Field Scientist

General Responsibilities
Terracon's Salt Lake City office is looking for a talented addition to our Environmental Department! As one of the largest and most-established environmental consulting firms in Utah, Terracon has an incredible team of environmental professionals and amazing clients. We are looking for a technician to perform asbestos and industrial hygiene surveys in our Salt Lake City office.
The selected candidate will conduct initial hazardous materials building inspections, asbestos, and lead abatement oversight, and assist project managers with industrial hygiene inspections. Duties for building inspections include collection of field documentation, air and bulk samples, review of laboratory documents, and data reporting. Responsibilities for abatement oversight include contractor interaction, operation of field air monitoring equipment, collection of field documentation, and collection of air samples. Job duties with industrial hygiene inspections include performance of noise surveys, radon surveys, microbial investigations with sampling, and data reporting. Candidate will tabulate and prepare data for written reports. Candidate will be required to adhere to strict company health and safety standards.
Essential Role and Responsibilities:

• Follow safety rules, guidelines, and standards for all projects
• Participate in pre-task planning. Report any safety issues or concerns to management
• Be responsible for maintaining quality standards on all projects
• Sample suspect asbestos-containing building materials in accordance with AHERA guidelines.

 

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•  Lead sampling efforts for suspect asbestos-containing building materials in accordance with AHERA regulations.
•  Perform air monitoring and visual inspections during asbestos abatement projects.
•  Sampling of painted coatings (via paint chip or XRF) in residential, commercial, and industrial settings.
• Assist in basic survey/measurement data and perform tests as directed using well-defined procedures.
• Tabulate and prepare data for written reports
• Report preparation summarizing data and information
• Assist higher level technicians on more complex tasks.
•  Calibrate field monitoring equipment such as PID or combustible gas indicator.
•  Sample for noise levels within industrial settings.
•  Sample suspect microbial growth and indoor air quality.
• Will be placed in progressively increasing roles of responsibility in work assignments.

Required Skills

•  Excellent writing and communication skills.
•  Attention to detail in all aspects of work assignments.
•  Ability to learn and apply environmental laws and regulations.
•  Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently and deliver quality products on time.
•  Ability to cultivate strong relationships within a team.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or related science field and a minimum 1-year related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 5 years' related experience.
• Valid driver's license with acceptable violation history.

Preferred:
Certification in field of expertise preferred. Examples include:

•  State of Utah Division of Air Quality Asbestos Building Inspector (ASB-Inspector)
•  State of Utah Division of Air Quality Asbestos Contractor/Supervisor (ASB-Contractor/Supervisor)
•  Salt Lake County Health Department Pre-Demolition Building Inspector (PBI-Inspector)
•  Lead Paint Inspector / Mold Technician
•  Associates or bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, or related scientific field
• Construction knowledge or understanding of building construction.