Technologist, Environmental (Invasive Species Management and Meadow Restora

at  Toronto and Region Conservation Authority TRCA

POSITION DETAILS:

Current Rate of Pay: Min = $41.82/hr, Max = $48.47/hr
Employment type: Temporary Contract
Duration of employment: 11 Months
Hours of work: 35 hrs/week
Work location: Restoration Services Centre
Division: Restoration and Infrastructure
Business unit: Restoration and Resource Management
Travel: 30%
Remote Work: Hybrid
Existing Vacancy: Yes

• Provide meadow restoration and invasive species management technical support and on project development; plan design; internal, external and public consultations; permit acquisition; work plan development; assistance with budget preparation and cost control and close out under the direction of a Project Manager. Collects, organizes and executes data collection according to standardized protocols, manages databases, analyzes, compiles and extracts desktop information for dissemination and project planning.
• Analyzes data and performs QA/QC ensuring data integrity, troubleshoots issues where they arise.
• Undertake tracking and scheduling of monitoring activities and logistics, vehicles, equipment and staffing on a daily and monthly basis; ensuring equipment is in a state of good repair.
• Monitors and maintains equipment to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the data collected.
• Provides oversight to a small team of staff within a business unit or at a site, delegating tasks and ensuring team alignment to complete daily objectives.
• Oversee a team of staff and ensure that team members understand expectations; communicates schedule, tasks and discusses priorities.
• Communicates with team members to assess the status of work throughout the day/shift; amends work and reassigns staff as needed to direct workflow and accommodate for any situational circumstances.
• Supports onboarding and provides on the job training and support as needed for individuals they oversee.
• Supports a culture of workplace equity and inclusion that celebrates diversity.
• Ensures staff/volunteers/contractors, as applicable, comply with health & safety policies, and other TRCA policies, as applicable in various work environments.
• Requires the Technologist to work with pesticides and native plant seed collection and installation.
• Perform peer reviewed and practitioner-based research and benchmarking as well as quality analysis/ control, applying scientific methodologies as necessary.