Environmental Tech

RJN Group; Newport News (VA); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock ownership plan

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401K matching retirement plan

Flexible work arrangements

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Wellness programs

Paid vacation, personal and sick time

Holiday time off

Casual dress code

Job summary

RJN Group, a leading employee-owned engineering and field services firm, seeks an Environmental Technician in Virginia to support field inspection of sanitary and storm sewers and other underground infrastructure.

Under the Field Manager, you will perform manhole inspections, smoke testing, dye water flooding, confined space entry, and assist with flow meters while ensuring safety and quality in every task.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Mechanical skills to handle hand and power tools.
• Basic computer skills.
• Proficiency with smartphones/tablets.
• Physical and cognitive ability for confined space entry.
• Ability to read and interpret sewer/road maps.

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.
• Maintain and clean equipment and vehicles for safe, productive work.
• Interact with clients and the general public professionally.
• Follow RJN Group safety policies and SOPs.
• Travel and work overtime as required.

Skills

High School diploma/GED

Driver's license

Mechanical skills

Basic computer skills

Smartphone/tablet proficiency

Confined space entry ability

Reading maps

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Hand & power tools

Job 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

Benefit Package

• 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.

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