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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, engineering, chemistry, microbiology, geology, soils, or related field.
• Equivalent combination of relevant education and hands-on field experience will be considered, with strong preference for candidates who have practical experience working in field operations and alongside operators.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
• Ability to analyze operational and environmental data and translate findings into reports.
• Knowledge of environmental regulations related to solid waste, recycling, stormwater, and air quality.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in outdoor environments and varying conditions.
• Ability to travel to sites at least quarterly.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in composting, solid waste, agriculture, or related industries.
• Experience conducting environmental compliance inspections and preparing regulatory reports.
• Familiarity with remote monitoring systems and scale house data.
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal environmental programs and regulations relative to sampling techniques and procedures, composting, stormwater.
• Knowledge of programs such as US Composting Council Seal of Testing Assurance (STA) and Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI)
• Experience interpreting analytical data for compost, feedstocks, and water samples.
• Ability to read and understand engineering plans and specifications.
• Ability to apply scientific reasoning to analyze data and solve operational challenges.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining the sampling schedules for compost feedstocks and products, including coordination with site managers and analytical labs
• Maintaining annual certifications for products, included but not limited to Organic certification and registration with applicable Dept of Agriculture departments
• Maintaining the centralized database of analytical results for all facilities
• Compiling monthly temperature monitoring data and scale house tonnage data
• Compiling other site-specific data for monthly reporting
• Supporting environmental compliance manager in preparing quarterly and annual regulatory reports
• Periodic review of site data for quality control / quality assurance
• Monitoring data from remote monitoring systems
• Troubleshooting issues with remote monitoring systems and coordinating with vendors and operators to quickly resolve issues
• Travel to sites to perform onsite troubleshooting / /investigations of remote monitoring systems as needed
• Travel to sites to conduct environmental compliance inspections
• Training operational teams on system processes, quality control, and regulatory requirements

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Company-paid Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401k with company match
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program