Laboratory Technician 1 - Construction Materials Testing

At EXP, we’re driven to provide innovative solutions for the world’s built and natural environments. As a team of engineers, architects, designers, scientists, creators and a community of professionals, we bring diverse and talented people together to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Here, you join a team that leverages differences, harnesses their entrepreneurial spirit in an employee-owned company, that believes diversity is what gives us strength, seeks sustainable results and shares ambitions for each other, our clients and the communities we are part of and serve. To be a part of EXP means to have your own experience, while staying connected to a global network of professionals, who believe we are a part of something bigger. Together, we are EXP.

Are you ready to design your future?

Be our next CMT Laboratory Technician!

Your work environment at EXP

EXP is seeking a Laboratory Technician to support laboratory testing operations associated with roadway and heavy civil infrastructure projects. The technician will assist with sample preparation, testing, documentation, and general laboratory operations involving soils, aggregates, asphalt, and concrete materials.

This position is intended for individuals interested in beginning a career in construction materials engineering and testing.

What a day at EXP has in store for you

• Perform Material Testing: Conduct standard laboratory tests including sieve analysis, moisture-density relationships (Proctors), plastic limits, and concrete compressive strength tests.

• Sample Management: Identify, log, organize, store, and properly dispose of material samples received from the field.

• Data Recording & Reporting: Thoroughly document testing raw numbers and prepare accurate, legible data sheets or electronic logs.

• Equipment Maintenance: Clean, maintain, and assist in the routine calibration checks of laboratory equipment and workstations.

• Safety & Compliance: Maintain a clean work environment and adhere to all laboratory safety policies and Quality Management System (QMS) guidelines.

What your experience looks like

• Education: High school diploma, trade school certificate, or equivalent.

• Certifications: Holding or actively pursuing at least one of the following certifications is necessary.

  • ACI Concrete Strength Testing Technician

    • ACI Laboratory Concrete Testing Technician (Level 1)

    • ACI Aggregate Testing Technician (Level 1)

    • NICET Level 1 in Construction Materials Testing (Soils, Concrete, or Asphalt)

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

• Ability to stand for extended periods

• Ability to work in laboratory and warehouse environments

• EXP provides training and career development opportunities for certifications and advancement