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The MJW Companies

Environmental Field Technician

Pay: $50,960/yr

Posted: 7 weeks ago

Location: Amherst, NY (Onsite)

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

Hours: Full-Time

Expires: 9/12/2026

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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.

$50,764 / year median in New York

+11% projected growth

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Job Description

For more than 40 years, the MJW Companies (MJW Corporation, Inc. and MJW Technical Services, Inc.) have helped clients in the United States and internationally better understand and effectively remediate radiologically contaminated sites and comply with CERCLA, NRC, MARSSIM, and complex nuclear and radiological regulations. MJW professionals include Health Physicists, Radiological Engineers, and a broad range of environmental disciplines that measure, interpret, and control radiation and environmental hazardous material exposures and ensure the protection of workers, the general public, and the environment. We are excited to announce an opening in our Amherst, NY office.

Position:

TENORM Radiological Control Technician This opening is offered as a full-time position to support client projects of varying duration. The work involves monitoring construction activities to detect Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (TENORM), typically in the Western NY area. Candidates will receive paid training and will subsequently be utilized to support field jobs. Candidates should be reliable, mature, detail-oriented, organized, and able to work under time constraints in a busy project-oriented environment. Excellent communication and grammar skills are a must.

Requirements include:

Associate degree or higher in a field of science
Radiological monitoring or environmental experience preferred but not required
Valid Driver's License and dependable transportation
Ability to observe and concisely document and describe field activities
Ability to complete forms and generate field sketches
Ability to perform calculations such as the average of several numbers
Ability to work outside in cold or hot weather
Ability to lift/carry up to 30 pounds and walk on uneven surfaces
Ability to read and interpret digital and analog displays
Willingness to work with and around radioactive materials upon completion of training
Ability to pass a physical All candidates must have US citizenship or be legally able to work in the United States.

Hourly Rate:

$25.00

Job Type:

Full time - in office/field work

Pay:

$24.00 - $25.00 per hour

Work Location:

In person