Senior Technician – Environmental, Engineering
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full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Acton • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $33 - $46 per hour
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Assist with sample collection of diverse materials including soil, sediment, water, and air for environmental tests
- Compile construction quality assurance (CQA) monitoring data related to landfill and environmental remediation construction projects
- Provide neat, accurate, and comprehensive documentation of all field-related activities to senior level project personnel
- Provide additional field and office support to geologists and engineers for a diverse private and public sector client base
- Perform field and on-site laboratory tests on soil, geosynthetics, and other materials primarily associated with landfill and/or waste containment system construction
- Monitor activities on job sites to assure compliance with relevant contract documents (e.g., technical specifications, construction drawings, sampling plans, CQA plans, etc.)
- Interact with project personnel (contractors, project managers, engineers & clients) and assist in cultivating an integrated team approach through open lines of communications and participation in work progress meetings
- Perform tasks in other company practice areas including general construction services, environmental sampling, contractor oversight, or construction quality assurance activities as needed
Requirements
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and a minimum of four (4) years of applicable experience
- Associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college and a minimum of two (2) years of applicable experience
- Bachelor’s degree in science, construction management, engineering, physical science, environmental science, or related subjects
- Valid U.S. driver’s license, satisfactory driving record, and reliable transportation, for business travel
- Candidates must currently hold and maintain valid U.S. work authorization
- Strong mathematical background with the ability to perform calculations in basic geometry and use of algebra
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word software programs
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, be self-motivated and possess a strong work ethic
- Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 49 pounds unaided and 50-100 pounds with assistance and/or proper engineering controls
- Ability to spend the workday standing and walking across construction sites when needed
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing (e.g., emails) with peers, subcontractors, supervisors, and clients to report findings, convey ideas and explain observations
Benefits
- paid holidays
- vacation
- sick
- personal paid time off
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- disability insurance
- 401(k)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
environmental testingconstruction quality assurancefield and laboratory testingdata compilationmathematical calculationsgeosynthetics testinglandfill constructionwaste containment systemsdocumentationenvironmental sampling
Soft skills
communicationteamworkself-motivationstrong work ethicindependenceproblem-solvingattention to detailinterpersonal skillscollaborationadaptability
Certifications
high school diplomaGEDassociate degreebachelor's degreevalid U.S. driver's licenseU.S. work authorization