Environmental Technician Lead (Remediation)
Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.
Your Opportunity
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting, is currently looking to add an experienced Environmental Technician Lead to support our environmental services
Your Key Responsibilities
- Performing or delegating the scheduling field activities, ensuring required equipment is scheduled for delivery in a timely manner, ensuring equipment is called off rent, coordinating with labs for sample container orders and deliveries, and client notifications of site visits.
- Troubleshooting, repairing, cleaning and optimizing operation of air compressors, groundwater treatment systems, and soil vapor extraction systems.
- Routine gauging and sampling of groundwater monitoring wells using US EPA protocol including accurate completion of labels and chain-of-custody forms, and packaging samples for shipment.
- Produce accurate and complete documentation during sampling while working in field/inclement conditions.
- Routine completion of remediation system operation data sheets and transmitting these data sheets (scan and e-mail) to the office.
- 70% to 80% travel through the Southeastern US (Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee) with company reimbursement of business expenses.
- Active participation in maintaining Stantec's safety culture.
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Ability to work with limited oversight.
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and time management skills.
- Intermediate MS Office skills.
- Strong note-taking skills and attention to detail.
- Understanding of technical writing skills.
- Able to work independently to successfully complete fieldwork (sampling, equipment maintenance/repair, or other activities).
- Be able to independently identify equipment materials and supplies needed for sampling events or other routine fieldwork; able to order field equipment from vendors and suppliers at costs within a specified budget.
- Experienced at working well in a team atmosphere, as a team lead, and independently as required.
- Interface in a positive manner with staff including senior engineers, geologists, and project managers.
- Working understanding of policies and procedures for HSSE, including client-specific training (as required).
- Working knowledge of field sampling techniques.
- Must have the willingness to learn new skills while conducting field work.
- Experience/knowledge of hazardous materials as emergency response are desirable.
- Builds and maintains productive professional and personal networking relationships within their technical team and Business Center.
- Good driving record and valid driver’s license required.
- Where lawful and at Stantec’s discretion, your passing drug and alcohol testing.
- Effectively lead, challenge and inspire staff to work together by being a visible lead.
Preferred Skills & Abilities:
- Experience performing equipment maintenance as well as using and trouble-shooting electronic field instruments.
- Previous experience with environmental sampling.
- 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER training.
Education and Experience
- Minimum technical degree/diploma/certificate or equivalent in related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum of 2+ years of experience.
Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.
This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.