Construction Quality Assurance; CQA), Landfill & CCR Technician

Position: Construction Quality Assurance (CQA), Landfill & CCR Technician
** This Opportunity*
* WSP is searching for a  
** Part Time, Solid Waste (landfill) and Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) Engineering Technician
** to join our Civil, Ground Engineering & Materials team in  
** Michigan** . The preferred home office locations are  
** Holland, Lansing, Bay City, or Novi.*
* The successful candidate will conduct landfill and CCR CQA observation, monitoring, and testing services for earthen and geosynthetic containment systems for local and national energy, industrial, municipal and/or private containment facilities. Additional duties and responsibilities may include supporting environmental or geotechnical investigations and other field-related activities.

** Your Impact*
* + Field monitoring, testing, and sampling of soil and aggregate materials

+ Use of a nuclear gauge and drive cylinder for soil density testing

+ Geosynthetics monitoring and testing

+ General construction observation and documentation

+ Interpreting construction documents (construction drawings, technical specifications, and CQA Plans) to confirm projects are completed in accordance with approved plans

+ Interaction with contractors and owners in a positive and constructive manner to resolve construction issues

+ Generating complete, accurate, and concise documentation using electronic systems and field/work site notebook

+ Assisting with other field activities as needed including but not limited to conducting field characterization (drilling), stormwater sampling, and groundwater sampling

+ Participating and contributing to daily safety meetings

+ Legal and safe vehicle operations on behalf of the company

+ Maintaining quality control standards and procedures for accurate and precise measurement and documentation

+ Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs

** Who You Are*
* ** Required Qualifications*
* + High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

+ 5+ years of related experience

+ Geosynthetics Certification Institute-Inspector Certification Program (GCI-ICP) certification for compacted soil liner and geosynthetics (or the ability to obtain certification)

+ MDOT Construction Materials Testing - Soils or ability to obtain certification

+ MDOT Construction Materials Testing - Concrete or ACI Concrete Field Testing Technician-Grade I (or the ability to obtain certification)

+ This role is subject to a client-mandated drug/alcohol testing policy. As such, employee may be subject to random drug/alcohol tests. A copy of this policy will be provided during employee onboarding and is available upon applicant request.

+ The ability to perform duties within established deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy

+ Travel, including travel for extended assignments is required

+ Daily report writing and construction documentation is required

+ The ability to communicate constructively with contractors, owners and Project Managers is essential

+ Ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure

+ Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, compute rate, ratio, percent, and draw and interpret bar graphs

+ Analytical mindset to exercise sound judgement in evaluating situations and making decisions

+ Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies

+ Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek

+ Ability to work both independently and as part of a team, self-motivation, and 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 speak and hear, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and walk up/down slopes

+ Basic proficiency with business writing, office automation and communication software, technology, and tools

+ Proficient self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment

+ Must be able to…