Field Technician, Hawaii

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The Hawai‘i Island Terrestrial Program manages 12,800 acres at three TNC-owned preserves located on the southern slopes of Mauna Loa volcano in the districts of South Kona and Ka‘ū. The Field Technician will support stewardship priorities at each preserve and be based out of the Kona Hema Preserve where 23 miles of fences protect wet, mesic and seasonally mesic forest extending from 2,000 to 5,720 feet elevation.

The Program office is located in Waiʻōhinu, Ka‘ū.

Established in 1980, TNC’s Hawai‘i program has forged partnerships to manage over 2 million acres of natural lands and has grown to include Palmyra Atoll. We currently manage 14 preserves and other sites in Hawai‘i and Palmyra Atoll. In Hawai‘i, we work with government agencies, private landowners, businesses, community partners and local stakeholders to protect and restore Hawai‘i’s native watershed forests, coral reefs, and nearshore fisheries for both their ecological value and the many benefits they provide to people.

At Palmyra Atoll, a National Wildlife Refuge 1,000 miles south of Hawai‘i, we facilitate research in this living laboratory to better understand and address global questions around sustainable fisheries and resilience to climate change.

The Field Technician position requires an enthusiastic, motivated, action-oriented, self-starter to play an essential role in ecosystem threat abatement operations. These operations include surveying, mapping, monitoring, and controlling alien species and their impacts to forests and native ecosystems. The Field Technician must be able to camp in remote mountainous areas for up to five nights at a time each quarter in extremely rugged terrain and adverse weather conditions as well as do multiple day trips.

The work environment involves exposure to job hazards where there is a high possibility of injury, including helicopter operations and handling firearms, so a commitment to safety is essential. The Field Technician will assist the Hawai‘i Island team and partners with all aspects of field operations and office support that may include fence construction/surveys/repairs, feral ungulate control, predator control, trail maintenance, alien plant removal, vegetation monitoring and baseyard, vehicle and equipment maintenance.
The Field Technician will regularly use GPS in the field and download, compile and manage monitoring data with a spatial database to produce GIS summary maps and assists the Natural Resource Manager (NRM) with developing resource management plans and reports using a database or PC. The Field Technician will assist with leading volunteers and volunteer groups on service work events and help conduct outreach activities which include assisting with interpretive hikes, special events and educational field trips.

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