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  • Field Technician, V3 Companies (open until filled)

    Mar 10, 2020 2:15 pm by Susan HelminkInternshipsJobs

    V3 Companies is a growth-oriented organization providing professional engineering, construction, and science related services to clients. V3’s Construction & Ecological Restoration Practice Area is seeking qualified candidates to fill multiple Field Technician positions. A technical degree is not required for this position, however, for students interested in the biological sciences (i.e., biology, botany, ecology, zoology, aquatic ecology, etc.), these positions offer valuable ecological field experience working within the Chicago region and can be applied for internship credit.

    Details                                       

    Open Position:                       Field Technicians

    Location:                                Various sites in the Greater Chicago Metropolitan Area

    Starting Date:                         April 2020 – August 2020

    Completion:                           July – November 2020 (project dependent / flexible)

    Hours per Week:                   25 – 45 hours (project & weather dependent)

    Pay:                                        $13 – $15/hr (based on experience)

    Overtime Pay:                       1.5 x base wage for every hour worked over 40 in the same week

    Applications:                          Accepted until positions are filled.

     

    Field Technicians will assist V3 staff ecologists with a variety of field management activities for projects around the greater Chicagoland area. Responsibilities will include:

    • Conducting invasive species control (mechanical and chemical methods) and wetland plant installation.
    • Obtaining an herbicide operator’s license issued by the State of
    • Spending 100% of the time in the field at various project locations as
    • Working in vegetative communities such as prairies, wetlands, sedge meadows, woodlands, and naturalized
    • Learning plant identification, plant ecology and invasive species control
    • Other responsibilities may include irrigation, tree and shrub installation, select tree removal, and erosion control blanket

    Technicians will be scheduled on various project sites, possibly on a daily basis, throughout the season. Project sites are located throughout the greater Chicagoland area.

     

    Requirements                              

    • Must be at least 18 years of age;
    • Must provide own private transportation to each project location;
    • Must have the physical ability to work in up to 2 feet of muddy water and carry materials weighing up to 50 pounds, while exposed to outdoor elements such as heat and

     

    Interested applicants should email their resume to Rachel Reynoso at rlreynoso@v3co.com or Kaitlyn Stout at kstout@v3co.com. 

    V3 IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: DISABILITY / VETERAN

    Qualified minority applicants encouraged.

    Website: v3co.com