Field Technician

Are you someone with developing leadership and technical capabilities Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders Are you a trusted partner and a problem solver If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

Dillons Natural Resource Management discipline is looking for a Field Technicianto fill an existing vacancy within our multidisciplinary team of this role you will have the opportunity to conduct Species at Risk (bird and bat) fatality monitoring under wind turbines at a Wind Farm located in Thunder Bay. This position involves 4 days of monitoring per week from May 1 to September 30 (part-time options may also be available).

• Conduct bird and bat carcass searches within a 50-meter radius of wind facility turbines
• Monitor an average of 10 to 11 turbines per monitoring day
• Dedicate approximately 20 minutes to searching the base of each wind turbine
• Travel efficiently to/from facility and Thunder Bay also between turbines across the facility
• Handle all carcasses safely using required protective gear
• Process discovered carcasses and move them outside the project area for disposal
• Use mobile data collection tools to record comprehensive details for each carcass including date/time photo documentation decomposition state injury extent species age/sex (where possible) distance and direction from the turbine GPS location and substrate
• Upload field data digitally in near-real-time to an online project link
• Perform all activities under the guidance of an experienced biologist
• Participate in necessary on-site training site-specific orientation and Health and Safety training

• Strict adherence to facility-specific Health and Safety requirements and completion of site-specific orientations
• Mandatory participation in project-specific training for handling birds and bats and fatality monitoring
• Willingness to work in an environment where you may encounter bat carcasses (potential rabies carriers)
• Proficiency in using mobile devices and GPS features to log field data
• Commitment to using provided protective equipment during all carcass handling
• Comfort and capability working outdoors and in inclement weather conditions to conduct physical searches and travel between field locations

Compensation

$25/hr - $35/hr

Dillon is including the salary range that we in good faith believe may offer for this position. It will be dependent on the successful applicants education experience and skills in addition to internal equity and geographic region. Dillon reserves the right to pay outside of the posted range contingent on factors unrelated to an applicants gender or other status protected by provincial and/or federal law.

Why choose Dillon

We live our core values:

• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous Development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the things that matter especially when its hard;
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences;
• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust.

About Dillon

Dillon is a proudly Canadian employee-owned professional consulting firm specializing in planning engineering environmental science and management. We partner with clients to provide committed collaborative and inventive solutions to complex multi-faceted projects. With over 25 offices and more than 1100 employees across Canada Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure protecting the environment and developing communities.

Now operating for over 75 years we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canadas Best Managed Companies for 19 years in a row and has the distinction of being a Platinum Club member in this program.

Focus on Innovation

The ability to anticipate examine and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business our culture people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to todays problems and tomorrows opportunities.

Health & Safety at Dillon

Prospective employees are expected to fully align with Dillons core commitment to Health & Safety. This includes active ongoing engagement with our Health & Safety processes and platform and the active ongoing identification and reporting of health and safety hazards.

Employment Equity Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon

Dillon is committed to employment equity and an inclusive diverse workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities. If you require accommodation during the interview process please let us know. We look forward to hearing from you.

Technology Enablement and the Use of AI at Dillon

We invest in modern technologies to enable continuous improvement across the organization. Please be advised that Dillon Consulting utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) assisted tools to support parts of our recruitment process to increase efficiency and fairness. While AI supports this process all hiring decisions are made by our human recruiting team. By applying you acknowledge and consent to this use.