Precision Soils & Concrete Lab Technician

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

Job summary

Laboratory technicians turn field samples into the numbers projects run on: Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and compressive strength breaks. You will work inside a documented AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and real accountability for every result that leaves the lab.

Pay, schedule, and travel: Pay runs $25 to $35 per hour with overtime during heavy testing seasons.

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

Manual dexterity

Documentation skills

Mechanical aptitude

Tools

Sieve shaker

Calibrated equipment

Job description

Laboratory technicians turn field samples into the numbers projects run on: Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and compressive strength breaks. You will work inside a documented AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and real accountability for every result that leaves the lab.

Pay, schedule, and travel: Pay runs $25 to $35 per hour with overtime during heavy testing seasons.