Emergency Environmental Field Technician – Travel & On‑Call

Onterris Payroll, LLC; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Onterris is seeking a Junior Field Technician to support emergency response and disaster recovery efforts involving environmental and hazardous materials incidents. The role is fast-paced, on-demand, with nationwide travel and opportunities for extensive overtime on a 24/7 basis after training.

Primary duties include air monitoring, environmental sampling, moisture mapping, and site safety documentation, using our in-house systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent.
• Windows-based computer literacy required.
• Experience in any branch of the armed forces desirable.
• Experience and/or proficiency with industrial hygiene equipment desirable.
• Experience using air and environmental sampling equipment desirable.
• Ability to understand and follow directions.

Responsibilities

• Support emergency response, environmental response, disaster recovery, industrial hygiene, toxicology, risk assessment, and infectious disease response projects.
• Maintain immediate availability for emergency response and extended travel, typically up to 30 days at a time.
• Manage high workloads and multitask effectively in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment.
• Work extended hours, including overtime, weekends, overnight shifts, and rare 24-hour shifts as required.
• Independently operate monitoring instruments and record measurements.
• Prepare chain-of-custody documentation for environmental samples.

Skills

Emergency response

Environmental sampling

Air monitoring

Equipment operation

Ability to follow directions

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Air sampling equipment

Industrial hygiene equipment

Job description

Onterris is seeking a Junior Field Technician to support emergency response and disaster recovery efforts involving environmental and hazardous materials incidents. The role is fast-paced, on-demand, with nationwide travel and opportunities for extensive overtime on a 24/7 basis after training.

Primary duties include air monitoring, environmental sampling, moisture mapping, and site safety documentation, using our in-house systems.