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EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
The Wetlands Conservancy
PO Box 1195
Tualatin, Oregon 97062
Email: info@wetlandsconservancy.org
Position: Revegetation Site Technician
Location: Portland, Oregon
Starting Wage Range: $14.00 - $18.00 with limited benefits.
This Revegetation Site Technician will be employed by The Wetlands
Conservancy and report to the Program Manager of the City of Portland
Watershed Revegetation Program. The individual will work fulltime from
City of Portland offices and facilities.
Description of Organization:
The Wetlands Conservancy (TWC) is the only organization in Oregon
dedicated to promoting community and private partnerships to
permanently protect and conserve Oregon’s greatest wetlands – our most
biologically rich and diverse lands. TWC designs and implements
collaborative strategies to sustain the health of wetlands and works
with local communities, land trusts, watershed councils, individual
landowners and resource managers to promote local stewardship,
restoration and to acquire properties. The Conservancy trains, educates
and provides assistance directly to landowners, citizen groups, and
businesses to increase local conservation and restoration of key
wetlands.
The Wetlands Conservancy (TWC) and the City of Portland’s Bureau of
Environmental Services (BES) have worked together since 1995. We
share a common mission to promote private landowner restoration and
stewardship. BES goals are to improve water quality and habitat through
5-year revegetation projects with public and private landowners.
BES identifies opportunities for revegetation, prepares revegetation
strategies, and employs reforestation firms to rehabilitate degraded
natural areas. These firms provide manual cutting, herbicide
application, planting, mulching, seeding, and erosion control over a
5-year period. The program seeks to restore continuity of
functioning natural areas to support water quality goals outlined in
the Portland Watershed Management Plan.
Revegetation Site Technician
The Revegetation Site Technician will plan, implement and maintain
sustainable landscapes at City stormwater facilities. In
implementing the Portland Watershed Management Plan, the City maintains
more than 300 water quality sites and restoration sites, natural areas,
constructed pond and wetlands, and “green-streets”.
Time will be allocated approximately 50% to green-streets and 50% to
natural areas. Allocation will vary by season and upcoming
project priorities. The first two months of the job will be spent
entirely on green-streets. The individual will spend
approximately 30% of his/her time in the office and 70% in the
field. Allocation of office/field time will vary seasonally,
based on project needs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
o Reviewing permit drawings to ensure projects meet
City of Portland Stormwater Management Manual standards;
o Inspecting contractor implementation of stormwater
landscapes;
o Coordinating and communicating with other City
staff regarding site inspections;
o Coordinating with nurseries for plant materials;
o Developing work orders for landscape establishment;
o Directing and inspecting the work of landscape
contractors;
o Implementing native plant restoration treatments on
restoration project sites;
o Developing new strategies for implementing
sustainable landscapes;
o Teaching sustainable landscape practices to new
contractors;
o Managing program database to ensure tracking of all
projects to reliably and consistently deliver landscape services to
partners and constituents;
o Financial administration of landscape contracts;
o Collecting data for monitoring reports.
The ideal applicant will possess the following skills and experiences:
o Academic and/or professional background in
landscape design, horticulture, and/or natural resources;
o Preparing landscape maintenance strategies;
o Knowledge of native and ornamental plants;
o Experience working with landscape crews and
contractors;
o Excellent teaching and communication skills;
o Ability to be assertive, when necessary;
o Organizational capability to manage dozens of
projects and multi-year data;
o Ability and interest to work long days in the field
in all types of weather.
Preferred Skills:
o Spanish speaking proficiency.
To Apply:
Please send a cover letter, resume and three references no later than
May 20, 2008 to:
The Wetlands Conservancy
PO Box 1195
Tualatin, Oregon 97062
Or email to: info@wetlandsconservancy.org
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TWC is dedicated to conserving and promoting
wetlands to support wildlife, water quality and open space.
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