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Soil And Water Resource Technician
Description of Duties
This position, located in the Monroe County Soil and Water District, is responsible for providing technical assistance to developers, engineers, municipalities, and landowners regarding erosion control and storm water management to protect and enhance water quality and meet relevant federal, state, and local requirements. Duties include walking through rough construction sites. The employee reports directly to, and works under the general supervision of a senior level staff person.
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates must meet the following minimum requirements on or before the date of the written exam:
Graduation from high school or possession of an equivalency diploma, plus EITHER:
- Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in a natural or renewable resource science such as Natural Resource Science, Natural Resource Management, Forest Health, Forestry, Aquatic Science, Fisheries Science, or Biology, Earth Science, Botany, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology and their subfields, or an environmental science such as Environmental Biology, or Agricultural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Forestry Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, Environmental Resource Engineering, Environmental Interpretation, Soil Science, Agriculture, Biotechnology or Landscape Architecture, or a closely related field plus one (1) year full-time or its part-time equivalent*** professional* experience in environmental conservation, or natural resources education, or water quality or storm water management (includes paid and unpaid co-op work experience and college internships); OR,
- Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master’s degree in one of the fields stated in (A) above, plus six (6) months full-time or its part-time equivalent*** professional* experience as stated in (A) above (includes paid and unpaid co-op work experience and college internships); OR,
- A Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC) or possess CPESC-IT (in-training) status**; OR,
- An equivalent combination of education and experience as defined by the limits of (A) and (B) above.
*Professional experience does NOT include clerical, secretarial, labor or similar experience.
**must submit copy of CPESC Certificate or documentation of CPESC-IT status at the time of application. Both are issued by CPESC, Inc.
