Soil Conservation Technician

Soil Conservation Technician

: AMS1-018
Location: Quitman
Program: ACE
Wage/Hr: $11.33
Hours/Week: 24
Minimum Age: 55

Minimum of 5 year(s) of experience in conservation planning and technical concepts OR HS/GED Degree in General

• Surveying Experience
• Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel
• Protracts, Conservation Desktop, CART, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Outlook

Provide engineering technical assistance to field and/or area office as assigned; assist with status review completion, survey, develops maps, and drawings; provides assistance on conservation practice design, layout, and construction inspections. Trains new employees and interns in engineering, surveying, and technical concepts. Assists District Conservationist and Area Engineer with spot checks and other assignments as needed.

• Explain or demonstrate to landowners or contractor's methods of installing common conservation practices on all land uses. Includes but not limited to: forestry practices, cropland practices, animal waste practices, wildlife practices, grazing practices, engineering practices (ponds, diversions, grade stabilizations structures, heavy use area protection, pipe line, watering facilities, terraces, composters, dry stacks, etc.) 40%
• Assists District Conservationist with design, checkout and installation of engineering & agronomic conservation practices. 40%
• Assist Area Engineer as assigned with spot checks and other difficult surveying & design engineering projects throughout Area 2 (21 counties). 10%
• Serves as capacity of Soil Technician, with expertise to train new employees in Lauderdale, Clarke, and Kemper Counties as well as other Area 2 offices as assigned (21 counties) on conservation and technical concepts. 10%

• Training to be provided by Local District Conservationist and Area Engineer
• On the job training will be provided as needed basis and as requested.
• Travel requirements:
  Position will require use of the GOV to perform site visits, field work associated with Farm Bill programs, to travel to provided training, and to assist with training new employees and interns across Area 2 (21 counties).
• Overnight travel:
  Survey equipment, administrative files/farm bill contracts, etc.
• Physical requirements:
  
  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

• Paid Health Insurance Premium for positions budgeted at 60+ hours per pay period
• Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave
• Paid Federal Holidays
• Optional Vision and Dental Insurance available for positions budgeted at 35+ hours per pay period

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