Environmental Remediation Technician (New England)

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate diverse teams and encourage collaboration in an equitable and inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. That’s how we make a difference to our clients, people, and the planet.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for a motivated, bright, and talented Environmental Remediation Technician to join our company in one of our New England offices. The selected candidate will work alongside experienced engineers, technical specialists, geologists, and scientists across our practice to provide operations, maintenance, environmental sampling, and construction support for our industrial, commercial, and municipal clients. Exercise your creativity and problem-solving skills in a supportive environment where every perspective is valued. We are a mission-driven organization that puts our people first, with a culture that focuses on providing meaningful work, engaging challenges, recognition, and rewards.

An Environmental Remediation Technician will perform various field activities associated with the environmental consulting industry. Position responsibilities will include remediation system installation, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair; remediation system monitoring, data collection, and tracking; support to the characterization of contaminated sites; remediation construction oversight and monitoring; heavy equipment operation; and contractor management and observation. Fieldwork, data collection, record keeping, daily communication, and project staff interaction will be essential to the candidate’s success. The position requires traveling and working on remediation and construction sites, primarily in New England, but it may also include sites in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Location: Remote - New England Area

Travel: Potential up to 90% travel in the New England and surrounding Region (CT, VT, NH, RI, NY, NJ, PA, MA, ME)

What you will be doing at Woodard & Curran:

• Performing multi-media environmental remediation system management, operation, monitoring, recordkeeping, troubleshooting, optimization, maintenance, and repair.
• Collecting samples, field data, and documentation of soil, groundwater, and other environmental media in support of site investigation and remediation projects.
• Performing field activities, including test pitting and soil sample collection, soil boring and groundwater monitoring, well installation oversight, groundwater gauging and sampling, soil vapor and indoor air surveys, hazardous building material surveys, stormwater sampling, and aquifer testing.
• Performing monitoring and control inspections of various remediation and construction projects, including field supervision, management, and documentation of remediation and environmental service providers.
• Operating construction equipment and related tooling support ongoing remediation and construction projects.
• Performing office activities, including assistance with project planning, scheduling, subcontractor coordination, data compilation, remediation costing, work plan, and report preparation, providing regular communications on the status of activities, and health and safety management.
• Assisting project staff in preparing various regulatory submittals, work plans, technical memorandums, and/or engineering design reports.
• Candidate should be a self-starter with a desire to perform onsite fieldwork in a variety of environments and possess strong mechanical and construction-related skills to support a wide range of science, engineering, and construction projects. A successful candidate will also be detail-oriented, have excellent verbal communication skills combined with a positive attitude, and possess the ability to perform in-field calculations, read and understand construction and system process drawings, specifications, and contract documents.

What’s in it for you?

• The chance to learn from and contribute to the remediation technical expertise of a well-established, privately held, national environmental consulting firm.
• Increased opportunities for professional development through higher visibility in the marketplace, internal presentations fostering knowledge sharing, professional association membership, and opportunities for speaking engagements and publication.
• Flexible work environment and competitive benefits.
• Strong bonus potential.

What will you need to succeed?

• High school diploma (Bachelor’s degree in a related field is a plus).
• 8+ years of professional experience in environmental consulting, construction, and/or related industry.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational, writing, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• A current driver’s license.
• Ability to work both independently and on large multi-disciplinary teams.
• Willingness and ability to work in the field for extended periods.
• Willingness to travel and ability to operate independently.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. and perform fieldwork in rough terrain.
• Experience with heavy equipment operation and use of hand tools in both construction and process equipment environments.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, electronic data collection, and construction management software is a plus.
• 40-hour OSHA HAZWOPER and OSHA 10-Hour Construction (OSHA 30-hour training is a plus).

Benefits & Wellbeing

Retirement Savings:

• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: Company will match equal to 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed, All employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan and are 100% vested in the value of own contributions and any employer matching contributions.

Time away from work:

• Vacation time is provided to full and part-time regular employees. Vacation is accrued, based on number of hours worked per week as well as prior years of experience.

• Woodard & Curran offers paid sick time to eligible employees who are absent due to their own non-work related, illness, injury, or medical procedure.

• Woodard & Curran provides up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding in a 12-month period.

• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance from Sun Life to assist with replacing a portion of your income in the event of non-job-related illness or injury. Eligible employees are automatically enrolled and eligible immediately.

Coverage and support for your needs and wellbeing:

Personal and Family health: Company offers three medical plan options based on geography; plus HSA and PSA plans are available based on eligibility, additional options include dental and vision plans.

Company provides basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employee and family are available through Sun Life.

WayForward powered by Dario: EAP Program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing coaching.

LiveWell wellbeing program: credit incentive is available, up to $600 annually – nutrition and fitness reimbursement, and access to the Virgin Pulse wellness platform.

Education: Tuition assistance offers eligible employees up to 100% reimbursement of tuition, books and fees up to $5250 per year, for courses related to the employee’s job or planned career development.

Woodard & Curran is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. We are committed to ensuring our employment practices are non-discriminatory and based solely on job-related factors. To read our entire Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement, click here. To view the Workplace Discrimination Is Illegal poster and supplement, click here.

If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to apply, please contact Beth Sweitzer.

We value diversity, equity and inclusion and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Woodard & Curran believes that complex teams working together in an equitable, inclusive space provides the best opportunity for achieving our vision of clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. Our success is tied to a culture that embraces our differences so that everyone can bring their whole, authentic selves to work. When our people are supported to reach their full potential, we provide the most innovative, sound, and effective solutions.