Watershed Technician

The Inter-Mountain Watershed District (WD) requires a technician to work out of the Ste. Rose office for a 1-year term to provide direction and technical expertise towards the development of watershed planning and program implementation initiatives. The long term goal is to encourage sustainable use and integrated management of watershed resources through cooperation with Federal, Provincial, and Municipal Governments. The District is the lead water authority within the following area: the entire municipalities of Ste. Rose and McCreary, as well as the southern portion of the municipality of Lakeshore, and portions of the municipalities of Alonsa, Rosedale, and Dauphin. The WD manages a complex system of water control infrastructure in this area, and also delivers conservation programming to residents across the Dauphin Lake watershed in order to protect the quality of water within the watershed.
Reporting to the Infrastructure Program Coordinator, the incumbent is responsible for:
• Providing leadership and direction in the development of programming strategies for application throughout the District.
• Delivery and design of water control infrastructure projects, including the development of short and long term management strategies for infrastructure initiatives; as well as detailed project management.
• Working in the field in inclement weather on projects with contractors.
• Designing projects and estimating associated costs.
• Surveying with GPS RTK unit and mapping drone (Sensefly eBee).
• Post-processing of survey data and creating profiles.
• Grant and report writing.
• Fish population surveying.
• Office administration.
• Promoting and supporting overall district goals and objectives.
• Supervise summer students and contractors.