areas Ordinance and Livestock Management Ordinance.
• Provide exceptional customer service and communication to clients, public officials, technical and conservation experts, and KCD staff to foster long-term relationships and promote land stewardship.
• Utilize KCD’s cost share program and understand when to co-fund projects with NRCS and King County or other agencies.
• Represent KCD at public outreach events, including farm conservation tours, workshops, and field trips.
• Author educational materials, prepare and lead presentations, and assist with the development of publications as needed.
• Continue to improve professional skills by attending training sessions, workshops, working with mentors and coaches, and other methods as identified in a professional development plan.
• Perform tasks and activities associated with District programs and projects as assigned, including office and administrative tasks in support of assigned projects.
• Expected to meet annual targets and metrics to support KCD’s mission in a timely, courteous, and professional manner.
• Safely and properly use and maintain district vehicles, office and field equipment and supplies.

Thurston Conservation District is looking for an experienced self-starter who is a dynamic, energetic, highly organized creative thinker with an interest in natural resources conservation and supporting local agriculture. The successful applicant must have a strong work ethic to become part of a cohesive team of passionate individuals in a hands-on and rewarding work environment. The Natural Resource Specialist is responsible for utilizing District and partner programs to benefit both the landowner/operator and the soil, water, air, plant, animal, human and energy natural resources present on the property. This position will work directly with a highly collaborative and professional technical team, under the mentorship of the Agriculture Program Manager, to identify, develop and implement projects that address natural resources, habitat concerns, and agricultural priorities of cooperators. This position works directly with community members to help them meet their land-based goals in a non-regulatory and voluntary environment. This position works with farmers, landowners, and residents in Thurston County to provide technical assistance, conservation plans, and project development for their properties and operations. The Natural Resource Specialist assists community members with identifying and implementing a wide range of natural resource conservation practices using Natural Resource Conservation Services’ conservation assessment tools and supports the implementation of cost share projects. A primary focus will be small farm planning and technical education.

Thurston Conservation District seeks an organized leader to collaboratively support the agriculture technical staff in developing and implementing projects, securing funding, and increasing the effectiveness of our partnership with agricultural community members for the stewardship of local natural resources. This position supports Agricultural Technical Assistance and Conservation Project Implementation Programs at the district in a team-focused role that requires 1) coordinating, mentoring, and training team members, and overseeing projects and workloads; 2) managing multiple concurrent grants, budgets, projects, reports, and deadlines; 3) managing, responding, and assigning community requests for agricultural technical assistance, agriculture cost-share projects, project implementation, and complex, diverse technical assistance scenarios; 4) collaborating closely with the Conservation Program Director to develop and lead agriculture grant and program development. This position also collaborates regularly with other Thurston CD Leadership Team members to maintain a vibrant, effective, and passionate team at Thurston Conservation District.

Pierce Conservation District (PCD) is seeking to hire a current or former District or NRCS employee to write farm resource management plans for livestock producers in the Puyallup Watershed, currently on PCD’s farm plan waiting list. Plans could include Comprehensive plans or NRCS plans if the applicant is an approved NRCS Technical Service Provider. The Comprehensive plan template will be provided.

This will be a contract employee position that is paid on a per plan basis of $2,000 - $4,200 per plan depending on the complexity of the operation and whether the Comprehensive plan template is used or whether an NRCS plan is developed for a producer participating in an NRCS program. The contractor and PCD will negotiate the per plan price prior to each plan being written. No other benefits will be supplied.

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