Environmental Specialist; Rapid Responder

Overview

Have you ever walked a creek daily to take water samples in the mountains of West Virginia?

Have you ever stood in the snow in North Dakota doing air monitoring for a Vac Truck Driver?

Have you ever walked the beaches of Southern California for a job?

Join Our Rapid Response Team and Make a Difference!

CTEH is a leading provider of emergency response and environmental consulting services, and we are looking for a highly motivated, team‑driven individual experienced as a Rapid Responder to join our team. At CTEH we are committed to protecting the short and long‑term health of the communities, environment, and response workers we serve. We need you to help us do that and we will invest time and resources to give you the skills to do so.

• Respond quickly and efficiently to emergency and natural disaster situations. The Operations team will contact you for mobilization needs when you are available based on client needs and your qualification level. Being officially “on‑call” will be available to you after specified trainings and advanced qualification levels. On‑call is 24/7.
• Provide support for environmental and hazardous materials incidents. While air monitoring is our primary response role, we also are proficient in other areas such as moisture mapping, general site safety, and environmental sampling to name a few.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation of all work performed. Most project‑related documentation involves use of our in‑house data collection app. Above average aptitude with technology is essential.

• Participate on projects related to emergency response, environmental response, risk assessment, toxicology, industrial hygiene, disaster recovery, and infectious disease response.
• Immediate availability for frequent extended travel and emergency response as needed for periods lasting typically up to 30 days.
• Ability to handle a large volume of work and perform multiple tasks in a fast‑paced environment.
• Long hours involving overtime and weekends as necessary.
• Independently read instruments and record measurements.
• Independently prepare chain‑of‑custody for environmental samples.
• Ability to drive noncommercial vehicles.
• Sitting, standing, and walking.
• Lifting equipment and supplies up to 50 pounds.
• Bending, stooping, crawling, and climbing ladders.
• Ability to read effectively from a computer screen, sampling device, and paper sources.
• Will be assigned varying shifts including overnight shifts.
• May work in a setting with potential physical, chemical, and biological hazards.
• May work on waterways, sea, or air.
• May work outdoors exposed to hot and cold environments and extreme weather conditions including but not limited to: sunlight, rain, snow, windy conditions.
• Encounter environments presenting physical hazards including uneven ground, standing water, ditches, dusty conditions, rapidly moving transportation/remediation equipment, and physical stress associated with the wear of personal protective equipment.
• May wear half‑face and/or full‑face air purifying respirator (APR). Rarely wear supplied air respirators in the form of Self‑Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and hose supplied respirator with medical clearance as required under 29 CFR .
• Dress out in physically demanding personal protective equipment (PPE) for site entry at HAZWOPER sites as required under 29 CFR .
• Rarely may work shifts of up to 24 hours in duration.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent required.
• Functional or higher computer literacy skills in a Windows‑based environment required.
• Experience in any branch of the armed forces desirable.
• Experience and/or proficiency with industrial hygiene equipment desirable.
• Experience using air and environmental sampling equipment desirable.
• Relevant experience in emergency response, environmental response, construction management, etc., desirable.

• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age.
• Must possess a current valid, unrestricted driver’s license.
• Ability to pass a company‑supplied pre‑employment physical and annual physicals thereafter which include an…