Environmental Technician

Dudek•Bakersfield, CA

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Dudek is currently seeking a full-time Environmental Technician I to join our team. The successful candidate will help Dudek on a wide variety of projects involving sensitive aquatic resources with a focus on implementation support for aquatic/water quality testing, analysis, management, invasive species control and invasive species permitting. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with other Dudek staff throughout our California offices. This position will entail a mix of field and laboratory data collection and implementation, support with data evaluation and analysis, technical writing assigned portions of documents, informing senior staff of scheduling needs and changes, and task management.

Requirements

Associate's or bachelor’s degree in environmental science or a related field and/or relevant experience.
Knowledge and understanding of field and data analysis techniques related to aquatic environments
Strong data collection skills related to best practices, standard safety operating procedures, regulatory guidance
Strong written and oral communication skills
Willingness to travel for work, including overnight stays in hotels
Ability to safely drive/operate a vehicle to/from and around field work sites during daytime and nighttime hours
Must possess a valid driver’s license and have active personal automobile liability insurance by first day of employment
Successful candidates must pass a pre-employment drug test and background check prior to beginning employment.

Nice To Haves

2+ years of experience in a similar position in related discipline or setting
Familiarity with aquatic invasive species
Knowledge of California aquatic resource types and systems
Experience with aquatic invertebrates and microscopy
Comfortable using hand tools
General knowledge of California regulatory environment
Strong customer service emphasis and solution-oriented project delivery approach
Conscientious and detail-oriented with demonstrated accuracy and attention to detail
Exercises good judgment and sound decision-making skills
Ability to apply common sensed understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to assess multiple activities and prioritize or to promptly seek assistance from the supervisor or a task lead to assist in setting priorities.

Responsibilities

Leads field and laboratory efforts, and ensures data is collected per appropriate methods and procedures
Maintains up-to-date data sets, ensuring project data is uploaded and QA/QC’d in a timely manner
Ability to organize field or laboratory information into client-work products with direction from experienced staff
Participates in training efforts for data collection and analysis, including active participation in feedback for improvements
Evaluates and analyzes data with guidance from experienced staff
Collects or assists with the collection of water quality, environmental toxicology, biology, soil, and air quality data
Safely and correctly operates and maintains field data collection equipment
Communicates results of activities in written, oral, and graphical formats
Maintains inventory and assists with acquisition of laboratory supplies
Assists with scheduling laboratory and field data collection efforts
Leads and participates in construction and upkeep of field monitoring tools