Engineering Technician - AmeriCorps Individual Placement

• Job Category Individual Placement, Ameri Corps
• Employee Type Ameri Corps

Southeast Conservation Corps

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, Blue Ridge Ranger District

2042 Highway 515 W

• Start Date:
  
  04/05/2027
• End Date: 03/17/2028
• Ameri Corps Slot Classification: 1700 hr

Status:
This is a full-time, seasonal, 50-week, 1700-hour Ameri Corps National Service Program.

• Segal Ameri Corps Education Award of $7,395.00 upon successful completion of the program
• Living allowance of $480.00 per week, paid bi-weekly
• Additional Benefit of $465.00 per week, paid bi-weekly

Ameri Corps health insurance, uniform shirts, personal protective equipment, Public Land Corps Hiring Authority Certificate (upon successful completion of hours), memberassistanceprogram, and other professional developmentopportunitiesavailable.

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Southeast Conservation Corps (SECC):
Empowering youth and adults to cultivate compassion, responsibility and life skills through community service, hardworkand land stewardship.

Southeast Conservation Corps ,aprogram of Conservation Legacy, is a non‑profit Ameri Corps program. We engage youth (age
15-17) and young adults (ages 18-30, up to 35 for veterans) in service projects on public lands throughout the Southeast. SECC collaborates with land management agencies (United States Forest Service, National Park Service, State Parks, local municipalities, and non‑profits) to host day or overnight camping crews and individual placements.

Our Ameri Corps positions provideimpactful educational and service opportunities thatbenefitboth communities and landscapes.

SECC’s participants reflect the population of the Southeast region, including youth, graduates, veterans, and individuals from various backgrounds.

The phrase “Caring for the Land and Serving People,” captures the Forest Service mission. As set forth in law, the mission is to achieve quality land management under the sustainable multiple-use management concept to meet the many needs of people.

The Blue Ridge Ranger District Civil Engineering Program is responsible for approximately 500 miles of Forest Service roads within the district's area of responsibility. Duties include data collection, survey, maintenance, repair, and inspection of roadways ranging from suitable passenger cars to high clearance vehicle-only roads. Additionally, Civil Engineering duties include data collection, inspection, survey, and limited scope maintenance and repair of Forest Service facilities.

This Individual Placement is designed to provide an entry-level professional opportunity to serve directly with a federal land management agency, developing relevant skills, qualifications, and experience. The projects will focus on field data collection to provide a comprehensive assessment of current conditions in relation to recent natural disasters and weather impacts. Hurricane Helene, along with many other recent impacts, has created significant impacts on the Blue Ridge Ranger District.

The Individual Placement will serve alongside Forest Service technicians and specialists in various resource areas, including trail management, wilderness stewardship, engineering, archaeology, outdoor recreational facilities, wildlife management, silviculture, forestry, and wildland fire management. Most tasks will be primarily focused on erosion control. Storm‑damaged or improperly maintained roads lead to erosion, resulting in excessive entry of pollutants into waterways. Out of the district’s 500 miles of road, it is estimated to seek improvements of approximately 150 to 200 miles during this period of disaster repair.

While the service project will focus on road engineering…