Environmental Technician

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 all of 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.

GHD has a great opportunity for an Environmental Technician to work with our Contaminated Assessment Remediation (CAR) group based out of our St. Paul, Minnesota office. This position is an integral part of our environmental services group and requires a diverse array of responsibilities and tasks to accomplish the objectives of the team. In this role you will perform a number of routine tasks following set procedures in the field of Environmental Science.

Some problem-solving ability is required.

• Recommendations:
  Identify changes that may need to be made to ensure the organization is in compliance.
• Solutions Analysis:
  Assess compliance with established standards and protocols for routine inquiries.
• Testing:
  Perform a broad range of tests requiring detailed assessment, measurement, and judgment.
• Monitoring:
  Perform a wide variety of field duties for environmental projects including inspection, monitoring, operation, and maintenance of remediation/mitigation systems, water level measurement, and contractor oversight.
• Environmental Sampling:
  Conduct sampling and monitoring for various media and constituents of concern by following established procedures.
• Fieldwork:
  Travel to perform field work at project sites (approximately 90% field, 10% office). Overnight travel is expected up to 50% of the time, while other project sites are local. There are opportunities for regional travel or to support environmental emergencies/emergency responses (ER). Must have a valid driver’s license, clean driving record, and reside near our St. Paul, Minnesota office.
• Operational Compliance:
  Develop working knowledge of the organization’s policies and procedures and of regulatory codes of conduct relevant to own work, adhering to mandatory procedures to ensure own work is undertaken to the required standards.
• Health, Safety, and Environment:
  Follow a range of mandatory work instructions (including use of personal protection equipment where relevant) to safeguard the environment and the well-being of self and others.
• Data Collection and Analysis:
  Perform basic data entry tasks, including data verification.
• Technical Troubleshooting:
  Perform basic tasks in technical troubleshooting, such as identifying evident technical issues with equipment and assisting in basic diagnostic actions.
• Improvement/Innovation:
  Accept changes at work and provide support when asked.
• Performance Management:
  Complete allocated work to the required standards of quality and timeliness; use performance management systems to improve personal performance.

• Upper Secondary School

• General
  
  Experience:
  
  Sound experience and understanding of straightforward procedures or systems (7 to 12 months)
• Managerial
  
  Experience:
  
  None

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, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, sex (including same sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, age, disability or handicap, citizenship status, service member status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.