Materials Lab Technician: Training & Certifications

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing seeks a laboratory technician to convert field samples into precise numbers, using Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and compressive strength breaks.

You will work within an AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and full accountability for every result released to projects. Training is provided as you build competency across soils and concrete benches.

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 habits

Mechanical aptitude

Laboratory training available

Tools

ASTM testing equipment

Job description

Construction Material Testing seeks a laboratory technician to convert field samples into precise numbers, using Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and compressive strength breaks.

You will work within an AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and full accountability for every result released to projects. Training is provided as you build competency across soils and concrete benches.