Junior Field Technician

Montrose Environmental Group; Georgia; Remote; USD 34,440 - 48,216; Part time

Job summary

A leading environmental service provider is seeking a Field Technician to support emergency response to environmental and hazardous situations. This part-time role requires quick thinking, strong communication, and the ability to work in high-pressure environments. Responsibilities include supporting disaster recovery, operating monitoring equipment, and maintaining readiness for immediate deployment. Candidates must have a high school diploma and be 21 years of age, with the ability to lift significant weight and travel extensively.

Qualifications

• Minimum 21 years of age required.
• Current valid driver's license needed.
• Ability to pass pre-employment physical and drug screen.

Responsibilities

• Support emergency response projects.
• Maintain immediate availability for emergency response.
• Independently operate monitoring instruments.

Skills

Flexibility

Strong communication skills

Quick decision-making

Multitasking

Ability to lift 50 pounds

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Industrial hygiene equipment

Environmental sampling equipment

Job description

Job Summary

As a Field Technician, you’ll support emergency response and natural disaster efforts involving environmental and hazardous materials incidents. This fast‑paced, on‑demand role requires flexibility, quick decision‑making, strong communication skills, and comfort working in high‑pressure situations. You can set your availability, though workload may vary significantly throughout the year.

Compensation

• Job Type: Part Time
• Location: Flexible/Remote
• Project Pay Rate: $25.00 – $35.00 per hour.
• Limited Project Pay Rate: $19.00 – $24.00 per hour.
• Training Pay Rate: $17.00 per hour or other applicable local minimum wage.
• Potential extensive overtime opportunities at 1.5 or higher pay multipliers.

Duties

• Support emergency response, environmental response, disaster recovery, industrial hygiene, toxicology, risk assessment, and infectious disease response projects.
• Maintain immediate availability for emergency response and extended travel, typically up to 30 days at a time.
• Manage high workloads and multitask effectively in a fast‑paced, time‑sensitive environment.
• Work extended hours, including overtime, weekends, overnight shifts, and rare 24‑hour shifts as required.
• Independently operate monitoring instruments and record measurements.
• Prepare chain‑of‑custody documentation for environmental samples.
• Drive non‑commercial vehicles to and from project sites.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent required.
• Functional or higher computer literacy skills in a Windows‑based environment required.
• Experience in any branch of the armed forces desirable.
• Experience and/or proficiency with industrial hygiene equipment desirable.
• Experience using air and environmental sampling equipment desirable.
• Relevant experience in emergency response, environmental response, construction management, etc., desirable.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age.
• Must possess a current valid, unrestricted driver’s license.
• Ability to pass a company‑supplied pre‑employment physical and annual physicals thereafter which include an illicit drug screen.
• Ability to pass a Respirator Fit Test and be medically cleared and certified to work in HAZWOPER sites as required under 29 CFR 1910.120.
• Ability to complete HAZWOPER certification and related safety training.
• Ability to obtain DISA clearance.
• Ability to obtain TWIC clearance.
• Ability to complete all assigned job specific OSHA training and clearances (including annual training renewals) to ensure continuous response readiness.
• Ability to obtain a passport and travel internationally.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

The physical demands described below 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.

Frequent

• Sitting, standing, and walking
• Lifting up to 50 pounds several times a day
• Overhead lifting of over 20 pounds
• Bending, stooping, crawling, and climbing ladders
• Long hours involving overtime and weekends as necessary
• Keyboarding/typing
• Ability to read effectively from a computer screen, sampling device, or paper copy
• Ability to handle a large volume of work and perform multiple tasks in a fast‑paced environment
• Frequent, unscheduled travel for extended periods of time
• Wear half‑face and/or full‑face air purifying respirator (APR) as well as supplied air respirators in the form of SCBA and hose supplied respirator with medical clearance as required under 29 CFR 1910.134

Occasional

• Ability to drive noncommercial vehicles
• Rarely may work shifts of up to 24 hours in duration
• Dress out in physically demanding personal protective equipment (PPE) for site entry at HAZWOPER sites as required under 29 CFR 1910.120
• Wear partially or totally encapsulating personal protective equipment

May work outdoors and may be exposed to hot and cold environments and extreme weather conditions including but not limited to sunlight, rain, snow, windy conditions.

Encounter environments presenting physical hazards including uneven ground, standing water, ditches, dusty conditions, rapidly moving transportation/remediation equipment, and physical stress associated with the wear of personal equipment.

May be assigned varying shifts including overnight shifts; may work in a setting with potential physical, chemical, and biological hazards.

May work at altitudes greater than 5,000 feet above sea level and may work on waterways, sea, or air.