Job Opportunity - Met Council Water Resources 2-Year Temporary Technician
Cassie Champion
As a Technician I for the Water Resources department, you will have the opportunity to canoe, boat, conduct water quality sampling and gain exposure to a broad spectrum of water resources work performed by our unit ranging from monitoring and assessment, to planning and policy. You will work closely with Survey123 application and the WISKI database in this position managing the data being collected in the field.
This role is ideal for someone interested in continuing in the water resources field. Familiarity to equipment used and methods to professionally conduct monitoring will be an asset to future job applications. Additionally, you will be part of a full planning cycle here at the Council. You can see how monitoring data turns into information from assessments, which informs planning efforts and measures success of our policies.
$56,388.80 - $91,561.60 Annually
Location
Metro Plant - 2400 Childs Rd. St. Paul MN 55106, MN
Job Type
Temporary Long Term (up to 2 years)
Opening Date
03/02/2026
Closing Date
3/17/2026 11:59 PM Central
What you would do in this job
Spring, Summer, Fall:
- 2-3 days a week conducting lake/river boat monitoring as part of a 2-person boat operator crew
- Lake program support: equipment kit prep and delivery in the Spring to our ~30 partners, sample pickup/processing for lab submittal for 150-200 sites per year
- Other monitoring support as needed: stream/river biological monitoring, continuous river monitoring site cleaning and calibration, routine or event stream/river grab sampling backup
Winter:
- Winter grab sampling with rivers/streams which require 2-person crews for ice safety
- Historical database migration projects working with Excel files and formatting for import into WISKI database
- Logistical support for Subregional Workgroup meetings led by planning staff (task examples could include meeting equipment setup, tear-down, note capturing/entry)