Site Assessment & Remediation Field Technician

Founded in 1981, AKRF is an award-winning consulting firm with 300 professionals bringing the value of strategic thinking to our land development, transportation, energy, and water clients. We serve our clients through a commitment to technical excellence across our portfolio of professional services, while always acting with integrity and fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and environmental stewardship. Offices are located throughout New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Connecticut, and the company completes projects around the country.

Professionals join and remain at AKRF for our corporate-casual environment that values flexible work schedules and locations, and balances award-winning planning, engineering, and environmental projects with social impact initiatives, charitable giving, and plenty of fun and games. Our firm fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where employees are respected and valued in honor of their identities; we strive to deliver on this promise every day.

The Site Assessment and Remediation practice at AKRF delivers value on projects of all scopes and sizes, from individual lots and single-use buildings to large-scale mixed-use developments, corporate and institutional campuses, renewable energy facilities, and infrastructure improvements. We are seeking a field technician to support fieldwork activities in our growing Site Assessment and Remediation practice. This position is based in our New York City Office.

Job Responsibilities:

• Execution and/or supervision of field aspects of environmental monitoring, site assessment, and remediation including:
  1. Remedial excavation oversight (often at NYC construction sites)
  2. Community air monitoring with roving and fixed stations.
  3. Supervising subcontractors.
  4. Installation and operations and maintenance of soil vapor extraction and sub-slab depressurization systems, and other mechanical remediation systems.
  5. Conducting soil, groundwater, sediment, soil vapor, indoor air, and ambient air sampling.
• Completing and maintaining logs, recording field notes, maintaining in-house equipment, and ordering equipment.
• Implementing work plans and standard operating procedures; communicating with project managers, vendors, and subcontractors.

Essential Requirements:

• High-school diploma or GED are required for the position; Associates or Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER, construction safety, and asbestos licensing are also a plus.
• Be willing to work 7am-4pm.
• Strong communication skills, including fluency in spoken and written English
• A strong mechanical aptitude with prior experience in construction oversight, sampling, and air monitoring. Experience with mechanical remediation systems is a plus.
• Comfortable and capable of providing oversight and clear direction to field crews; coordinating material and equipment deliveries and other field-related logistics.
• Identifying problems in the field; and, effectively problem solving in a high-paced construction environment.
• Ability and willingness to work in inclement weather and to engage in physically demanding site assessment and remediation-related work, including but not limited to lifting at least 30 pounds, is essential.
• Must reside in the New York metro area; be willing to work some nights and weekends.
• Have a driver’s license; be comfortable driving in the NYC metro area; and, willing to travel to more distant sites as required.

Compensation will range from $40K - $50K and commensurate with experience.

AKRF enforces a policy of equal employment opportunity in our daily operations. The firm has a demonstrated history of hiring, training, developing, promoting and retaining minority group members and women. All employment-related decisions are based solely on relevant criteria and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity, caregiver status, military/veteran status or citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.