Preserve Area Maintenance Specialist (Port St Lucie, FL)

Are you searching for a new opportunity to join a growing 100% employee-owned company that offers professional development opportunities, values an excellent work life balance and giving back to your community? Are you looking to be the next industry leader for a company with a culture that collaborates well together, works hard, and has fun while doing so? If so, check out this opportunity to become an employee-owner of Haley Ward, one of the Best Firms to Work For™ in the country! AND, as an added benefit, we will offer you a$1,000 signing bonus!

About Our Company

At Haley Ward, our team of close to 300 employee-owners value accountability and collaboration. These values drive us to provide every client with quality service that meets, and often exceeds their expectations, and is one of the reasons clients routinely return to us for help. Haley Ward’s work philosophy is to take advantage of the benefits of collaboration, mentoring, and face-to-face communication in order to optimize our operations and performance for our clients.

Join our team and Haley Ward will provide you:

• $1,000 signing bonus!!
• Competitive salary
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - Your efforts directly contribute to the success of the company and your fellow employees' retirement plans, fostering a culture of teamwork and commitment.
• Competitive Health, Dental, and Vision insurance plans or - Paid monthly stipend if you have health insurance elsewhere!
• Generous company matched 401(k) plan with a Roth provision
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Eleven (11) paid holidays, including a creative holiday schedule
• Life insurance (company paid)
• Short and long-term disability insurance (company paid)
• Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Savings Accounts
• Culture that provides work-life balance, professional development and is community driven
• And much more!

What you can expect to be doing:

EDC-Inc, a division of Haley Ward is seeking a Preserve Area Maintenance Specialist who enjoys working outdoors and share a passion for restoring and maintaining natural environments. As a Preserve Area Maintenance Specialist, you will play a crucial role in the conservation and restoration of ecosystems throughout the Treasure Coast and beyond in Florida. This position involves: hands-on fieldwork, project execution, quality control, and ensuring the health and sustainability of natural preserves. You will be interfacing with stakeholders such as governmental agencies, HOA Boards, private landowners, and developers to assess specific project needs. You will need to communicate ideas clearly and reliably.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead subcontractors in executing preserve maintenance and ecosystem restoration projects.
• Perform invasive species management, native flora planting, and habitat restoration activities.
• Conduct quality control inspections and ensure compliance with project requirements.
• Prepare and submit progress reports, tracking project execution, schedule, and costs.
• Oversee and manage multiple projects at various stages.

What you will need to succeed:

• Minimum of three years of experience in a related field.
• Degree in Environmental Sciences, Biology, Forestry, or a related discipline (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Knowledge of FL Native Plants
• Valid and clean Florida driver’s license.
• Florida Pesticide Applicator License (Category 5A and 21) or ability to obtain within 60 days of hire.
• Proficient skills utilizing Microsoft Office Suite to develop proposals, reports, and communicate daily.

Physical Requirements:

• Work is primarily conducted outdoors in diverse environments, including wetlands, forests, beaches, and other natural habitats.
• Ability to hike and operate off-road vehicles.
• Reasonable accommodation will be provided for individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

A criminal background check and driving record check will be conducted.

Haley Ward is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender identity, marital status, age, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class established by law.

Location: Port St. Lucie, FL– Ability to reliably commute or relocate before starting work (Required)