Restoration Technician

Job Mission

Terraformation is looking for a Restoration Technician to implement and care for forestry projects in Hawaiʻi. Our Internal Forestry Operations team leads our mission, showing that even faraway places can inspire creative solutions for a green tomorrow. As a Restoration Technician, you'll play a key part in supporting our mission by implementing and maintaining Terraformation's reforestation projects in Hawaiʻi. Our projects demonstrate the effectiveness of our methods and equipment to the world. 

This role is hands-on, detail-oriented, and requires consistency so that the projects succeed at every development stage. We are looking for someone who enjoys working out in the field and is passionate about being a part of the team that directly restores native Hawaiian forests on degraded lands. Every detail of the project is important to its success and should be approached with care and attention.

We have multiple work sites, and this position may be based at any of our sites on Hawaiʻi Island. Therefore, driving to field sites will be required and is an essential function of the position. Your motor vehicle record with the State of Hawaiʻi will be checked upon hire and annually thereafter.

Restoration technicians at Terraformation generally work in a team of two or more when in the field. Therefore, being a team player who contributes to a positive team environment is essential to our success. With that said, it is also important to be self motivated and an independent worker as there may be times where you could be expected to perform tasks on your own.

Being a startup company, flexibility and an inquisitive mind is very much valued as you may be required to help with tasks outside of the usual restoration field work, this can include work in the nursery, seed collecting, seed banking, infrastructure, or agroforestry.

Job Type: Full-Time / 40hr per week

Location: North-West Hawai’i Island (Kona/Waimea/Kohala)

Salary: $20-24 per hour, plus equity (depending on location and experience) and employee benefits

Responsibilities

• Working cohesively with managers and peers on the successful implementation of restoration projects
• Planting, maintaining, and monitoring restoration plants in the field, this includes fertilizing, mulching, hand weeding, hand watering, reporting etc.
• Weed control - by hand, herbicides, or with tools & equipment, such as hand saws, loppers, chain saws, weed whackers, mowers, etc.
• Appropriate handling of pesticides
• Moving rocks in the field, if needed
• Checking and repairing fence lines
• Light maintenance of equipment and machinery
• Setting up, maintaining, and checking irrigation lines, where necessary
• Recording GPS locations of outplantings
• Keeping the base yard, company vehicles, and storage organized and clean, which includes things like emptying the trash and recycling, pressure washing, etc.
• Documenting and reporting field conditions and completed tasks to site lead/manager daily
• Participate in all required trainings (in-person and remotely)
• Following guidelines and instructions closely
• Attending Terraformation community events

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of Forestry experience; fieldwork
• Experience in operating power tools and field equipment
• Ability to lift 50 lbs and work in dry and wet conditions
• Valid Driver's License Required

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to identify common native plants
• Experience in the field of conservation in Hawaii
• Understanding of Hawaiian culture and how it pertains to ecosystem restoration
• Passionate about solving climate change and embrace the critical role that native plant propagation plays in sequestering carbon and restore the balance between humans and the environment

About Terraformation

Terraformation is restoring the world's forests to help solve climate change and build thriving communities.

Our mission is to help solve climate change by restoring the planet’s forests. We believe that native forest ecosystems are the most effective, safe, and scalable carbon capture systems on Earth. We work with partners all over the world to accelerate successful restoration projects and scale this climate solution. 

We’re innovating in both forest tech and green finance. We’ve developed accessible, low-cost solutions to native forest restoration, including off-grid seed banks to store millions of seeds anywhere, open-source software to measure tree health and growth, and accessible forestry training programs. We’re also developing novel financing structures to support local communities as they undertake restoration projects.

We’re a unique mix of foresters, technology experts, and creative communicators brought together by our common mission.

Learn more at terraformation.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.