Action Land & Environmental Services Ltd. is a land and environmental consulting firm based in Medicine Hat, Alberta and Kindersley, Saskatchewan with additional offices in strategic locations throughout Alberta and Saskatchewan. Our team has been providing land and environmental consulting services to the oil and gas, renewable energy, utilities, and municipality sectors in western Canada for over 20 years. We offer technical expertise in a range of consulting services to solve our client's environmental, land and regulatory requirements.

Action Land & Environmental is seeking a Junior Environmental Technician - Summer Student enrolled in a secondary educational program related to the environmental sciences in Alberta or Saskatchewan.

This position will include field work related to the following:

• Weed control
• Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments
• Detailed site assessments
• Remediation and reclamation projects
• Soil sampling and sample handling.
  
• Vegetation and soil assessment projects.
• Preparation of detailed field notes, technical reports, and data tables.

The ideal candidate would also possess the following:

• Strong soil characterization skills and vegetation and rare plant identification skills.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with managers, contractors and clients.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, team-oriented and suited to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Positive attitude and self-motivated.
• Strong consideration for safety in the field.
• Logical thinking ability, attention to detail and the initiative to apply knowledge and suggest practical solutions to field challenges.
• Ensure that project requirements are met in a timely and effective manner.
• Effective technical report writing, data collection and recording skills.
• Valid driver's license.
• Willingness to travel and conduct field work for extended periods of time.
• Good physical health and ability to work outdoors in varying conditions.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and flexible to work on a wide variety of projects, tasks and assignments, responding easily to changing priorities.

Extended work term or co-op candidates will also be considered.