Natural Resources Technician Jobs

Are you looking for an opportunity to join a growing 100% employee-owned company that offers professional development opportunities, values an excellent work life balance and giving back to your community? Are you seeking a team environment that collaborates well together, works hard, and has fun while doing so? If so, check out this opportunity to become an employee-owner of Haley Ward, one of the Best Places to Work in Maine™ & one of the Best Firms to Work For™ in the country!

About Our Company

At Haley Ward, our team of over 200 employee-owners value accountability and collaboration. These values drive us to provide every client with quality service that meets, and often exceeds, their expectations, and is one of the reasons clients routinely return to us for help. Haley Ward’s work philosophy is to take advantage of the benefits of collaboration, mentoring, and face-to-face communication in order to optimize our operations and performance for our clients.

Join our team and Haley Ward will provide you:

• Eleven (11) paid holidays
• Competitive Health, Dental, and Vision insurance plans or a paid monthly stipend if you have insurance elsewhere)
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) plan with Generous company matching and Roth provision
• And much more
• Culture that promotes work-life balance, professional development and volunteerism
• Short and long-term disability insurance (company paid)
• Life insurance (company paid)
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement
• Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Savings Accounts
• Competitive salary

What you can expect to be doing:

Haley Ward is looking for a Natural Resources Technician to be in our Portsmouth, NH office. The function of the Natural Resource Technician is to collect, analyze, and present environmental data to provide clients and team members guidance related to environmental policies, regulations, and guidelines that meet State and Federal requirements.

Responsibilities

• Performs wetland delineations, natural resource assessments, vernal pool surveys, wildlife assessments, field surveys and soil testing, evaluating field conditions, and gathering and measuring field data.
• Works with staff in the preparation of State environmental and Federal Army Corps permit applications, correspondence, presentations, and other technical documents.
• Tabulates data and prepares charts, graphs, or sketches. Prepares technical reports, memoranda, drawings, plans, and other technical documents as needed to support project requirements.
• Prepares and reviews compliance with environmental regulations and permits for review by Project Manager and Senior Technical Reviewer.
• Reviews, interprets, and applies State and Federal natural resources and environmental regulations to assist clients in understanding compliance obligations.

Working Conditions

• Approximately 60-75% of work is conducted in the field, varying with project requirements, with the balance of time in an office setting.

What you will need to succeed:

• Minimum of one to five years natural resources experience preferred focusing on Wetland Delineation, Wetland Ecology, Soils, Botany, and/or Wildlife Biology
• GPS and GIS or AutoCad experience preferred
• Strong Microsoft Office skills including MS Word, Outlook, and advanced functions of Excel
• Experience with State and Federal permitting processes preferred
• Effective communication skills and technical writing skills required
• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Ecology, Natural Resources, Wildlife, Forestry, or related field required
• Works independently as well as a team member and is responsible for completion of assigned work in conformance with schedules in a fast-paced environment
• Valid driver’s license

A criminal background check and driving record check will be conducted.

Haley Ward is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender identity, marital status, age, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class established by law.

Location: Portsmouth, NH – Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

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