Industrial Hygiene Field Technician, Asbestos and Lead

Arcadis

Asbestos and Lead Inspector performing field work for Arcadis in Los Angeles area. Involved in inspections, air sampling, and regulated building materials management.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeLos Angeles • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $59,616 - $89,424 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Arcadis has an immediate need for an Asbestos and Lead Inspector/Monitor on our Regulated Building Material and Industrial Hygiene team in the Los Angeles area.
The role includes performing field work for asbestos and lead-related projects, such as inspections, abatement monitoring/oversight, air sampling and onsite analysis.
Additional tasks may also include indoor air quality (IAQ)/mold investigations, building characterization assessments, and report writing.
Routinely interact/communicate with Arcadis’ project managers, and leaders; abatement contractors; consultants; and client personnel to ensure on time and satisfactory performance on projects.
Manage and self-perform tasks associated with inspections/surveys and abatement monitoring for asbestos, lead, mold (water intrusion), IAQ, and other regulated building materials at a variety of facilities including but not limited to: commercial, public schools, financial, retail, industrial, chemical, manufacturing, oil/gas, electrical, etc.
Provide detailed written and/or electronic project field notes, sampling summaries for work conducted.
Travel to project locations in the greater Southern California area on a daily basis. Also, travel longer distances, with the potential for overnight stays, as required.
Employees are expected to be flexible as work hours may include nights and weekends, or extended work beyond 8 hours depending on the project.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in consulting environment with lead-paint, hazardous building materials management, indoor air quality, mold evaluations, and ventilation system assessments.
State of California Certified Site Surveillance Technician
State of California Lead Sampling Technician preferred
High School Diploma or GED
AS or BS in physical sciences or industrial hygiene, safety, environmental sciences, or related science or engineering fields, not required
General understanding of HVAC systems, building mechanical systems, building construction
General understanding of building renovation and demolition
CDPH Lead Inspector, Assessor, or Project Monitor
NIOSH 582 certification or equivalent certification
OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER
OSHA 30-hour Construction
Experience with Microsoft products such as Word, Excel, Outlook

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full medical, dental and vision benefits - effective your first day of work!
All travel expenses paid/ flexible working hours
Paid holidays and 3 weeks of paid time off (PTO)

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Hard Skills & Tools

asbestos inspectionlead inspectionmold evaluationindoor air quality assessmentabatement monitoringair samplingbuilding characterizationventilation system assessmenthazardous materials managementbuilding renovation

Soft Skills

communicationproject managementflexibilityteam collaborationreport writing

Certifications

California Certified Site Surveillance TechnicianCalifornia Lead Sampling TechnicianCDPH Lead InspectorNIOSH 582 certificationOSHA 40-hour HAZWOPEROSHA 30-hour Construction