Staff Technician, Civil Engineer 2
About The Position
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 a Staff Technician, Civil Engineer 2 to perform all tasks consisting primarily of field related technical duties with minimum supervision. This position requires travel to job sites and working outside of the office setting 95% of the time. Hence, the position will entail field sampling, lifting and transporting up to 50lbs of field equipment unassisted, bending, walking on uneven ground, working on large construction/industrial sites, working in the elements (following our Health & Safety guidelines), such as snow, rain, heat, etc., and use of personal-protective equipment (PPE). This is a full-time position located in our Boston, MA office.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Geology or related field.
- 1-3 years of related work experience.
- Must have strong written, verbal and telephone communication skills, particularly the ability to produce accurate and concise field notes.
- Basic Microsoft Excel and Word capabilities.
- Must possess a valid driver's license.
- Must have a reliable form of transportation to travel to job sites and the office.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with set up and use of GPS devices a plus.
- Experience directing subcontractors a plus.
- OSHA 40-hr. HAZWOPER training preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Monitor geotechnical and environmental drilling and test pits.
- Produce boring logs that have soil classifications, rock core classifications, and include site geology conditions.
- Collect geotechnical and environmental soil samples.
- Use of various geotechnical and environmental instrumentation and equipment.
- Conduct site reconnaissance.
- Ability to work independently on job sites, prepare detailed notes, and take photographs to document procedures used and observations made during field explorations programs and/or construction monitoring for use by supervisory or project personnel.
- Prepare daily/weekly field reports, including written reports with figures, photographs, and summary tables as required.
- Ability to travel out of state to project sites periodically for several weeks at a time.
- Ability to work on sites with asbestos present and wear “Level C” Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including Tyvek suits and respirators.
- Perform low flow groundwater sampling.
- Perform field tests on soil and rock.
- Adhere to Site Specific Health and Safety Plans prepared for each project site, including participation in site safety briefings and audits by both contractors and Haley & Aldrich.
- Coordinate scheduling with contractors and subcontractors.
- Monitor the execution of field & lab testing activities completed by subcontractors.
- Participate in team meetings.
- Coordinate with internal Haley & Aldrich project team members on a daily basis.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
