Precision Soils & Concrete Lab Technician

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

Job summary

Construction Material Testing is seeking Laboratory Technicians to convert field samples into the numbers projects run on. You will operate inside a documented AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and real accountability for every result that leaves the lab.

A typical week includes Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and cylinder breaks, with training provided.

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

Willingness to train

Attention to repetitive precision work

Job description

Construction Material Testing is seeking Laboratory Technicians to convert field samples into the numbers projects run on. You will operate inside a documented AASHTO R18 quality system with calibrated equipment and real accountability for every result that leaves the lab.

A typical week includes Proctor curves, sieve analyses, Atterberg limits, moisture contents, and cylinder breaks, with training provided.