Environmental Technician

GHD is  seeking an Environmental Field Technician to join our Environmental team in Phoenix, AZ/  You will support hands on remediation work.at a client site, including but not limited to soil sampling activities, including the use of a hand auger, pick, decontamination equipment, and other related equipment.

Schedule

Full-Time, 4/10 Schedule: Monday through Thursday, 10 hours per day schedule is anticipated; however, Full-Time, 5/8 Schedule (Monday through Friday, 8 hours per day schedule) may be required at times.

Responsibilities:  Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Health, Safety, and Environment: Follow the organization's health, safety, and environment (HSE) policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to the well-being of self and others in

• the workplace; instruct the team in safe working methods; identify instances of risky behaviors within the team and take appropriate action, escalating serious issues as appropriate.

• Personal Capability Building: Develop and maintain excellent process or technical skills by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching.

• Testing: Perform a broad range of tests requiring detailed assessment, measurement, and judgment.

• Solutions Analysis: Interpret data and identify possible answers. Involves navigating a wide variety of processes, procedures, and precedents.

• Operational Compliance: Develop working knowledge of the organization’s policies and procedures and of regulatory codes and codes of conduct relevant to own work, adhering to mandatory procedures to ensure own work is undertaken to the required standards.

• Waste Management: Carry out operational waste management tasks by following established processes.

• Technical Troubleshooting: Support technical troubleshooting efforts, aiding in the quick and accurate identification, analysis, and resolution of technical issues with equipment and experiments.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED required

• 1 to 3 years of environmental and/or soil sampling experience preferred

• Sufficient physical flexibility, stamina, and balance to perform bending, reaching, kneeling, climbing, walking over rough terrain and lifting or moving up to 40 pounds. Ability to lift at least 40 lbs.

• Ability to work in outdoor desert environments and elements, including changing site conditions, etc.

• OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training preferred

• Ability and willingness to perform field work 100% of the time

• Positive and collaborative work style.

• Ability to work in a team and take direction.

This position requires pre-employment medical and drug screenings, to the extent allowable by applicable law, and employment is contingent upon successfully completing the pre-employment screenings.

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.