Environmental Field Technician 1

Find your path and enjoy the journey at Haley & Aldrich. With us, you’ll tackle clients’ most meaningful challenges in the built and natural environments – and, in turn, build stronger communities. You’ll work with teams of passionate colleagues, driven by a commitment to technical excellence and continuous learning.

As a company, we aim to build a world where communities go beyond resilience, embracing change as an opportunity to enhance safety, well-being, and quality of life. Join us to accelerate this vision and your professional development. 

We are looking to add new talent to our growing team! We are currently seeking an Environmental Field Technician 1 to perform dust monitoring during construction activities, documenting construction activities, environmental and geotechnical sampling, providing subcontractor oversight, and treatment system operation and maintenance (O&M), in a field technical support role on diverse project teams in a dynamic environment. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing company and contribute to a variety of field projects for a diverse range of clients. This is a full-time, hybrid hourly field position located in our Costa Mesa, CA office.

In this role, you will work on environmental sites in the Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange County Areas, conducting various technical tasks during construction activities and for environmental and geotechnical investigations and remediation. Responsibilities include but are not limited to independently conducting and documenting various field activities, treatment system O&M, air and dust monitoring, and soil, soil vapor, indoor air, groundwater, surface water sampling following approved industry standard procedures. Training will be provided.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
In this position, you will:

• Conduct subsurface explorations and soil identification and classification.
• Instrumentation calibration, installation, use, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
• Independently perform field investigations and assessments and conducting and documenting various field activities, treatment system O&M, air and dust monitoring, and soil, soil vapor, indoor air, groundwater, surface water sampling.
• Support site characterization efforts through thorough and complete documentation of field investigations such as subsurface explorations, monitoring well construction, and field sampling.
• Conduct basic construction observation, including quality control documentation and field-testing tasks.
• Organize, reduce, and synthesize field data for project use.
• Prepare and maintain accurate documentation of activities both in the field and during data evaluation.
• Use computer software to perform calculations and evaluate site data.
• Draft technical sections for project communications and reports.
• Perform all work in accordance with company and client Health & Safety protocols.
• Demonstrate Haley & Aldrich’s foundational safety behaviors.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
Minimum Skills and Requirements:

• High school diploma, plus college coursework or training in Environmental Science and field collection methods.
• Technical ability or willingness to learn to evaluate and troubleshoot various types of field equipment and instrumentation.
• 1 -2 years of environmental field experience relevant to air monitoring, deploying air samples, and conducting real-time air monitoring with PIDs and dust meters.
• Proficiency in technical writing, verbal communication, reasoning, and time-management.
• Ability to work independently or with minimal direction, under guidance from senior staff.
• Strong desire to learn and grow professionally, with a positive attitude, strong work ethic, resourcefulness, flexibility, and ownership.
• Experience with Microsoft Office 365.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of field work: lift 50 lbs., traverse uneven landscapes, work outdoors in all weather, and maintain stamina for moderate physical activity for most working hours.
• Willingness to work a 10+ hour workday with early 6:30 am start times.
• Ability to commute and travel 80 to 100% to Riverside County sites and occasionally support other offices across the west coast, which may require overnight stays.
• Valid California Driver’s License with over a year of driving experience using half-ton pickup trucks.
• Ability to pass a drug screening for illegal substances (including marijuana) and baseline medical surveillance screening.

Preferred Skills and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or related field.
• OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER training.

The hourly range for this position in Costa Mesa, CA is $28.00 – $37.00 per hour. Compensation is based on education, experience, certifications, skills, and current market conditions. Haley & Aldrich reviews salary ranges quarterly for market competitiveness. This role is eligible to participate in the company’s discretionary bonus program.

About Haley & Aldrich 

Haley & Aldrich is committed to solving our clients’ most meaningful challenges in the built and natural environments. Our team of 1,000+ engineers and scientists across the United States draws inspiration from one mission: to work closely with clients as they navigate change to create safer, more robust places to live and work. Since our founding in 1957, organizations across the public and private sectors have relied on us for technical excellence and empathetic leadership that achieve results and secure a thriving tomorrow. Find us at haleyaldrich.com and LinkedIn.

Haley & Aldrich is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, age, disability, veteran, or any other legally protected status. We offer excellent career growth, a highly competitive total compensation plan, and a solid benefits package. Interested candidates should apply on our Careers page.

Note to external search firms: Haley & Aldrich does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not be obligated to pay a placement fee for unsolicited resumes. Please do not send resumes to Haley & Aldrich employees. Please work through a Talent Acquisition Manager.

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