Environmental Technician

SCS Engineers; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

401K with employer match

Paid holidays

Safety footwear reimbursement

Job summary

SCS Engineers is seeking a hands-on Technician to support scientists, engineers and field teams at our Long Beach headquarters. You will handle fleet administration, equipment maintenance, and office tasks, while also assisting with environmental field activities as needed.

You’ll report to Administrative Coordinators/Facilities Managers and work with multiple project managers across the company. This role emphasizes adapting to field demands, following SOPs, and applying independent judgement

Qualifications

• Experience with vehicle maintenance required.
• Experience with field equipment maintenance required.
• Health and Safety experience preferred.
• Experience with environmental fieldwork preferred (HAZWOPER training provided).
• Experience with mechanical systems or construction preferred.
• Completion of (or willingness to complete) a 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training required.
• Valid driver’s license with a driving record in good standing required.

Responsibilities

• Manage fleet vehicles and coordinate maintenance.
• Manage health and safety supplies and PPE distribution.
• Perform fire extinguisher maintenance and office duties.
• Support field equipment management, calibration, repairs, and storage.
• Assist with environmental field activities including sampling and field logs.
• Travel locally or overnight as needed.

Skills

Vehicle maintenance

Field equipment maintenance

Health and safety awareness

Environmental fieldwork

Mechanical systems

HAZWOPER training

Driver's license

Job description

SCS Engineers is looking for a Technician to work with scientists and engineers on a variety of internal SCS and external client tasks and projects. You will follow regulatory requirements, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and SCS protocols; exercise independent judgement; and be able to complete tasks and projects with little to minimal direction from management once trained. Your primary duties will include a variety of administrative functions to support your SCS team members. Additionally, you will be asked to support environmental field activities on an as needed basis. You will report to one of our Administrative Coordinators/ Facilities Managers but also support multiple project managers throughout the company. This position will be based in the Long Beach Headquarters when you are not doing field work.

How you can make an impact

• Management of fleet vehicles, including:
  • Schedule routine maintenance.
  • Coordination with fleet mechanic(s).
  • Take vehicles to dealership and pick them up after repairs are completed.
  • Take all vehicles to the car wash, as needed.
  • Arrange for and take vehicles for smog checks.
  • Make sure insurance and registration information are in vehicle glove boxes.
  • Assist with vehicle inspections, etc., if a vehicle is involved in an accident.
• Management of health and safety supplies, including:
  • Ordering and stocking health and safety supplies.
  • Filling PPE bags for SCS staff.
  • Shipping PPE bags to new hires as requested.
• Fire extinguisher maintenance.
• Various office duties, including:
  • Moving furniture/equipment.
  • Assisting production team.
  • Assisting administration team.
  • Repair/install miscellaneous items in the office (e.g., cupboard doors, picture hanging, etc.)
  • Miscellaneous errands as directed by Facilities Manager (i.e. deliveries to Post Office and Fed Ex; picking up supplies, etc.)
• Management of field equipment, including:
  • Calibrate, maintain, test, and troubleshoot field equipment.
  • Perform repairs of field equipment and/or arrange for repairs with vendors.
  • Clean equipment and make sure things are stored properly.
  • Maintain the equipment room.
  • Replenish stock (place orders and store items)
  • Restock filtered water.
  • Manage calibration gases.
  • Maintain, clean and stock equipment cage in parking garage.
  • Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

On an as-needed basis, you will be trained in and asked to support the following environmental field activities:

• Sampling and/or monitoring, which can include the following: groundwater, surface water, leachate, condensate, landfill gas, soil vapor, soil, and air.
• Fill in field sampling logs with date, field observations, field instrument readings, and other details depending on type of media being sampled.
• Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of pumps and other field monitoring equipment.
• Construction oversight and construction quality assurance (CQA) of remediation and/or landfill projects, including oversight of SCS and/or client subcontractors.
• Report field conditions and test results to supervisor and as requested, directly to the client.
• Prepare and submit daily field logs reporting field data collected, field observations, actions taken, and recommended actions to be taken.
• Package, create chains of custody and transfer to courier or ship samples for laboratory analysis.
• Follow SOP for each site and be up to date with health & safety training.
• Local and overnight travel, as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience with vehicle maintenance required.
• Experience with field equipment maintenance required.
• Health and Safety experience preferred.
• Experience with environmental fieldwork (such as sampling groundwater and gas probes and operation of field monitoring instrumentation) preferred. SCS specific training will be provided.
• Experience with mechanical systems and/or construction preferred.
• Completion of (or willingness to complete) a 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training required.
• Valid driver’s license with a driving record in good standing required.

Pay Range

USD $28.00 - USD $30.00 /Hr.

Additional Information

Please note that our pay ranges are determined by several factors, including relevant experience, internal pay equity, and location. They do not include any of the amazing benefits of being an employee-owner, which are listed below.

SCS is building a world where environmental systems and infrastructure strengthen the health, safety and resilience of communities - from reducing methane emissions at landfills to producing alternative energy, from repurposing contaminated properties to sequestering carbon.

As a 100% employee-owned firm, we bring a long-term perspective, personal ownership and shared success to everything we do. We live our values every day: We care. We are a team. We are tenacious.

Join us and be part of a team where your work has real impact - on the world and on your own growth.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance
• 100% employer-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and 401K including employer match
• Student Debt Employer Contribution Program
• Paid holidays, PTO, and Paid Parental Leave
• Safety footwear reimbursement program
• Paid training and all necessary tools and equipment provided
• Per diem for travel for eligible work
• Company truck and cell phone for certain Field Services positions

SCS Engineers is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). SCS provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran or disabled status.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act, SCS does not conduct criminal background checks until after a conditional job offer has been extended. All qualified Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment. You can find a list of job duties of the specific job position you have applied, which SCS reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship that could lead to the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment after background checks are completed.