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Environmental Professional I - Groundwater Monitoring

Position Number: 6398481
Location: Los Alamos, NM
Position Type: Agriculture - Environmental Science, Ecology & Forestry

Environmental Professional I - Groundwater Monitoring

Sealaska

Job Title: Environmental Professional I Groundwater Monitoring

Job Summary:
The Environmental Professional will be responsible for sample collection, bottle set preparation, instrument calibration, and detailed notetaking. Responsibilities include purge water management and may also include generating sampling calendars, daily status reports, and field summary reports.

The Environmental Professional will ensure all activities and operations are performed in a safe and deliberate manner; will maintain required safety, security and operational training; assure procedural and regulatory compliance; and make safety and security an integral part of every task. Proper execution of safe work operations will include taking the necessary steps to pause or stop work if continuing the job is unsafe or compromises sample quality or security.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Collect groundwater samples from monitoring wells, springs, and base flow locations while recording detailed documentation pursuant to the sampling plan

Maintain quality control throughout the sample collection process

Assist with installation of pressure transducers and collection of water level measurements

Operate generators, trailers, and a variety of sampling equipment in the field

Calibrate, use and maintain water quality meters and complete calibration logbooks

Maintain all groundwater sampling equipment in adherence to applicable quality and maintenance standards

Coordinate with and take direction from project leads as required

Support projects as necessary by requesting site access, tabulating data, and consolidating data into field summary reports

Comply with all health & safety policies

Use a transfer pump and manage poly tanks to support purge water storage and disposition

Other duties in support of the Water Program as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities:

Mechanical aptitude preferred

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

Ability to communicate effectively with team members and project lead both orally and via written content

Ability to perform basic mathematical computations

Familiarity with computer programs including Word and Excel required

Ability to work in a team-oriented project environment

Familiarity with RCRA waste management practices and sample planning desired

Familiarity with the LANL site and work environment preferred

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 accommodation 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. Will also be carrying up to 30 pounds while hiking.

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 outdoors, and at times may include walking and hiking several miles while carrying equipment weighing approximately 30 lbs.

This description is not intended to be, nor should it be construed as an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to accurately reflect the activities and requirements of the position, but duties may be added, deleted, or modified, as necessary. This description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

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