Impactful Water Quality Lab Analyst (Temporary)

City of Cedar Rapids; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Cedar Rapids seeks a Temporary Lab Services Water Quality Analyst to assist with water sample analysis, data entry, and lab procedures supporting environmental monitoring and regulatory compliance.

This role offers hands-on experience in environmental science and contributes to protecting community water quality, with a 7:00am–3:30pm weekday schedule and no sponsorship for employment authorization.

Qualifications

• Requires two years of post-secondary education in chemistry, biology, or general science and at least one year of analytical lab experience.
• Equivalent mix of education and experience acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Participates in sampling assignments, delivering samples to the lab for processing.
• Performs analytical determinations, measurements and bacteriological assays.
• Maintains calibration of on-line process analyzers.
• Prepares reagents/standards and culture media.
• Enters daily data into LIMS and maintains QA/QC records.
• Supports safety practices and housekeeping in the lab.

Skills

Analytical laboratory procedures

Water quality analyses

Education

Post-secondary education in chemistry/biology

Equivalent education/experience

Tools

LIMS

Laboratory instrumentation

Job description

City of Cedar Rapids seeks a Temporary Lab Services Water Quality Analyst to assist with water sample analysis, data entry, and lab procedures supporting environmental monitoring and regulatory compliance.

This role offers hands-on experience in environmental science and contributes to protecting community water quality, with a 7:00am–3:30pm weekday schedule and no sponsorship for employment authorization.