Job Title: Environmental Professional Surface Water Monitoring
I. Job Summary
Environmental Professional Surface Water Monitoring supports the Storm Water and Surface Water Monitoring Projects under the N3B Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract LLCC. The Environmental Professional will be responsible for the completion of field work, including collection of storm and surface water samples, completion of sample paperwork, maintenance of sampling equipment, and storm water controls. The Environmental Professional will also ensure all activities and operations are performed in a safe and deliberate manner, maintain required safety, security, and all operational training, and assure procedural and regulatory compliance.
II. Duties and Responsibilities
• Collection of storm & surface water samples and maintenance of sample collection equipment and storm water controls. • Operation and maintenance of stream gaging stations, including routine inspections, troubleshooting equipment, and flow measurements as applicable. • Completion of field work, including site inspections and construction verifications and/or documenting work completed. • Maintain quality control throughout the sample collection process. • Provide oversight and occasional audits of subcontractors. • Ability to coordinate with and willingness to take direction from project leads as required. • Support the project with requesting site access, data entry, and report preparation as needed. • Comply with all health & safety policies and practices. • Other duties in support of the Water Program as assigned.
III. Required Skills and Abilities
• Mechanical aptitude desired • Skill and ability to perform basic tasks and to analyze and develop innovative solutions to problems. • Ability to recommend approaches for new and improved processes. • Ability to work with broad objectives with latitude to determine the best way to accomplish tasks. • Level of language skills, mathematical skills, communication skills, reasoning ability, and computer skills necessary to perform essential functions of the job. • Ability to work in a team-oriented project environment. • Ability to work in a team-oriented project environment. • Familiarity with RCRA waste management practices and sample planning desired. • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written. • Broadly applied software, including Microsoft Office.
IV. Education and Experience
• Associate degree or higher in engineering science, hydrology, or related technical discipline, or equivalent, however, a combination of education and relevant experience, wherein the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the positions duties and responsibilities have been adequately demonstrated, is acceptable. • Experience and certification in Sediment and Erosion Control preferred. • Familiarity with Fluvial geomorphology preferred. • Familiarity with storm water best management practices (BMPs) preferred. • Familiarity with the LANL site and work environment preferred. • A pre-employment drug screen in compliance with federal regulations is required, along with a physical if needed. • Must possess a valid drivers license with a clean driving record without restrictions.
V. Working Conditions
The physical and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands:
• Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for sedentary work. • The employee exerts up to 30 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. • The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, hike, use hands to handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. • The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.
Work Environment:
This position will be required to work in the outdoors and at times may include walking and hiking several miles while carrying equipment weighing approximately 30 lbs.
VI. Sealaska Corporation
Sealaska Corporation is the Alaska Native regional corporation for Southeast Alaska. Our 23,000 shareholders are Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian people with more than 10,000 years of ancestral ties to the oceans, forests, and communities of Southeast Alaska. We serve the twin goals of economic prosperity and environmental protection.
Sealaska Technical Services LLC is a subsidiary of Sealaska. We are committed to providing the best possible climate for maximum development and goal achievement for all our employees. As a subsidiary of a Native-owned company, Sealaska Technical Services LLC is proud to promote an inclusive and diverse workplace with respect for the cultural traditions in the communities where we operate.
Sealaska Technical Services LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. However, preference may be extended to an enrolled member of a federally-recognized Indian Tribe.