Full job description
Position Details: Permanent, Full-Time, Existing Vacancy
Salary Range: Salary range at $53,500 – $66,900, based on a 35-hour work week.
Location: The Pas, MB
Closing Deadline: August 9, 2024 (11:59PM EDT)
What You Will Do
As a member of the Manitoba Habitat Asset Management Team (HAM), you will be responsible for delivering operation and management of water control structures on various DUC projects in the Saskatchewan River Delta. You will be working with Indigenous communities, provincial representatives, watershed districts, public stakeholders, and external partners.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Build and maintain positive relationships with local governments, indigenous communities, landowners, industry, agricultural producers and Federal Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Assist in wetland inspections and management in remote environments.
- Maintain field equipment, including operating on small engines and able to physically lift 50lbs of equipment.
- Assist in writing and collecting information for biological reports
- Manage ongoing project planning and execution on tight deadlines. These projects can include financial and contract management.
Your minimum three years’ experience, related knowledge and academic achievements make you the ideal candidate for this very diverse, challenging, and exciting opportunity.
Requirements
- An environmental or biological science diploma is preferred but other diplomas in related disciplines will be considered.
- Strong planning, reporting, and project management skills.
- Knowledge of sustainable and integrated resource management including local agricultural, industry and conservation practices.
- Experience with GPS and MS Office suite.
- Awareness of MB Occupational Health and Safety practices.
- Ability to work long/flexible hours outdoors, with possible travel.
- Excellent organization, leadership, and interpersonal communication skills, both oral and written.
- A valid class 5 driver’s license.
- Comfortability driving, maneuvering, and backing up vehicles and vessels.
- Pleasure Craft Operators Card, ATV, Chainsaw, WHMIS 2015, MED A3, and SDV-BS experience certificates would be assets.
Assets
- Practical experience working around water control structures.
- Operating and maintaining small engines.
- Supervising construction and heavy equipment.
- Managing wetland and upland conservation projects.
- Working with Indigenous communities.
What We Offer
- 3 weeks’ vacation with paid personal and sick days
- Comprehensive compensation & benefits package
How to Apply
DUC is proud to be recognized as a non-profit employer of choice for the second year in a row. Working for DUC is a career highlight for many staff. Let us know if making a difference is important to you.
Ducks Unlimited Canada is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment. If you require accommodations during the recruitment and selection process, please email us at hr@ducks.ca. All requests for accommodation will be handled in a confidential manner.
While DUC would like to thank all applicants, only candidates considered for an interview will be contacted.
