Senior Field Technician
Senior Field Technician
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Job Description
As a Senior Field Technician you will be responsible for supporting the daily field work of various projects within the geotechnical discipline. This is an intermediate technician role responsible for mentoring junior technicians and supporting engineers and scientists with project-related deliverables.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinates field operations including direction of other field staff as needed. Monitors and guides junior field staff and subcontractors as required.
- Completes detailed explorations and construction activities as they related to the companys services.
- Collects field samples (soil groundwater surface water concrete etc.) in accordance with established protocols.
- Produces detailed accurate field notes and prepares field reports in a timely manner.
- Maintains and operates field equipment/instrumentation in accordance with specified procedures.
- Serves as a resource for other field staff regarding safety best practices in the field.
- May assist with laboratory testing as needed.
- May perform technical data analysis and research.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent required. Associates degree or advanced training preferred.
- 3 years of related field experience. Experience within appropriate discipline (geotechnical environmental etc.) strongly preferred.
- Completion of appropriate health and safety certification (i.e. Nuclear Density Gauge training 40 Hour HAZWOPER training etc.) required.
- Professional-level verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven ability to interact with clients and staff professionally and respectfully.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently with a high level of initiative effectively meet set deadlines and adapt to changing requirements.
- Valid drivers license.
- One year of driving experience in the United States. Consideration will be provided for international driving experience.
- Desire and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time.
Physical Requirements/Work Environment
- All candidates are subject to completing a background check and reference check.
- All candidates are subject to complete drug/alcohol testing.
- All candidates are required to participate in our medical surveillance program.
- Ability to perform a wide range of physical activities and do heavy work including exerting up to 50 pounds of force on occasion.
- Ability to perform consistent work on a PC with prolonged sitting and view of a monitor/screen.
- Ability to travel for short-term and long-term assignments as needed.
- All employees are responsible for conducting their work in a safe manner. This includes identifying potential safety hazards and reporting them to the designated project manager in a timely manner and participating in project safety briefings. This also includes wearing appropriate safety equipment when working in the field and completing all required health & safety training prior to beginning fieldwork.
- Time in the field is likely to exceed 90% of a work week. Duration of assignments will vary but will typically not exceed four weeks in length.
Our best estimate of the salary range for this position located in our Redmond WA office is $28.08 $42.12 an hour. Our best estimate of the salary range for this position located in our Tacoma WA office is $27.21 $40.87 an hour. Compensation offered will be based on a variety of individual factors including education and experience as well as internal equity. GeoEngineers salary ranges are reviewed and updated each year and employees are eligible for pay increases based on individual performance. As part of our competitive total rewards package employees in this role may also be eligible for our annual year-end bonus offering subject to program eligibility requirements.
At GeoEngineers investing in our people is a top addition to competitive and equitable pay we are proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support employees and their families including healthcare (with travel benefit for care not locally available) 401(k) with company match short-term and long-term disability life insurance wellbeing benefits paid vacation and sick time and paid holidays among others. View our full listing of benefits here.
Our Commitment to Belonging at GeoEngineers
When people feel they can bring their whole selves to work that they have a voice and are supported and respected it creates trust and a feeling of belonging employees then flourish grow their careers and do the best work of their lives. A culture of belonging allows our employees to thrive and our company to prosper. This is a journey and we are committed to doing the work learning and evolving as we go.
GeoEngineers is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age ancestry color family or medical care leave gender identity or expression genetic information marital status medical condition national origin physical or mental disability political affiliation protected veteran status race religion sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws regulations and ordinances.
GeoEngineers is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or accommodation while seeking employment please contact Human Resources at or by phone at . We will then make a determination regarding your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
We welcome and encourage individuals from all backgrounds and experiences to apply for openings on our team. We would love for you to join us!
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
