Field Crew Assistant

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Start Your Career as a Field Crew Assistant — Gain Hands-On Experience Supporting Critical Infrastructure

Do you enjoy hands-on work, being outdoors, and seeing the direct impact of your efforts? Are you looking for an opportunity to learn from experienced professionals while building a career in infrastructure and field services?

CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking two Field Crew Assistants to join our Water Team in Charlotte, NC. In this entry-level role, you'll work alongside skilled field and engineering professionals, helping collect critical data and perform inspections that support the evaluation and maintenance of sanitary sewer systems.

What You'll Do:

• Assist engineering and field staff with sewer assessment and rehabilitation projects
• Participate in sanitary sewer inspections through flow monitoring, map reading, and field data collection
• Support smoke testing, manhole inspections, and other field investigations
• Help identify sources of inflow and infiltration that can impact sewer system performance
• Collect, organize, and enter field data to support project reporting and analysis
• Assist with data management and other project-related tasks as needed

What You Bring:

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• No prior experience required; experience with Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Surveys preferred
• Knowledge of basic mathematics and formulas required
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office software with the ability to operate computer programs associated with sanitary sewer study
• Ability to work in confined spaces and outdoors, tolerate extreme environmental conditions, and lift/carry 30 lbs. regularly
• Valid driver's license required with the ability to travel as needed
• NASSCO and/or Confined Space Entry certifications preferred

Why You'll Love It Here:

• Gain hands-on experience working outdoors on infrastructure projects that help communities maintain safe, reliable wastewater systems
• Build valuable technical skills through real-world inspections, data collection, flow monitoring, and field investigations

Curious about the impactful work our Water team is doing? Learn more about how CHA supports water, wastewater, and sewer systems through innovative planning, design, and sustainable infrastructure solutions by visiting: CHA Water.

Salary Range:

$20.00 - $24.00

Salary is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training, and fair market evaluation based on industry standards. 

Culture/EEO Statement:

At CHA, we work every day to create solutions, help people, and improve our world, committed to creating and fostering excellence in our diverse and highly talented teams. Our teams continually strive to find better ways – always searching, never settling – to achieve extraordinary results. Our values around hiring, training, and community engagement reflect a company culture that is forward leaning, welcoming, and always pushing the limits of what is possible.

We as an organization celebrate the values of belonging and collaboration, and advocate for the full participation of all people in an environment free of discrimination. To support these values, we invite all qualified applicants to be considered for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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