Environmental Technician

What we are looking for

SCS Engineers is looking for a Technician to work with scientists and engineers on a variety of internal SCS and external client tasks and projects.  You will follow regulatory requirements, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and SCS protocols; exercise independent judgement; and be able to complete tasks and projects with little to minimal direction from management once trained.  Your primary duties will include a variety of administrative functions to support your SCS team members.  Additionally, you will be asked to support environmental field activities on an as needed basis. You will report to one of our  Administrative Coordinators/ Facilities Managers but also support multiple project managers throughout the company. This position will be based in the Long Beach Headquarters when you are not doing field work. 

How you can make an impact

• Management of fleet vehicles, including:

• Schedule routine maintenance.
• Coordination with fleet mechanic(s).
• Take vehicles to dealership and pick them up after repairs are completed.
• Take all vehicles to the car wash, as needed.
• Arrange for and take vehicles for smog checks.
• Make sure insurance and registration information are in vehicle glove boxes.
• Assist with vehicle inspections, etc., if a vehicle is involved in an accident.

• Management of health and safety supplies, including:
  • Ordering and stocking health and safety supplies.
  • Filling PPE bags for SCS staff.
  • Shipping PPE bags to new hires as requested.
• Fire extinguisher maintenance.

• Various office duties, including
  • Moving furniture/equipment.
  • Assisting production team.
  • Assisting administration team.
  • Repair/install miscellaneous items in the office (e.g., cupboard doors, picture hanging, etc.)
  • Miscellaneous errands as directed by Facilities Manager (i.e. deliveries to Post Office and Fed Ex; picking up supplies, etc.)
• Management of field equipment, including:
  • Calibrate, maintain, test, and troubleshoot field equipment.
  • Perform repairs of field equipment and/or arrange for repairs with vendors.
  • Clean equipment and make sure things are stored properly.
  • Maintain the equipment room.
  • Replenish stock (place orders and store items)
  • Restock filtered water.
  • Manage calibration gases.
  • Maintain, clean and stock equipment cage in parking garage.
  • Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

On an as-needed basis, you will be trained in and asked to support the following environmental field activities:

• Sampling and/or monitoring, which can include the following: groundwater, surface water, leachate, condensate, landfill gas, soil vapor, soil, and air.
• Fill in field sampling logs with date, field observations, field instrument readings, and other details depending on type of media being sampled.
• Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of pumps and other field monitoring equipment.
• Construction oversight and construction quality assurance (CQA) of remediation and/or landfill projects, including oversight of SCS and/or client subcontractors.
• Report field conditions and test results to supervisor and as requested, directly to the client.
• Prepare and submit daily field logs reporting field data collected, field observations, actions taken, and recommended actions to be taken.
• Package, create chains of custody and transfer to courier or ship samples for laboratory analysis.
• Follow SOP for each site and be up to date with health & safety training.
• Local and overnight travel, as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience with vehicle maintenance required.
• Experience with field equipment maintenance required.
• Health and Safety experience preferred.
• Experience with environmental fieldwork (such as sampling groundwater and gas probes and operation of field monitoring instrumentation) preferred. SCS specific training will be provided.
• Experience with mechanical systems and/or construction preferred.
• Completion of (or willingness to complete) a 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training required.
• Valid driver’s license with a driving record in good standing required.

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