Field Data Collector (Los Angeles County)

Tetra Tech, Inc.•Diamond Bar, CA

62d•$25 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

Discover your full potential. At Tetra Tech, we are collaborating with industry-leading experts for a sustainable future for our world. We combine consulting and engineering with advanced analytics and technology to solve the world's most complex challenges. Our innovation hubs across the globe will enable you to share ideas and best practices while growing your professional network. Wherever you are in your career journey, you will benefit from working with world-class engineers, scientists, and technical specialists. At Tetra Tech, we are Leading with Science to solve the world's most complex challenges. Our industry-leading experts in engineering and consulting are committed to driving positive change in communities around the world. For over 50 years, we have been at the forefront of innovation and sustainability. Today we stand as a market leader, offering cutting-edge solutions in water, environment, energy, and international development. Our work has improved more than 625 million lives around the world. Join Tetra Tech to make a real difference. Our work leverages cutting-edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world-class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential - join us to advance your career while leaving a lasting legacy. Apply today and join the company that is Leading with Science. Tetra Tech SWW has three openings for on-call field data collectors to support our Diamond Bar, California office. The position offers opportunities to work within a large international firm on many exciting projects with an environmental focus. Our business unit focuses primarily on strategic planning, design, construction, permitting, regulatory compliance, and program implementation for solid waste management programs and projects. This position will provide opportunities to work on projects that focus on waste reduction, reuse and reduction planning, circularity and sustainability in waste management, alternative technologies to landfilling, green renewable energy projects, food waste prevention and reduction, waste characterization, and solid waste facility and collection program development. The successful candidate will become part of a team that will execute projects locally and internationally that make a difference in the communities served and the environment. Tetra Tech is looking to hire on-call field data collectors to assist with waste characterization (sorting) studies locally in Los Angeles County with the possibility of out-of-state characterizations in Colorado and Hawaii. The pay scale for this position is $25-$28 an hour, based on qualifications and experience.

Requirements

Ability to walk for multiple hours and work outdoors in variable weather conditions
Ability to work independently and with a team
Ability to exercise flexibility, good judgment, and discretion
Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds
Ability to operate a tablet
Valid driver's license and clean driving record
Excellent communication skills
Urban Planning, Sustainability, Environmental Science, or a related degree from a 4-year university is required

Nice To Haves

Experience specific to waste reduction and recycling is a plus
Ability and willingness to perform visual inspections and characterization of trash
Experience with solid waste planning including waste characterization, landfill diversion planning, and food waste prevention programs is a plus

Responsibilities

Collecting waste samples at a solid waste facility or at the point of generation
Sorting through waste and categorizing the material into specific categories
Conducting visual assessments of waste samples
Weighing each sorted sample and recording the sample data and photos into a laptop/tablet
Set up, tear down, and cleanup of sorting area, including tables, scales, canopies, and other sorting equipment