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What they do
An Environmental Technician assists with testing and sampling or monitoring needed for environmental clean-up efforts or projects to mitigate environmental pollution. Assists environmental engineers or environmental scientists. Collects air, water or soil samples, operates field test equipment and conducts laboratory research. Coordinates work at sites with contaminated soil or water, or hazardous waste clean-up sites.
$54,781 / year median in California
+8% projected growth
Job Description
- Focus is on gaining the fundamentals to understand the operation, monitoring, and maintenance of various environmental systems.
- Work with senior staff in the planning and execution of assigned tasks, including daily Crew Activity Plans (CAP), monitoring, and/or adjustment of various environmental control system components.
- At the direction of senior staff, performs basic maintenance and repairs of various environmental control system components.
- Become familiar with the concepts of conducting field observations/actions and report those observations/actions by way of field notes and daily logs, which will be used by others to prepare verbal and written client communications.
- Through training, gain basic knowledge to utilize field instruments to measure required environmental control system data, including calibration and proper care and handling of field instruments
- Participate in preliminary review of collected data with supervisor to gain an understanding of the fundamentals required to interpret field data
- Work with senior staff to make operational adjustments to environmental control system components in conjunction with the results of preliminary data reviews.
- Receive training to utilize the appropriate tools, equipment, and materials to maintain and repair environmental control system components.
- Assists Laborers, Field Technician II, Senior Field Technicians, or other staff with the removal of landfill liquid pumps.
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- Expected to possess or be willing to complete a 40-Hour
HAZWOPER
Course, OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 preferred (training will be provided if not current).- Basic knowledge in the use of various computer/technology skills including Smartphones, Tablets, and Microsoft Office Programs (Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel).
- A valid driver's license with a driving record in good standing is required.
- Must meet physical requirements and pass a human performance evaluation (HPE).
- HS Diploma