Heavy Equipment & Water Systems Technician

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Saginaw (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking a skilled maintenance worker to support conservation missions at a refuge. You will perform maintenance, repair, construction, and heavy-equipment work, operating pumps, CDL transport, and habitat projects.

You will keep facilities and lands safe and functional, handle electrical, plumbing, roofing, and field operations, and assist with water-management and pest-management activities in wetlands.

Qualifications

• Skilled maintenance, repair, construction and heavy-equipment work.
• Ability to operate, maintain and troubleshoot pumps and water-control infrastructure.
• CDL required or ability to obtain; involve transporting equipment between workstations.
• Commitment to habitat management, safety and compliance with regulations.

Responsibilities

• Perform maintenance and repair of buildings, facilities and utility systems using various tools.
• Operate heavy equipment and vehicles to support land-management and water-infrastructure projects.
• Use CDL to transport equipment between refuges, following federal, state and local transport rules.
• Support wetland habitat management and restoration activities including herbicide/insecticide application as needed.

Job description

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking a skilled maintenance worker to support conservation missions at a refuge. You will perform maintenance, repair, construction, and heavy-equipment work, operating pumps, CDL transport, and habitat projects.

You will keep facilities and lands safe and functional, handle electrical, plumbing, roofing, and field operations, and assist with water-management and pest-management activities in wetlands.