Engineering Technician

CTI and Associates, Inc. (CTI) is a provider of environmental consulting, engineering, remediation, and construction services to federal, state, municipal and commercial clients across the United States. Our over forty-five years of proven performance is a testament to CTI’s ability to understand the complex issues facing our clients – and to hire and retain some of the finest talent in the industry. We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality, innovative, and sustainable solutions to our clients, with a focus on safety, quality, environmental stewardship, and operational excellence.

Position Overview:

The Engineering Technician will provide support at numerous commercial and federal client sites, primarily throughout southeast Michigan and Ohio. Support includes providing construction quality assurance (CQA) onsite during construction activities, management of information, communicating with project team personnel, collecting field documentation, writing technical reports, and acting as a client liaison.

Some of the duties include:

• Reviewing construction drawings and site permit documentation to determine testing requirements
• Providing coordination with the office project team, client, and contractor to complete project objectives
• Conducting field soil sample collection and assigning lab testing
• Operating a Nuclear Density Gauge (NDG) to determine density and moisture content of soils placed onsite with documentation of the testing results
• Observing and documenting geosynthetics installation typically used during landfill cell and cover system construction, including geomembrane, geosynthetic clay liners, geocomposites, geotextiles, geogrids
• Observing and documenting installation of pipelines, pumps, and stormwater control features
• Observing and documenting landfill gas (LFG) system installations, including gas wells, horizontal collectors, headers, and control features

Work Environment:

• Lift and carry field testing equipment as needed
• Communicate daily with project team and onsite personnel – contractors, clients, CTI supervisor(s), testing laboratories, etc.
• Perform tasks requiring bending, stooping, kneeling, standing, and walking significant distances
• Perform and/or be prepared to perform job duties during inclement weather and during all seasons
• Limited use of hand and power tools
• Physically navigate project/construction sites and follow designated site traffic patterns
• Travel locally for field assignments and have reliable transportation for commuting

Qualifications include:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Bachelor's degree in civil/environmental engineering/technology, Construction Management, Geology, Environmental Science, or other Science or technically based programs.

Licenses/Certifications

• Valid driver’s license with no known driving restrictions/limitations

Preferred

• OSHA construction certifications
• 40-hour HAZWOPER training
• NDG certified training
• Geosynthetics Installation CQA certifications/experience

CTI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.