Job Description Summary:
 

Salary: $18.08 - $27.12 per hour

As a summer-seasonal Student Assistant, you will join the environmental services team to solve challenges. Our solutions enrich our communities and improve the quality of life. As an Environmental Student Assistant you will assist with environmental data collection, operations, and maintenance at TRWD’s George Shannon Wetlands. you will also assist with maintaining equipment necessary for sampling as well as assess and analyze water quality, environmental, and geospatial data collected.

Job Description

 

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this position.

• Using data to solve problems
• Data analysis
• Interest in water reuse, natural biological systems, wetlands, water quality, environmental science, and statistics
• Perform water sampling and basic laboratory water chemistry analysis
• Collect sediment samples for analysis from George Shannon Wetland
• Operate UTV for herbicide application
• Assist with overall clean-up of RC Laboratory
• Assist with instrumentation calibration along District pipelines
• Utilize Microsoft Word and Excel to update database and SOP’s, and produce graphs
• Utilize ArcGIS to collect field data and create or update maps
• Maintain familiarity with strategic District levels of service
• Continuous improvement monitoring and innovation efforts
• Perform other duties as required

Required Experience:

• Less than one (1) year of experience
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Strong organizational, writing, communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to work outdoors for extended periods of time
• Must be able to relocate or travel daily to the George Shannon Wetlands for the duration of employment

Desired Experience:

• Intern experience working in a laboratory or performing other types of environmental or geographic data collection, analysis, and survey
• Completed course work in environmental science, biology, geography, or engineering

Required Education/Certification/License:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Enrolled in an accredited 4-year college or university majoring in environmental science, biology, geography, engineering, or related field
• Valid Texas driver’s license

Desired Education/Certification/License:       

• College courses or undergraduate or graduate degree in a related field

Success Factors/Job Competencies:

• Receives supervision and guidance related to performance of tasks
• Willing to work on many different tasks
• Desire to produce high-quality work in a timely manner
• Possess good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team

Physical Demands and Work Environment

 

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: Requires use of sight, hearing, speech, hands, and feet for water sampling. Requires repeated, heavy lifting (minimum 40 lbs.) for transport of samples. Requires bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, and swimming during sampling. Requires the ability to walk on uneven terrain for extended periods.
• Work environment: Requires outside work in all types of weather including extreme heat and cold. Work hours will be split between office work and field work. A sizable portion of fieldwork will be on a UTV.