Technical Specialist ESH

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ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW:

The Environmental Compliance Group (ECG) is part of the BNL Environmental Protection Division (EPD). The group’s mission is to ensure that the Laboratory operates effectively while meeting regulatory requirements of numerous environmental laws including: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), multiple cultural resource laws, Clean Air Act (CAA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Oil Protection Act (OPA), Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), site sustainability requirements under DOE Order 436.1a, and Department of Energy monitoring and reporting requirements.  The group interfaces with a broad spectrum of the Laboratory’s line organizations to collect, review, and report environmental data to DOE and regulatory agencies as well as promote sustainable business principles across the Laboratory. The group is responsible for preparing the annual Environmental Monitoring Plan, the annual Site Environmental Report, the annual Consumer Confidence Report, and supports the development and execution of the Lab’s Site Sustainability Plan (SSP). 

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

EPD has an opening for an Environmental Sampling Technician in the Ground Water Protection Group (GPG). The responsibility will be to collect groundwater samples from monitoring wells located on and off of the BNL site. Additional responsibilities include tracking and maintaining project schedules, monitoring requirements, and modifications, sampling of groundwater treatment systems and the collection of other environmental media including air, surface water, soil, flora and fauna samples.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collect groundwater samples from monitoring wells in adherence to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and monthly schedules

• Collect groundwater treatment system samples in adherence to the SOPs and monthly schedule

• Maintain a detailed project schedule and monitoring requirements database. Communicate with BNL project managers regarding implementation and required modifications to monitoring programs.

• Coordinate with BNL’s contractor analytical laboratories for bottle orders and shipments of samples

• Collection of environmental samples, waste and radiological samples (e.g., air, TLDs, surface water & sewage) for the Environmental Monitoring Program

• Collection of Sewage Treatment Influent and Effluent compliance samples for the SPDES program

• Operate 54LT, 6600 and 3230DT Geoprobe’s® units to collect soil and groundwater samples

• Operation of a hot water pressure washer for the decontamination of sample equipment (e.g. Geoprobe® rods, screens)

• Collection of samples in support of the Deer Management program

• Calibration and use of LANDTEC® meter to collect landfill gas data

• Document all fieldwork on the appropriate Chains of Custody, sample logs and field logbooks following standard operating procedures

• Check daily and calibrate monthly the environmental water quality instruments and ensure yearly manufacturer’s calibration

• Conduct work following the requirements set forth in the routine standard operating procedures, work permits, Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and in project specific health and safety plans

• Ensure that all environmental sampling records are maintained following BNL requirements

• Perform routine maintenance of sampling equipment and monitoring wells

• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (e.g., respirator, Tyvek® suit)

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent plus:
  - a BS degree in a technical field or;
  - a technical institute, Adult BOCES certification, AA degree in a technical field, CCI program completion at BNL plus 4 years relevant experience or;
  - a technical high school certification program (eg. BOCES) and 5 years relevant work experience or;
  - 6 years relevant work experience.

• OSHA 40-hour Hazwoper training 

• Experience with EPA sampling methods and quality assurance procedures as it applies to collection and transport of samples

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