Field Sample Technician - Environmental Monitoring

Compliance Monitoring Pty Ltd; Perth; On-site; AUD 48,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured training and development

Travel costs covered while away

Small, experienced team

Equipment for field work

Job summary

Compliance Monitoring Pty Ltd in Perth, WA, is seeking a hands-on Field Sample Technician to join our team. This entry-level role offers broad exposure to environmental monitoring field work, with structured training and development provided.

You will travel to remote sites up to 9 days per month, work in the lab, office and workshop, and support water and emissions sampling activities under supervision.

Qualifications

• WA C-class driver’s licence required or manual preferred.
• Right to live and work in Australia.
• Pass pre-employment medical and drug/alcohol screen.
• Excellent field fitness and stamina for multi-storey climbs and remote sites.
• Willingness to travel up to 9 days per month.

Responsibilities

• Water sampling across surface, groundwater and potable waters with proper preservation and dispatch.
• Assist emissions sampling campaigns by preparing/operating equipment and recording data.
• Support instrument technicians with servicing/calibration of monitoring devices.
• Prepare reagents, process samples and manage stock and dispatch between trips.

Job description

Field Sample Technician - Environmental Monitoring

Entry level | Perth, WA | Full time | Regional travel up to 9 days per month

Compliance Monitoring is seeking a hands‑on, detail‑oriented Field Sample Technician to join our Perth team. This is an entry‑level position offering broad exposure to environmental monitoring field work, with structured training and development provided.

About us

Compliance Monitoring is a Western Australian environmental monitoring company. We design, install, service and operate air, water and emissions monitoring programs for clients across WA - mainly resources clients or adjacent - backed by a NATA-accredited ISO 17025 quality system. Our clients rely on our data to demonstrate compliance, so accuracy, traceability and integrity sit at the centre of everything we do.

About the role

This is a broad entry‑level field role. You will be based in Perth and travel to remote sites for up to 9 days per month (with overnight stays), spending the remainder of your time in our laboratory, office and workshop preparing for upcoming trips. The work is varied:

• Water sampling – collecting surface water, groundwater, potable and process water samples, measuring field parameters, and managing preservation, chain of custody and dispatch to laboratories.
• Stack emissions sampling – supporting our emissions testing campaigns: preparing and operating sampling equipment on stack platforms, recording field data and handling sampling media.
• Instrumentation trips – assisting our instrument technicians servicing and calibrating monitoring equipment across our client sites.
• Between trips – preparing reagents and consumables, processing filters and sampling media, maintaining and calibrating equipment, stocktakes, and packing and dispatching samples.

All work is performed under the guidance of an experienced scientist or technician, with structured on‑the‑job training. The role offers genuine development opportunities, with pathways into instrumentation, project management/environmental science as your capabilities grow.

About you

• A current WA C-class driver's licence (manual preferred but automatic acceptable for the right candidate).
• The right to live and work in Australia.
• To pass a pre‑employment medical and drug & alcohol screen.
• Genuine field fitness – this role involves climbing up to 10 flights of stairs multiple times a day on sampling platforms, working at heights, and handling equipment.
• Comfort with regular remote travel – up to 9 days away per month.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accurate record‑keeping.

Highly regarded:

• A laboratory background – sample handling, basic wet chemistry, QA/QC awareness.
• A Certificate III or IV in Laboratory Skills/Techniques, Electronics, Instrumentation, Electrotechnology or similar (completed or in progress).
• A demonstrated hands‑on technical interest, such as working with electronics, instrumentation or mechanical equipment.
• Working at Heights, Confined Space or White Card tickets, and a current First Aid certificate (training will be provided where these are not held).

What we offer

• Genuine variety across water, air, emissions and instrumentation work at sites throughout Australia.
• Structured training and professional development, including the tickets and certifications required for the role.
• A small, experienced team where you will learn directly from senior scientists, technicians and engineers.
• Equipment for field work, phone, laptop and all travel costs covered while you’re away.

Compliance Monitoring is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates.