Environmental Laborer

The Environmental Laborer performs hands‑on field work supporting environmental remediation, spill response, site cleanup, reclamation, and restoration projects throughout the Permian Basin and southeastern New Mexico. The position assists equipment operators, Environmental Technicians, crew leads, and Project Managers with manual labor, material handling, site preparation, housekeeping, and other activities needed to complete work safely and efficiently.

The Environmental Laborer performs hands‑on field work supporting environmental remediation, spill response, site cleanup, reclamation, and restoration projects throughout the Permian Basin and southeastern New Mexico. The position assists equipment operators, Environmental Technicians, crew leads, and Project Managers with manual labor, material handling, site preparation, housekeeping, and other activities needed to complete work safely and efficiently. Work is performed at active oil and gas facilities, pipelines, lease roads, remediation sites, and remote field locations.

This position requires dependable attendance, safe work habits, physical stamina, attention to instructions, and a willingness to perform varied outdoor work in changing weather and site conditions.

• Perform manual labor supporting environmental remediation, spill cleanup, impacted‑soil removal, reclamation, erosion control, and site restoration projects.
• Assist with excavation activities by hand digging, exposing utilities when directed, cleaning excavation edges, placing barriers, and maintaining safe work areas.
• Handle, move, load, unload, stage, and organize tools, hoses, pumps, liners, absorbents, fencing, pipe, matting, sample supplies, and other project materials.
• Install and maintain temporary berms, containment materials, silt fence, wattles, erosion‑control products, fencing, signs, barricades, and other site controls.
• Assist with soil stockpile management, material segregation, liner placement, back filling, raking, shoveling, grading, seeding, mulching, and final site cleanup.
• Support spill‑response activities by deploying absorbent materials, removing contaminated materials, recovering liquids, cleaning equipment, and containing affected areas as directed.
• Assist Environmental Technicians with sample coolers, equipment setup, sample‑location marking, measurements, photographs, and other non‑technical sampling support.
• Clean and decontaminate tools, equipment, vehicles, boots, and work areas in accordance with project procedures.
• Collect debris and waste; maintain orderly staging areas; and place materials in approved containers or locations for proper handling and disposal.
• Perform basic operation of hand tools, power tools, pumps, pressure washers, and other equipment only when trained, authorized, and wearing required protective equipment.

• Serve as a spotter for vehicles and heavy equipment after receiving required instruction and establishing clear communication with the operator.
• Maintain safe distances from moving equipment and prevent unauthorized personnel from entering established work zones.
• Assist with equipment mobilization and demobilization, traffic control, hose management, fueling support, and project setup or teardown as assigned.
• Inspect tools and assigned equipment before use and promptly report damage, defects, leaks, or unsafe conditions.
• Maintain tools, supplies, personal protective equipment, and assigned vehicles in a clean, organized, and serviceable condition.
• Perform work without damaging pipelines, utilities, production equipment, client property, environmentally sensitive areas, or completed restoration work.