Materials Lab Technician: Precise Soils & Concrete

Construction Material Testing; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Construction Material Testing in Dallas is seeking a laboratory technician who converts field samples into precise numbers through Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and compressive strength tests.

You will operate within an AASHTO R18 quality system, maintain calibration, log samples, and report results. The role emphasizes repetitive precision, safety, and training toward NICET or AASHTO certifications.

Qualifications

• Careful hands, clean documentation habits, mechanical aptitude.
• Prior lab or CMT experience a plus, not required — we train
• Comfortable with repetitive precision work done right every time

Responsibilities

• Perform ASTM D698, D1557, D2216, D4318, C136, and C39 testing.
• Maintain calibration, standardization, and quality records.
• Log samples and preserve chain of custody.
• Break cylinders and report strength results same day.
• Support proficiency sample programs and accreditation assessments

Skills

Careful hands

Documentation

Mechanical aptitude

Job description

Construction Material Testing in Dallas is seeking a laboratory technician who converts field samples into precise numbers through Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and compressive strength tests.

You will operate within an AASHTO R18 quality system, maintain calibration, log samples, and report results. The role emphasizes repetitive precision, safety, and training toward NICET or AASHTO certifications.