Environmental Field Tech

Wilson & Company, Inc. seeks full-time Environmental Field Technicians for temporary roles from June 1 to August 15, conducting rangeland surveys across the Navajo Nation. Responsibilities include performing field surveys, managing data, and identifying vegetation. Candidates need relevant coursework and plant identification experience. The position requires fieldwork in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah, with lodging and per diem provided. This is not a remote position.
Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects, a national multi-disciplined engineering and architecture consulting firm, is currently seeking full-time, temporary Environmental Professionals – Rangeland Technicians to join our growing team. These individuals will work with a team of environmental professionals to perform rangeland surveys across the Navajo Nation. Surveys consist of setting 200-foot transects, sampling vegetation along the transect, and harvesting and bagging vegetation for lab analysis.

This is fixed-term role from June 1-August 15 and is entirely a field position. Technicians may report for field work out of Albuquerque, Phoenix, or Salt Lake City. Successful employees will have the opportunity to work with us again in Summer 2026. All work will take place within the Navajo Nation in New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Wilson & Company will provide limited training on local botany and field conditions, but previous experience identifying plants is essential. We anticipate a 10-4 field schedule, with technicians working a 10 day schedule in the field followed by 4 days off. Single-occupancy lodging and per diem will be provided for work days.

Roles And Responsibilities
• Provide technical rangeland expertise
• Conduct rangeland field surveys, includes travel throughout Navajo Nation
• Conduct rangeland field surveys in accordance with protocol
• Assist in managing field generated data including transect forms, GIS files, photos, and vegetation analysis forms

Required Experience
• University coursework in Range Science or closely related field.
• Experience in plant identification, particularly grasses and other range plants.
• Experience completing fieldwork in remote areas.
• Experience with GPS data collection technologies (Trimble or Juniper GNSS Receivers, ESRI Field Maps).

Hourly Rate: $23-$29, depending on experience

Please note that Wilson & Company is not currently sponsoring applicants for work visas.

About Us

For nearly a century, Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects, has provided award-winning engineering, architecture, planning, environmental, surveying, geospatial, and construction management services. With employees across multiple offices in the Midwest, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, and Western regions in the United States, we bring people together to practice their craft, create value, and accomplish great things.

Guided by our purpose, we help clients move from concept to completion, transforming unused spaces into productive places, underutilized facilities into efficient ones, and rural or urban challenges into achievable solutions.

At Wilson & Company, we focus on your specific needs, delivering excellence with lasting Higher Relationships in mind. By employing our core values—discipline, intensity, collaboration, shared ownership, and solutions—we create genuine experiences and lasting connections for our clients, employees, and communities.

We support our employees’ success and well-being with a comprehensive benefits package, including options for health insurance, life insurance, disability coverage, paid time off, and retirement savings plans. We are proud to be an EEO employer and maintain a drug-free workplace, conducting pre-employment background checks.

Join us and be part of a culture committed to helping you achieve personal and professional success.