Environmental Field Technician-Remediation
GHD

Job Description

There's no pledge more important than the one we make to look after our environment, and we're committed to helping you do exactly that.

Based in Concord, Sacramento or Roseville, CA we are offering the opportunity for a High School Graduate to join our team as an Environmental Field Operator/ Technician working with an interdisciplinary team. This position will require 100% field work. Working on a diverse range of projects, this role is a "hands on" field position requiring daily site visits and occasional travel in the West Region. GHD offers a supportive and engaged office culture, compensating team members competitively based on performance and individual achievement.

As a GHD Technician, you will be called upon to support a diversity of projects in challenging and unique settings. You will work diligently as an integral member of the GHD team to deliver meaningful information to our clients. You will interface directly with clients, engage with contractors and be largely responsible for your own work. You will become a trusted point of contact for our clients.

Technicians support both large and small projects throughout the West. Work tasks will vary greatly, but may generally include: operations and maintenance, troubleshooting and oversight of remedial equipment including groundwater extraction systems, soil vapor extraction, dual phase extraction and related environmental remediation equipment, groundwater sampling and monitoring, environmental compliance documentation, contractor monitoring, environmental data collection, report/specifications production and regulatory standard interpretation.

The Ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• Strong mechanical diagnostic skills and aptitude
• Experience with pneumatic groundwater extraction pumps is preferred
• Ability to be a self-starter, flexible, team player, willing and able to work on a wide variety of tasks with minimal supervision
• Willingness to travel for up to a week at a time
• Adept at working with a multidisciplinary team in a diversity of challenging conditions
• Ability to perform physically demanding work for discrete periods of time
• Commitment to safety utilizing a behavior-based safety culture in all aspects of the job
• Ability to analyze field readings, data, and operating parameters to optimize system operations
• Ability to document activities in accordance with good field work practices.
• Perform field data/observation collection, testing and sampling of water and groundwater
• Willing to work in non-ideal conditions, such as hot/cold temperatures, wet weather, outside, and around loud equipment

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED certificate
• 3-5 years experience with Remediation Systems- 5+ years experience preferred
• Must have an CA State license and a clean driving record
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite and ability to prepare comprehensive reports
• 40-hour HAZWOPER certification Preferred
• Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Preferred

Bring your curiosity and passion to the technical challenges we solve at GHD. Then see how everyone gets behind you. With commitment, there's no idea to big, no dream too far. We strive to create opportunity for all. Giving you leading training and development programs to accelerate your growth.

Come and see where your career can take you and the impact your commitment can make.
Let's solve the big problems together.

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or veteran status.

Salary Range $30.96-$41.47 per hour based on experience

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About Us

Take on some of the world's toughest challenges - with GHD supporting you every step of the way.
We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.

See where your commitment could take you with GHD.

Our Pledge to You
At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That's why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.
That's the #PowerOfCommitment

Who we are
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It's what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity's most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.

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