Crew Leader

**Position Details**:
**Current Rate of Pay**: Min = $29.00/hr, Max = $33.61/hr
**Employment type**: Temporary Contract
**Duration of employment**: 8 months
**Hours of work**: 40 hrs/week
**Work location**: Restoration Services Centre & The Meadoway (101 Ridgetop Rd)
**Division**: Restoration & Infrastructure
**Business unit**: Restoration and Resource Management
**Travel**: 30%
**Remote Work**: None
**Existing Vacancy**: yes
**About TRCA**:
With more than 60 years of experience, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is one of 36 Conservation Authorities in Ontario, created to safeguard and enhance the health and well-being of watershed communities through the protection and restoration of the natural environment and the ecological services the environment provides.
TRCA is considered the provincial leader in conserving, restoring, and managing natural resources to advance safe and sustainable development.
**How you will contribute as part of the TRCA team**:
**Major Responsibilities**:

- Performs field work, liaising with the supervisor and other team members to coordinate field work activities to ensure work is completed in compliance with TRCA policies, standards and timelines.
- Conducts field work and supports the coordination of field work by providing on-site work coordination to the team.
- Ensures quality control are completed daily, with records maintained and accessible.
- Complete daily work reports, and project information records as assigned.
- Coordinates the operation and maintenance of equipment as required (ranges from small tools and measuring devices to heavy equipment); may also operate machinery/tools as required
- Ensures the required site activities are completed as per work scope
- Participates in and/or leads daily safety meetings including tailgate meetings, hazard identification and emergency planning
- Incumbents may also be assigned other duties
- Provides support for and actively participates in the implementation of meadow restoration and adaptive management activities including site prep, mowing, tilling, seeding and invasive species management.

**What will you need to succeed**:
Education (degree/diploma/certifications/licenses)
- Completion of college diploma in Resource Management, Ecological Restoration or Management, Environmental or Engineering Science, Landscape Design, Forestry, Construction, or a related field
- Valid Ontario Class G driver’s license
- Valid Standard First Aid & CPR/AED Level C Certification
- Ontario Pesticide Exterminator’s License (Land or Forestry)

Experience
- 2+ years of experience in implementation tasks in areas of specialization.

Knowledge/Skill/Ability - Competencies
- The ability to demonstrate strong problem-solving skills in a field environment; is able to break down site required activities and delegate and estimate time / resources / budget required to complete tasks
- Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act, related Regulations and legislation
- Knowledge of native and invasive plants with proficient plant identification skills.
- Knowledge/experience with meadow restoration practices including experience operating tractors/implements/equipment required for meadow restoration.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills and participate as team member as well as deal tactfully and courteously with the public.
- Familiarity with mapping natural landscape features and reading maps.
- Proficiency in MS Office suite including online software such as MS teams, Excel, Word, SharePoint, knowledge of ESRI ArcMap and Field Maps is an asset.
- Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act, related Regulations and legislation

**What TRCA has to offer you**:
As part of a progressive team you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact to preserving and protecting nature, while maintaining a balance between the natural environment and built environment. Working with experts within our field, you will join a team of colleagues that are committed to TRCA’s core values by demonstrating the following behaviours; integrity, collaboration, accountability, respect, and excellence (icare).
**You will be part of a diverse and inclusive organization that**:

- Makes a positive difference in the communities we serve.
- Fosters high performance and collaborative teams.
- Provides continuous learning and development opportunities.
- Offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits program (including Defined Benefit Pension Plan - OMERS/OTPP).
- Pregnancy & Parental Leave Top-Up Program.
- Provides unique TRCA Perks.
- Provides flexible work arrangements.
- Offers potential for career growth and advancement.

While the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) thanks all applicants for their interest, only those under consideration will be contacted for interviews. Please be advised that successful incumbent(s) may be required to undergo a vulnerable sector screening and/or driver’s abstract check as a part of the fina