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Enviro & Geotech Engineering - Field Technician 1
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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.
$46,850 / year median in Florida
+10% projected growth
Job Description
- Studying field sites and identifying testing areas.
- Performing hand auger borings.
- Performing soil density and compaction testing.
- Conducting road core sampling.
- Performing infiltration and percolation testing.
- Assisting with gopher tortoise burrow identification, surveys, and dig outs/excavations in accordance with applicable permits.
- Setting up, maintaining, and removing Maintenance of Traffic (MOT) devices, signage, and work zone controls.
- Performing hand auger borings and other manual geotechnical/environmental sampling as directed.
- Identifying the amount of time needed for testing tasks.
- Determining effective entry and exit paths from a job site.
- Using testing equipment to result actionable data for civil design.
- Placing equipment and vehicles at safe working distances from roadways.
- Unloading tools, equipment, and materials from trucks.
- Loading tools, equipment, and materials into trucks.
- Paying close attention to the safety of the worksite and the surrounding area.
- Cleaning tools and equipment after use.
- Following all safety rules and regulations.
- Adhering generally accepted the safety precautions and protocols.
- Other duties as assigned. Requirements
- High School Diploma (or equivalent) required; Bachelor's degree environmental, civil, or comparable field of engineering, biology, ecology, public health or physical sciences preferred but not required .
- Valid Driver's License.
- 2 years of work experience as a Field Technician or a related role ( not required of Collegiate Recruit Opportunities - CRO ).
- Outstanding physical fitness.
- Ability to follow safety rules and guidelines.
- Extensive knowledge of various lab equipment used in office and in the field.
- Knowledge of the natural Florida environment and general water runoff behaviors.
- Good communication skills.
- Basic directional and forestry navigation skills.
- Excellent detail-oriented and hardworking individual.
- Eagerness to work for full working hours.
- Understanding and knowledge of construction materials.
- Good time management skills.
- Ability to lift heavy objects up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to twist, pull, push, and stand for lengths of time.
- Comfortable working in adverse climate conditions.
- Unafraid of creatures great and small.
- Enjoys geeks, computers, comic book trivia, gamers, history debates, one-liners, dad jokes, or other generally awesome folks.