Environmental Technician

The Environmental Technician will help ensure that the project complies with all state and federal regulatory requirements, corporate environmental policies, best management practices, permitting requirements, and field data collection. This is a seasonal position.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Safety

• Exercise stop-work authority when necessary
• Complete Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) and risk assessments for each job
• Operate equipment in safe and professional manner
• Comply with on-site safety programs

Environmental Technician Duties

• Assist in routine environmental compliance activities, such as tank inspections and landfill compliance
• Monitor drilling operations and report and respond to environmental issues
• Communicate site environmental policies and best practices to camp personnel and contractors including site wide and departmental training
• Assist in spill prevention and cleanup
• Collect and prepare samples for testing as a part of baseline and remediation data collection programs
• Assist onsite consultants
• Assist in communication with NANA liaisons and the Upper Kobuk communities about environmental programs
• Deliver training presentations to onsite staff
• Communicate site environmental policies and best practices to camp personnel and contractors
• Order department supplies and equipment, ensuring appropriate inventory is on hand for routine activities as well as critical response
• Direct spill prevention and clean-up
• Manage necessary paperwork, documentation and reporting in an organized framework

Communication

• Report all safety, environmental and security incidents to site management immediately

QUALFICATIONS

Education, Training, and Experience

• High School diploma or GED equivalent preferred. Post-secondary education in a related field of study (environmental science, natural resource management, biology, geology) preferred
• Current HAZWOPER certification (or willingness to obtain) preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Abilities to carry out the tasks of pre-determined programs
• Some experience in the use of computer programs including Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to work tactfully with camp staff, contractors and visitors
• Ability to work independently and manage time in an effective manner as well as to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to change
• Ability to take initiative in case of an emergency
• Ability to follow and provide instructions effectively and in a timely manner
• Ability to work for long periods of time, perhaps 2-3 weeks at a time, in a remote location
• Good communication skills, both orally and written, legible handwriting and capable of basic mathematical calculations
• Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Ability to hike with gear and equipment for moderate distances in steep and uneven terrain.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Required to remain on-site throughout rotation and work an 11-hour shift
• Travel to UKMP worksite may be via small fixed-wing Travel on site and surrounding areas is by four-wheel drive vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, and rotary-winged aircraft
• Work takes place on a remote exploration site. Exposure to inclement weather conditions (including snow, rain, wind as well as extremely warm or cold conditions) is common.