Boise National Forest - Engineering Technician Individual Placement

Northwest Youth Corps • Boise, ID

4h • Onsite

About The Position

Boise National Forest (BNF) Engineering is recruiting two, 12-week (480 hours) individual placements beginning June 1, 2026 through August 21, 2026. The participant will aid in survey, design, and construction administration of Disaster Recovery projects related to the 2024 wildfires.

Requirements

• Ages 18-30 (up to 35 for veterans)
• U.S. Citizen or lawful, permanent resident
• Must pass a background/driver check
• Valid Drivers License

Nice To Haves

• Any training either academic or professional in engineering, surveying, or construction is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Performs tasks related to road design, such as computes levels; plots road profiles, cross sections, and traverses; traces completed plans and profiles; prepares data for computerized input; and works from printouts or reports.
• Assists with work related to constructing or reconstructing roads, trails, or other facilities, such as collecting and analyzing materials, taking measurements; and reporting on contractor's progress to a higher-level engineer.
• Assists with road inventories, mapping, signing, traffic counts, or other work related to the maintenance of roads, trails or facilities.
• Develops sketches, drawings, and/or work requests for support operations, such as simple modifications to transportation facilities that are easily visualized, fit a similar pattern, and/or are specified by a senior technician or engineer.

Benefits

• Individual placements will earn $7,680 living allowance, dispersed on a monthly basis throughout the 12 weeks.
• The living allowance are taxable.
• Housing may be provided.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed