Individual Placement- Natural Resource Management (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

Internship Opportunity

The Student Conservation Association (SCA) members will assist with all programs managed from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Upper Connecticut River Basin Office (UCRB) in Perkinsville, Vermont. The majority of work will be completed at Ball Mountain Dam in Townshend and Jamaica, VT, North Springfield Lakes in Springfield, VT, North Hartland Lake in Hartland VT, and Union Village Dam in Thetford, VT. The members may also help with projects at several other Army Corps project sites in the UCRB. This is primarily an outdoors position.

UCRB management objectives include:

• Maintain flood control structures and facilities to mitigate downstream flooding.
• Provide safe outdoor recreation opportunities for the visiting public.
• Maintain a diversity of productive native wildlife habitat for both game and non-game species through management of forest and other vegetative types.
• Preservation habitat necessary for endangered species when they are recognized.
• Increase habitat for monarch butterflies and other native pollinators.
• Implement natural resource management in a safe manner to protect the using public.

Location: Perkinsville, VT

Schedule: May 18, 2026 - September 5, 2026

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Each day two (2) interns will start at the North Springfield Project Office, two (2) interns will start at Ball Mountain Project Office, and one (1) will start at North Hartland Project office. However, reporting stations may change with different work assignments. Working hours are very flexible and can range from a few hours each day or up to twelve (12) hours a day, not exceeding eighty (80) hours per pay period.

Primary Duties:

• Buildings and recreation area maintenance and repairs – duties may include light carpentry, painting, pressure washing, cleaning and organizing, raking and seeding, beach raking, picknick table repair, sign installation, painting, string trimming, and leaf blowing
• Dam maintenance – duties may include debris clearing and burning, mowing, and string trimming
• Roadway maintenance – duties may include culvert repair and cleaning, sign installation, material installation, grading, and brush cutting
• Trail maintenance – duties may include trail marking, bridge building and repair, water bar installation, brush clearing, and cutting
• Natural Resource Management Invasive species control – duties may include field mowing, tree planting, tree pruning, bird and duck box building and installation, invasive inventorying and hand pulling
• Boundary line inspection – duties may include walking, marking, and clearing boundary lines and locating monuments. Housing is not provided at the site for this position. Rather a monthly housing allowance is provided to enable the members to secure housing in the local area.

The duration of these positions shall be a minimum of 12 weeks with the option of extending to 16 weeks based on the member's availability and interest, as well the sites.

Marginal Duties:

SCA Members may also work with project staff, USACE volunteers, and external volunteer organizations in completing identified work projects.

Required Qualifications:

• Must be 18 years of age
• Must possess and maintain valid driver's license
• Must wear required attire by SCA attire while on duty
• Possess good verbal and written communications skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• First Aid and CPR certification
• Knowledge of small power tool operation
• Landscaping/yard work experience
• Previous general maintenance experience
• Basic hand tool skills.

Hours: 40 per week

Living Accommodations: Housing is not provided.

Compensation:

• Living Allowance - $400/week;
• Housing Allowance - $750/month;
• Commuting Allowance - $20/week;
• To/From site travel expense reimbursement - $650*

All allowances are subject to applicable federal, state, and local taxes.

*SCA positions with the US Army Corps of Engineers will receive a To/From Site travel reimbursement that reflects the actual roundtrip travel costs from their 'home' to the site. The reimbursement amount is based upon total distance (mileage) travelled and current federal per diem rates. Members are required to submit an expense report to SCA with documented round-trip travel costs for reimbursement. The requested reimbursement amount is capped at $650.

Personal Vehicle Information: Required

Equal Opportunity Statement: The Student Conservation Association, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The SCA strives to cultivate a work environment that encourages fairness, teamwork, and respect among all staff members and is committed to maintaining a work atmosphere where lifestyles may grow personally and professionally.