Environmental Field Technician (Environmental Remediation) - Northern New Jersey (New Jersey Project Sites

Environmental Field Technician

Tetra Tech is adding a Civil or Environmental Engineering Tech to our Remediation team, based in Northern New Jersey.

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Tetra Tech – Whitehouse Station, NJ has a full-time remote field position available as an Environmental Field Technician for Tetra Tech SWE. As an Environmental Field Technician for Tetra Tech SWE, you will be responsible for collecting environmental samples, completing operations and maintenance (O&M) activities for environmental remediation systems, recording field measurements and data at landfills and industrial facilities, sampling and inspecting landfill gas and liquids collection and control systems, conducting specialized testing, and performing maintenance activities at our Client's facilities.

The majority of these facilities are located in New Jersey (and some in New York).

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Plan and perform office, testing, or field assignments working largely independently.
• Plan and prepare for various work assignments, maintain field and test equipment, document field services, and perform field monitoring and analyses in accordance with Tetra Tech SWE-established protocols.
• Operate field equipment and construction equipment.
• Work at landfills, hazardous waste sites, contaminated sites, and/or other sites where heavy equipment, contamination, or other health hazards may exist. Assist with technical research as required.
• Provide construction services as required.
• Perform other assignments as requested by management.
• Implement and direct safe work practices on field assignments.
• Support management in project assignments.
• Occasional overnight travel may be required.
• Work effectively and efficiently as both a team and solely.
• Walk long distances, up and down steeply sloped landfills and outdoor terrain.
• Work in extreme (hot and cold) weather conditions safely.
• Lift a minimum of 50 pounds on a non-consistent basis.
• Pass a company paid, baseline health physical and drug screening, as required.
• Workload may be erratic, though mostly 40 hours/week.
• Other duties as needed including work on CAD projects, Database and GIS (the overall processing of field data in an office setting).

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum High School Diploma and 1 year of general working experience.
• Preferred A.S. or B.S Degree in environmental science or other natural science (geology, biology, ecology, etc.).
• OSHA 40 Hour HAZWOPER preferred with current eight-hour OSHA HAZWOPER refresher preferred.
• Demonstrated strong mechanical aptitude required
• Ability to learn and work with complex field monitoring equipment including but not limited to flame-ionization detectors (FIDs), photo-ionization detectors (PIDs), explosive gas detectors, water level detectors PH/temperature/conductivity meters, and other typical environmental monitoring equipment.
• Ability to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions
• Ability to learn general groundwater, soil gas, soil, and air sampling techniques including applicable environmental and health & safety regulations and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to work on CAD…