Entry-Level Environmental Field Tech

Sterling Labs•Des Plaines, IL

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Sterling Labs (Environmental Monitoring & Technologies, LLC) is an accredited environmental laboratory with over 40 years of experience in providing high-integrity analytical data. We support initiatives that protect human health and the environment by collaborating with environmental consultants, engineering firms, and government agencies. Our purpose, "WE PRESERVE THE PLANET TO PROTECT THE FUTURE," shapes our culture and guides our actions. We are committed to scientific excellence, client partnerships, and continuous improvement. Sterling Labs fosters a supportive, inclusive, and growth-oriented workplace where employees are encouraged to learn, innovate, and advance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree Preferred.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to think critically and problem solve.
Self-directed, goal-oriented.
Background checks are required due to client requirements for facility on-site access.
Must possess a valid driver's license.
Must be able to be insured by EMT's insurance carrier to drive company vehicles safely and effectively.
Ability to drive off-road vehicles is required.
Must be able to work in environments with limited access, requiring walking or hiking over uneven terrain and manual transport of field equipment to monitoring locations.
Must be able to lift, carry, and move field instruments, coolers, and equipment weighing up to 50 pounds using proper and safe lifting techniques.
Must be able to work safely in confined spaces, near water bodies, and around heavy equipment while following all company safety procedures.
Must be able to wear and properly use all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including respirators, gloves, safety glasses, protective clothing, and harnesses as needed.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
While performing fieldwork, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, climb, crouch, or crawl, and occasionally reach, balance, or lift objects above shoulder level.
Must be able to work in all weather conditions and in industrial, solid waste, and construction environments where exposure to noise, odors, dust, or chemicals may occur.
Must be able to safely handle environmental samples and work in proximity to chemicals and wastewater materials in accordance with company and regulatory safety protocols.
Must be able to travel to client sites, including overnight stays and occasional weekend work.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Responsibilities

Maintain quality standards in accordance with EMT Standard Operating Procedures, NEFAP Standard, and relevant sampling and analysis standards.
Perform water quality monitoring using field instrumentation for indicator parameters.
Collect wastewater, groundwater, leachate, stormwater, soil, surface water, and drinking water samples in accordance with standard operating procedures.
Conduct sampling and measurement activities in accordance with EMT policies and procedures.
Troubleshoot flow measurement, monitoring, and sampling equipment.
Collect and document accurate and defensible data.
Install and operate automated wastewater sampling equipment.
Install and operate automated stormwater sampling equipment.
Install and operate flow measurement instrumentation.
Perform confined space entries to install and maintain monitoring equipment.
Review and interpret data to identify trends and anomalies.
Ensure documentation of all field activities is sufficient to reconstruct them.
Communicate effectively with team members and project management staff to ensure field activities exceed client expectations and quality data is generated.
Confer with project managers to coordinate operations and activities in accordance with the contracted scope of work.
Interact with clients and/or their project engineer/consultant to ensure project specifications are met.
Adequately prepare and deliver or ship samples to EMT or our partner laboratories.
Write reports summarizing field activities.
Perform landfill gas monitoring and flare gas sampling.
Conduct surface scan monitoring for ground emissions.
Strictly adhere to EMT data integrity and ethics policy.
Strictly adhere to EMT safety policies and procedures.
Travel to client facilities, including overnight stays.
Work weekends on a rotational basis.
Perform other tasks as may be assigned from time to time, consistent with the objectives of the position.