Building Sciences Technician

Job Title

Consulting Technician

Date Opened: 09/23/2020

Job Type: Full time

Industry: Consulting

Work Experience:

1-3 years

City:
San Francisco

State/Province:
California

Country:
United States

Zip/Postal Code: 94102

Key Objectives:
Provide superior technical field and reporting services adhering to company's standard operating protocols and client specific scope of service. Adhere to best in class standards and practices in executing field assignments, delivering accurate, defensible scientific data. Travel will be required to support clients regionally and occasionally throughout the US.

Duties And Responsibilities:

• When on-site, act as direct representative of company in relationship to the client; and when within scope of services, monitor and oversee clients' contractors in the course of environmental and regulated building materials remediation activities.
• Evaluate contractor performance and provide data to Project Manager.
• Under direct supervision of Project Managers or professional staff, interface with and respond to regulatory and enforcement agencies at the project site, and when appropriate, provide requested information to them depending upon issue involved.
• Maintain chain of custody of sampling activity, analytical data and project recordkeeping (log book) in accordance with regulatory requirements and company's recordkeeping responsibilities.
• Maintain proficiency and understanding in the use of scientific instruments and sampling protocols to ensure valid sample collection and reliable data analysis in compliance with regulations.
• Maintain high ethical standards in the performance of service, understand the ethical standards of client and report actual or perceived unethical conduct or behavior.
• Under direct oversight of a Project Manager or professional staff, generally understand the details of the project schedule and scope of work and provide supporting information to Project Managers when change orders may be required.
• Maintain required certifications mandated by the regulations and take an active role in maintaining respiratory fitness through company's medical surveillance program.
• Assist in the development of and implementation of project work plans for tasks which involve area of experience or expertise.
• Performance of sampling programs involving collection of soil, water, asbestos, air emissions, indoor air or waste samples.
• Operation of standard environmental monitoring instruments.
• Accurate recording of field data, observations and analytical results.
• Manage direct affiliate subcontractors on-site work activities or oversees client's retained contractor during environmental remediation activities.
• Make decisions regarding minor changes to the work plan where such changes are required to accomplish the task.
• Report preparation tasks:
• Preparing drafts or figures, plates and tables.
• Preparing project logs and descriptions of field activities.
• Preparing sample data inventory tables in company approved report format.
• Routine scientific or technical calculations.
• Filed assistance in the following areas:
• Sampling of soil, water, wastes, asbestos and other materials.
• Air emissions and indoor air quality sampling.
• Operation of monitoring instruments.
• Data collection and recording of notes on field activities.
• Records and historical documentation review.
• Perform compliance inspections and environmental monitoring of asbestos or other regulated/potentially hazardous materials removal and abatement projects, including:
• Use of environmental sampling instrumentation and equipment.
• Collection and analysis of personal and area air samples.
• Completion of inspection and analytical data forms.
• Inspection of regulated work areas, equipment, work methods, and compliance with project specifications or industry accepted best practices.
• Oversee waste container removal and completion of landfill documentation forms.
• Completion of project log books.
• Preparation of the Compliance Monitoring Report following completion of remediation activities.
• Assist with the conduct of regulated and hazardous material surveys, including:
• Identification of suspect materials and collection of bulk samples when included in the project scope.
• Measurements of quantities and dimensions.
• Completion of site inspection and dimensions.
• Handling and proper recording of material samples.
• Interpretation of analytical results.
• Preparation of draft report product for Project Manager Quality Review.
• Other project duties as assigned by Project Manager or Manager.

General

Qualifications:

Education:

Two years of college completed or four years of work experience. Appropriate technical certificates recognizing specific training of expertise in a discipline related to asbestos and lead certifications for inspection and project monitoring. Four years of college with a degree in a related environmental or science field is preferred.

Experience:

One year of work experience in a technical or scientific capacity, or equivalent experience in the environmental…