Field Technician, Air Quality

Trinity Consultants; Terrace; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Travel expenses

Per diem

Job summary

Trinity Consultants Canada Terrace, BC is seeking a field service professional to install meteorological and air quality equipment at client sites across the region. The role involves travel 2–5 days per week with transportation provided and a Monday–Friday schedule.

Responsibilities include analyzer maintenance, calibrations in remote areas, and maintaining calibration references for both company and clients. Strong problem solving and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, meteorology, or engineering preferred.
• Practical field experience is a plus.
• Strong client interaction and communication skills preferred.
• Basic mechanical/electrical/pneumatic understanding is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Conduct onsite installations of meteorological and air quality equipment.
• Assist with operations including analyzer maintenance and calibrations in remote areas.
• Maintain company and client calibration reference standards.
• Provide calibration, maintenance and audit services for clients in Canada, mainly in Northwest BC.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Teamwork

Independent work

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, meteorology, or engineering

Tools

MS Windows

MS Office

Meteorological instrumentation

Job description

• Hybrid position between the office & travel.


• Must have the ability to travel between 2-5 days per week. Transportation will be provided.


• This position is Monday-Friday. (Very rare weekend trips could be required)


• Conduct onsite installations of meteorological and air quality equipment.


• Assist with operations including analyzer maintenance and calibrations in remote areas.


• Maintain company and client owned calibration reference standards.


• Provide meteorological sensor and air quality instrument calibration, maintenance, and audit services for clients in Canada with most in Northwest, British Columbia.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Willing to train the right candidate.


• This position requires strong work ethic, attention to detail, problem solving skills, and the ability to work both with a team and independently.


• Basic mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic understanding is preferred.


• 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.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

The following is preferred, but not required:

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, meteorology, or engineering. Practical field experience.


• Working knowledge of the BC Field Sampling Manual, BC Air Quality Objectives and Standards, and the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS). Proficient in MS Windows operating environment, plus MS Office experience strongly preferred. Strong client interaction and internal/external communication skills. Experience with meteorological and air quality instrumentation strongly desired.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to speak, read and write general business correspondence in English.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Must be able to travel freely and frequently. Must be able to function on feet for up to 12 hours per day at field sites.. Climbing of towers may be needed.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Trinity Consultants Canada Terrace, BC office is a small multi-disciplinary office that offers the stability of a corporate company with the atmosphere and comradery of a small family run business. We strive to cultivate a fun and healthy work environment for our employees. This position is in Trinity Consultants’ Monitoring Service & Integration department; the person hired for this role will work from the Terrace, BC office and will be managed by personnel in the Salt Lake City, Utah office.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

BENEFITS:

• Paid time off


• Paid travel time, expenses, and daily per diem