Natural Areas Maintenance Technician

About the role

Since 1989, LandStudies, a Davey company, has been expanding what landscaping can be by creating and restoring thriving, self-sustaining ecosystems, floodplains, and wetlands. If you have solid landscaping experience and are ready to grow into more specialized, purpose-driven project work, this is where you belong.

Responsibilities

• Advanced Weed & Vegetation Control: Utilize your knowledge of weed management and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to control invasive species in meadows, floodplains, and stormwater basins via targeted herbicide application and mowing.
• Equipment Operation: Put your skills to use operating backpack sprayers, trimmers, blowers, and chainsaws. You will also occasionally operate heavier equipment like RTVs and compact tractors.
• Fine Gardening & Installation: Use your eye for detail for hand weeding, mulching, aesthetic pruning, and planting trees, shrubs, and perennials.
• Site Monitoring: Assist with site assessments, vegetation surveys, and checking on stormwater facilities to ensure our installs are thriving.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of hands-on experience in landscaping, horticulture, or grounds maintenance (an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in horticulture/landscaping is a huge plus, but we value field experience!)
• You know your plants by name and understand basic horticulture. You can read a site plan/design and execute it accurately.
• A valid driver’s license is required (experience pulling a trailer is a major plus).
• A Pennsylvania Pesticide Applicator or Technician Certification is required.
• Physical Stamina: You’re used to the grind. You are comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions and can regularly lift and carry up to 75 lbs.
• Professionalism: You take pride in your work, show up on time, and communicate effectively with the crew and clients.

Qualifications

• Age: Must be 18 years or older.

Skills

• Hands-on field expertise
• Advanced weed and vegetation control
• Equipment operation (backpack sprayers, trimmers, blowers, chainsaws, RTVs, compact tractors)
• Fine gardening and installation
• Site monitoring

Benefits

• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Opportunities for advancement
• All job specific equipment and safety gear provided
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match
• Employee-owned company and discounted stock purchase options
• Group Health Plan

Pay

Premium Pay & Overtime: Earn a competitive hourly wage with dependable time-and-a-half overtime. Expected Annual Earnings: $38,000 – $52,000 (depending on hours/workload).

Schedule

Seasonal, On Site

Additional Information

• The Davey Tree Expert Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• What We Offer:
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Opportunities for advancement
• All job specific equipment and safety gear provided
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match
• Employee-owned company and discounted stock purchase options
• Group Health Plan