Field Technician — Environmental Sampling & Field Ops

Provost & Pritchard; Clovis (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Provost & Pritchard seeks a Field Technician for our Environmental team. You will spend ~70% of time in the field collecting samples and supporting drilling and well installations, with the rest in data analysis and reporting.

You will coordinate with engineers, scientists, contractors, and clients while building technical skills in data handling, mapping, and project coordination. California fieldwork and safety practices apply.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; an Associate or Bachelor's degree is preferred.
• Interest in environmental investigation, remediation, and field-based work.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to prepare accurate field documentation and technical records.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and comfort with databases and technical software.

Responsibilities

• Collect soil, soil vapor, indoor air, groundwater, surface water and other samples.
• Conduct aquifer and pump testing, drilling oversight, and soil logging for monitoring wells.
• Maintain clear field notes, sampling logs, and project documentation.
• Coordinate with drillers, surveyors, laboratories, landowners, regulators, and clients.
• Assist with investigations at contaminated or hazardous sites, including data collection and support.
• Organize data for reports, spreadsheets, databases, maps, graphs, and cross sections.
• Support permitting and regulatory work with California Well Standards, RWQCB, and DTSC.
• Coordinate subconsultants, requests for proposals, schedules, and field activities.
• Contribute to projects within scope, schedule, budgets, quality, and safety requirements.

Skills

Field sampling

Data analysis

Technical documentation

Team coordination

Microsoft Excel

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Associate or Bachelor's degree in geology/engineering/environmental science or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Provost & Pritchard seeks a Field Technician for our Environmental team. You will spend ~70% of time in the field collecting samples and supporting drilling and well installations, with the rest in data analysis and reporting.

You will coordinate with engineers, scientists, contractors, and clients while building technical skills in data handling, mapping, and project coordination. California fieldwork and safety practices apply.