Environmental Technician @ Baker Construction

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Req ID: 6719
Travel: Up to 25%
Number of Openings: 1

Achieve more in your career with the nation’s leading specialty concrete contractor. At Baker Construction, you’ll be part of a team that prioritizes people, invests in their development, and offers unparalleled opportunities for professional growth. In this role, you’ll be integral to building the future of our country and our company. You’ll collaborate across diverse teams, have a hand in significant projects, and dive headfirst into complex challenges with the best in the industry. If you are driven to do more and have the grit to follow through, you’ll have everything you need to define your career on your terms.

Make a meaningful impact with a team that values ambition and rewards initiative. Apply today and be more with Baker.

Summary

The Environmental Technician supports the Environmental Manager in conducting construction site inspections, field audits, environmental audits, etc. The Environmental Technician helps to ensure compliance with environmental regulations and promotes safe working conditions. The role involves assessing and monitoring potential environmental hazards and implementing measures to minimize or eliminate those hazards. The Environmental Technician also educates co-workers on safe practices, procedures and implements programs to reduce the company’s environmental impact and promotes the Company s IIF culture. S/he is expected to spend a minimum of 80% of time in the field observing and coaching co-workers on proper environmental compliance. Serves as a resource to co-workers by answering questions about environmental issues. Embeds self with project teams and strategically dives in using a hands-on approach to improve project safety, quality, and productivity (SQP) and environmental compliance.

Roles and Responsibilities

The Environmental Technician will perform the following duties in a safe, productive, and effective manner:

Reads, interprets, and applies all Environmental regulations to the scope of work
Assists field supervision and Environmental Manager in the implementation of project specific environmental plans
Implements required environmental records such as chemical inventories, air permit determinations, waste profiles, environmental release investigations, etc.
Periodically conducts field/environmental audits of project site
Assists in cleanup of environmental release (spills, equipment leaks, etc.)
Responsible for the investigation of job site environmental release incidents to identify the root cause and communicates that information to site project management team
May participate in the development of project incident trends and leading indicator analyses, planning and implementation of corrective actions
Recognizes and helps eliminate job site hazards while conducting field walks and champions Incident and Injury Free (IIF) environment for project
Champions compliance with environmental rules and regulations
Sets example by following safety guidelines including but not limited to wearing PPE on jobs, staying aware of surroundings, etc.
Attends and participates in Tool Box Talks and provides input for Mission Task Analyses
Complies with proper safety procedures

Requirements

Bachelor s degree in STEM field or Occupational Safety and Health, or related field from an accredited college or university or 5 years of construction related experience
Proficiency in Microsoft software programs such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Ability to use Adobe and Bluebeam preferred
Working knowledge of common regulations for concrete construction industry
Must have the ability to exert physical effort, handling average weight objects up to 20 pounds

The following competencies are needed to successfully perform this job:

Ability to read and comprehend environmental procedures,
Ability to comprehend and interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
Ability to communicate to co-workers in a team environment (for example Toolbox Talks, safety meetings, etc.)
Ability to present information to all levels of co-workers throughout the project
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
Ability to analyze and compute mathematical values, and the ability to understand, customize and modify spreadsheets
Ability to work with co-workers to integrate safe means and environmentally compliant methods to accomplish tasks
Ability to multi-task and interface with safety, operations, and risk management
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations where only limited standardization exists
Ability to recognize jobsite hazards/unsafe trends and apply solutions
Ability to maneuver in and out of job site trailers and various stages of job site terrains

At Baker Construction, we welcome those who are driven to make things happen. Your tenacity will be rewarded with great pay, excellent benefits, and opportunities to make your mark. This is an opportunity to own your future while working alongside co-workers who are united in our purpose to build better structures and better lives. Go further with an industry leader that puts people first, honors its word, and has the grit to achieve greatness.

Baker is an EOE Disability/Veterans Employer.

Applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities who require a reasonable accommodation for any or part of the application process may make their requests known by emailing [email protected] or calling 1-513-539-4000 and asking for HR.