Treatment System Operator/Environmental Technician

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Job Description

AECOM is currently seeking an experienced Environmental Technician/Treatment System Operator for employment in Richmond, VA.  In this full-time role as an AECOM Field Services (AFS) employee, you will primarily work with the Site Manager to support remedial operations, maintenance, and monitoring projects at client facilities.

The successful candidate will ideally have experience in general operations and environmental remediation/sampling. Hands-on mechanical experience and interests are preferred (e.g., construction, pump maintenance, pipe assembly, and instrumentation calibrations). The successful candidate will be part of a team operating a groundwater extraction and treatment system.  The groundwater extraction and treatment system is designed to capture groundwater, remove organic chemicals by treatment on-site, and discharge the treated water. The process starts with the collection of the groundwater utilizing extraction wells.  The water is then transferred to a central treatment system. Treatment by precipitation, settling, particulate filtration, and granular activated carbon (GAC) filtration takes place prior to effluent discharge.

The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Routine fieldwork (such as environmental multi-media sampling, operations, maintenance, and inspection of groundwater treatment equipment) working under close supervision and at times alone.
• Sampling groundwater Influent and Effluent from groundwater treatment systems primarily for volatile organic compounds. Preparing chains-of-custody and sample cooler loading in preparation for transport to contracted analytical laboratories.
• Performing various operations and maintenance activities associated with remediation systems involving extraction of organics, performing recovery system maintenance as needed, groundwater monitoring, and compilation of field data.
• Assisting with calculations, setting up and operating equipment (sampling devices and pumps), inspecting equipment and installations for compliance with specifications and maintaining proper project documentation. 
• Driving AECOM-leased site vehicles.
• Control treatment plant machines and equipment to treat water for industrial use: Operates and controls electric motors, pumps, and valves to regulate flow of raw water into treating plant.
• Monitor that specified amounts of chemicals are being supplied as required such as polymer into water or adjusts automatic devices that admit specified amounts of chemicals into tanks to treat the water.
• Operate valves to regulate water through filter beds to remove impurities.
• Monitor the pumping of treated water through the effluent / outfall.
• Monitors panelboard and adjusts controls to regulate flow rates, loss of head pressure and water elevation, and distribution of water.
• Cleans tanks and filter beds, using backwashing.
• Repairs and lubricates machines and equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
• Tests water samples to determine acidity, color, and impurities, using colorimeter, turbidimeter, and conductivity meter.
• Operate centrifuge as required to process solids.
• Participate in amending / developing procedures (as needed) for the operation of the treatment facility.
• Adhere to the site’s General Site Conditions.
• Adhering to the plant’s O&M, Waste Management and Health and Safety Plan
• Oversee contractors as directed.
• Capable of functioning with spreadsheet, word processing and standard office software.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Must possess a High School Diploma (or GED).
• Must have 2+ years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency.
• Must pass a State and Federal criminal history/security pre-employment background check;