Environmental Tech

RJN Group, Inc.; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock ownership

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Flexible schedule

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Wellness programs

Paid time off

Holiday time off

Casual dress

Job summary

RJN Group, Inc. is seeking an Environmental Technician to support field inspection services for sanitary and storm sewers and other underground infrastructure. Under the Field Manager, you will assist with inspections, testing, and data collection on a daily basis.

You will perform confined space entry, help install and maintain flow meters, and ensure equipment and vehicles are well-maintained for safety and productivity. Travel and overtime may be required due to project needs.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Mechanical skills to use hand and power tools.
• Basic computer skills.
• Proficiency with smartphones/tablets (iPads, etc.).
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Conduction of field inspection services such as manhole inspection, smoke testing, and dye water flooding.
• Perform confined space entry work in manholes on a daily basis.
• Assist with installation and maintenance of flow meters.
• Assist with maintaining and cleaning equipment and vehicles to ensure safe, productive work.
• Interact with clients and general public professionally.
• Adhere to RJN Group Safety Manual and SOPs.
• Travel and work overtime as required.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Basic computer skills

Smartphone/tablet proficiency

Valid driver’s license

Reading maps/field interpretation

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

Interested in working for the industry leader? Interested in having a substantial stake in an employee owned firm? Looking to help your neighbors and impact your local community? RJN Group employees can answer yes to all of those and more. Currently we are seeking an Environmental Technician to join the RJN family.

Position Summary

Under the direction of the Field Manager, the Environmental Technician will play an integral part in RJN’s success. They will assist with field inspection services in sanitary sewers, storm sewers, and other underground infrastructure.

Position Responsibilities

• Conduction of field inspection services such as manhole inspection, smoke testing, and dye water flooding.
• Perform confined space entry work in manholes on a daily basis
• Assist with installation and maintenance of flow meters
• Assist with maintaining and cleaning equipment and vehicles to ensure work can be performed in a safe and productive manner.
• Interact with clients and general public in a professional manner.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures contained in the RJN Group, Inc. Safety Manual and Standard Operating Procedures
• Travel and work overtime as required.

• High School diploma or GED certificate from an accredited institution
• Valid driver’s license
• Mechanical skills- as you will be utilizing hand and power tools
• Basic computer skills
• Proficiency with smartphones and tablets (iPads, etc.)
• Physical and cognitive abilities to perform confined space entry
• Ability to read and interpret sewer and road maps

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Previous experience working within confined space entry
• Experience working within a customer centric role
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook.)

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics 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.

• Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; squat or crouch in a confined space; climb ladders or steps; work with arms above head; talk and hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and tolerate working in heat or cold weather conditions. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal. The noise level in the field environment is usually moderate. Employee may be required to be in a confined space for an extended length of time.
• Personal Protective Equipment: None required in office. If working in field, must wear steel-toe boots, Class 2 or Class 3 safety vest, and high visibility T-shirt. Other PPE such as gloves, safety glasses, hard hat and other standard equipment used as needed.

RJN is an Employee Owned professional engineering and specialty field services firm providing sustainable collection system solutions for infrastructure owners. RJN is an ENR Top 500 Design Firm and Top 200 Environmental Firm as well as a Top 50 Trenchless Technology Design Firm.

Since 1975, RJN Group Inc. has provided our customers with value-driven engineering solutions to enable them to meet their service demands. Our employee-owned firm is capable of tackling projects of almost any scale; from small studies to multi-million dollar, total plant rehabilitations.

Our customers are also our neighbors.
We have offices from as far West as Colorado to the East Coast. This means that our staff are supporting the communities they live in. We are locals and take pride in keeping our communities and sister cities running. Those we work for have come to associate our name with trust, creativity, reliability and quality.

We let innovation take the lead. We perform unique services for water, wastewater, and stormwater systems, by investing in leading technologies to differentiate us, while keeping costs down and efficiency up

RJN provides a very competitive benefit package including:

• Company-funded employee stock ownership plan
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability insurance benefits
• 401K matching retirement plan
• Flexible work arrangements and schedule
• Tuition assistance including student loan repayment
• Professional development opportunities
• Wellness programs
• Paid Vacation, Personal, and Sick time off
• Holiday time off
• Casual dress code

RJN is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We support a diverse work force.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.