Environmental Technician

Jobtailor; Waverly (VA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an Environmental Technician to support air, water, and soil pollutant assessments through hands-on testing and field investigations. You will collect samples, prepare analyses, operate monitoring equipment, and help prepare data summaries and reports.

The role emphasizes compliance with established protocols, accurate data recording, and routine maintenance of instrumentation. No experience required beyond basic training, with opportunities to grow in environmental science.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED with additional or specialized training.
• Zero to four years of related experience.
• Willingness to perform basic tests and field investigations.

Responsibilities

• Conducts basic tests and field investigations to obtain data for use by environmental, engineering, and scientific personnel in determining sources and methods of controlling pollutants in air, water, and soil.
• Prepares samples for analysis in accordance with established protocols.
• Conducts basic chemical and physical laboratory and field tests according to prescribed standards to determine characteristics or composition of solid, liquid, or gaseous materials and substances.
• Collects samples of gases from air emission points, and collects other air samples and meteorological data to assist in evaluation of atmospheric pollutants.
• Collects water samples from raw, semi processed or processed water, industrial waste water, or water from other sources to assess pollution problem.
• Collects soil, silt, mud, or sediment samples to determine chemical composition and nature of pollutants.
• Prepares samples for testing, records data, prepares summaries and charts for review, and develops a report detailing activities performed and results received.
• Sets monitoring equipment to provide flow of information.
• Installs, operates, and performs routine maintenance on gas and fluid flow systems, chemical reaction systems, mechanical equipment, and other test instrumentation.
• Assists with the installation of routine equipment and instrumentation.
• Operates fixed or mobile monitoring or data collection station.
• Conducts bacteriological or other tests related to research in environmental or pollution control activity.
• Audits properties of samples collected to identify physical evidence of environmental releases.

Skills

Laboratory testing

Field testing

Data collection

Instrumentation operation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Testing instrumentation

Job description

• Conducts basic tests and field investigations to obtain data for use by environmental, engineering, and scientific personnel in determining sources and methods of controlling pollutants in air, water, and soil.
• Prepares samples for analysis in accordance with established protocols.
• Conducts basic chemical and physical laboratory and field tests according to prescribed standards to determine characteristics or composition of solid, liquid, or gaseous materials and substances.
• Collects samples of gases from air emission points, and collects other air samples and meteorological data to assist in evaluation of atmospheric pollutants.
• Collects water samples from raw, semi processed or processed water, industrial waste water, or water from other sources to assess pollution problem.
• Collects soil, silt, mud, or sediment samples to determine chemical composition and nature of pollutants.
• Prepares samples for testing, records data, prepares summaries and charts for review, and develops a report detailing activities performed and results received.
• Sets monitoring equipment to provide flow of information.
• Installs, operates, and performs routine maintenance on gas and fluid flow systems, chemical reaction systems, mechanical equipment, and other test instrumentation.
• Assists with the installation of routine equipment and instrumentation.
• Operates fixed or mobile monitoring or data collection station.
• Conducts bacteriological or other tests related to research in environmental or pollution control activity.
• Audits properties of samples collected to identify physical evidence of environmental releases.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or G.E.D,
• High School Diploma or G.E.D, plus additional or specialized training
• No experience zero to four years previous experience.