Field Staff, Restoration

**Position Details**:
**Vacancies**: 3
**Current Rate of Pay**: Min = $23.54/hr, Max = $27.29/hr
**Employment type**: Temporary Contract
**Duration of employment**: 4 - 8 months
**Hours of work**: 40 hrs/week
**Work location**: Swan Lake
**Division**: Restoration and Infrastructure
**Business unit**: Professional Services
**Travel**: 50%
**Remote Work**: None

**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**:
The Field Staff, Restoration & Infrastructure performs a variety of field work activities which support environmental projects and programs delivered by the Erosion Risk Management, Restoration and Resource Management, Construction Services or Professional Services teams.

**Major Responsibilities**:

- Ensures that quality control and assurance measures are followed at all steps of the work process.
- Assists with the transportation of materials to and from sites as required.
- Participates in the daily safety meetings including tailgate meetings, hazard identification and emergency planning.
- Assists with maintenance of equipment and vehicles, performs circle and other health and safety checks. Reports potential maintenance requirements to supervisor.
- Maintains equipment (storage, organization, minor repairs.
- Ongoing attention of surroundings to ensure safe work practices.
- Collects field level data collection using various survey tools and methods to ensure accurate data is then transferred into a drafting/design ready state.
- Assists Survey team with topographic surveys, layouts, and elevations on all assigned projects.
- In the field, assists with survey calculations, including back-sites, grades, elevations, angles, coordinates and coordinate systems.
- Operates appropriate equipment required to execute work duties related to specific project/program area (i.e., Total Station with data collector, Global Positioning System (GPS) handheld, RTK GPS, levels, hydrographic equipment etc.)

**What will you need to succeed**:
Education (degree/diploma/certifications)
- Minimum pursuing a post-secondary diploma or degree in a related field.
- Valid Class G2 Driver’s License.
- Valid Standard First Aid & CPR/AED Level C Certification.

Knowledge/Skill/Ability
- Familiar with basic equipment and power tools.
- Ability to communicate effectively with tact and courtesy.
- Demonstrated ability to proactively identify problems in a timely manner, seeking the appropriate level of support to solve issues.
- Proficiency in MS Office for general office communications (I.e., mail, spreadsheet and word processing software, including online enablement software such as MS teams and SharePoint).
- Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act, related Regulations and legislation.
- Understanding of engineering, survey and geomorphology processes and terminology.
- Working knowledge of GPS, Autocad, Civil 3D and Total Station. Understanding of hydrographic sounding and other technology for the purposes of data collection and data processing.

**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 final step in the hiring process.

Personal information you provide through the TRCA recruitment, selection, and onboarding process is collected under the authority of the Conservat