Field Seed Collection Technician

## Company Description **Work with Us. Change the World.** At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. ## Job Description **AECOM** is seeking a highly motivated Field Seed Collection Technician for immediate variable part-time employment in the Mojave Desert region of California and Nevada. This remote, field-based role will support various natural resource and restoration projects throughout the Mojave, primarily focusing on seed collection (such as Joshua tree and other target species) and potentially seed scouting, under the guidance of a field crew lead and senior biologist. Ideal candidates can start in August 2026; however, we will consider start dates anytime between now and spring 2027, which marks the beginning of the next seed collection season. Work is seasonal, primarily occurring in concentrated periods during spring and summer, lasting a few weeks to months based on project needs. This position requires the ability to be local to assignments (i.e., travel expenses other than rental vehicles will not be covered by AECOM). AECOM is proud to offer our employees exciting and challenging fieldwork opportunities within a dynamic and flexible working environment. **The responsibilities of this position could include all or a subset of those listed below based on relevant experience:** - Scouting and seed collection for Joshua trees when in season, with the potential to scout and collect seed for additional Mojave species as directed. - Collect seeds following species- and client-specific protocols (e.g., percent harvest limits, labeling, cleanliness, chain‑of‑custody). - Track and label seed collections; maintain field logs; support staging for cleaning/processing. - Navigate to remote collection sites using maps, GPS, and route plans. - Provide field labor and support for all aspects of seed collection efforts. - Work as part of a team. - Consult with supervisors regarding unusual challenges or developments encountered during fieldwork. - Actively participate in AECOM’s health and safety culture. - Promote compliance with OSHA and AECOM-specific safety policies. ## Qualifications **Minimum Requirements:** - High school diploma or equivalent and 2 years of relevant native seed collection work experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education. - Must possess a valid driver's license and clean driving record to travel between field site locations. - Ability to be local to assignments in the Mojave Desert region and mobilize quickly to field sites - Must pass a State and Federal criminal history/security background check; many projects/ clients are security sensitive. - Must pass pre-employment drug screen. - Physically able, with or without an accommodation, to work in outdoor environments with uneven terrain, variable outdoor conditions including heat, dusts, chemicals, moisture, and dryness. The overall physical demands of this position are strenuous. - Position requires frequent (more than 50% of workday) standing/walking and lifting of less than 25 pounds. Often (25-50% of workday) performing repetitive bending & stooping, power gripping/squeezing (ha…