Conservation Corps of Minnesota and Iowa
Rochester, MN, USA
Corpsmembers serve outdoors restoring habitat, managing resources and responding to disasters. Corpsmembers work in four to six person crews for 10-hour days, 40 hours each week. Many projects require travel and overnight camping near the project site for 4 to 12 days.
Corpsmembers earn a monthly living allowance, health insurance, student loan forbearance and an AmeriCorps education award. Upon completing the program term, the AmeriCorps education award can be used to pay college or qualified student loan expenses.
Corpsmembers receive hands-on training working on habitat restoration projects. Members receive formal training in power and hand tool safety and use, First Aid and CPR, defensive driving, trailer safety and operation, leadership and communication, wild land fire fighting and prescribed burning, and other skills pertinent to region location and projects, such as GPS or ATV training.
Typical projects include restoring habitat by removing invasive species, building and improving motorized and hiking trails, stabilizing stream banks/controlling erosion, planting native trees, fighting wildfires and conducting prescribed burns. Habitat restoration projects are performed outdoors in partnership with public land management agencies such as State Department of Natural Resources, US Fish & Wildlife Service, National Park Service, cities, counties and trail associations. Natural resource work is physically demanding. All corpsmembers must be prepared to meet the essential functions of the position.
Crews are now hiring across Minnesota and Iowa
Apr 01, 2020
Internship- Paid
Corpsmembers serve outdoors restoring habitat, managing resources and responding to disasters. Corpsmembers work in four to six person crews for 10-hour days, 40 hours each week. Many projects require travel and overnight camping near the project site for 4 to 12 days.
Corpsmembers earn a monthly living allowance, health insurance, student loan forbearance and an AmeriCorps education award. Upon completing the program term, the AmeriCorps education award can be used to pay college or qualified student loan expenses.
Corpsmembers receive hands-on training working on habitat restoration projects. Members receive formal training in power and hand tool safety and use, First Aid and CPR, defensive driving, trailer safety and operation, leadership and communication, wild land fire fighting and prescribed burning, and other skills pertinent to region location and projects, such as GPS or ATV training.
Typical projects include restoring habitat by removing invasive species, building and improving motorized and hiking trails, stabilizing stream banks/controlling erosion, planting native trees, fighting wildfires and conducting prescribed burns. Habitat restoration projects are performed outdoors in partnership with public land management agencies such as State Department of Natural Resources, US Fish & Wildlife Service, National Park Service, cities, counties and trail associations. Natural resource work is physically demanding. All corpsmembers must be prepared to meet the essential functions of the position.
Crews are now hiring across Minnesota and Iowa
California American Water
West Point, NY, USA
There has never been a more exciting time to be a part of American Water's Military Services Group! We've been selected to provide maintenance, operation and most importantly - expertise around all water assets at West Point! This is a 50 year contract and we are just getting started! If you are passionate about the military and providing clean and reliable water to West Point, we encourage you to apply today.
Primary Role
In a collaborative environment, the Environment, Health and Safety Compliance Manager’s primary responsibility is to ensure compliance with federal; state/local regulations and corporate requirements at the project level. In addition, this technical manager will provide trouble shooting and corrective action support to project and AWE MSG corporate staff.
Key Accountabilities
Develop, document, and provide training on a project specific Health and Safety program using company guidelines and processes. Implements a state of safety awareness for all work. Observe, document, train, and provide feedback to third party vendors performing work on behalf of company. Perform all near miss and actual safety accidents analysis, corrective / preventative measures, and manage Workman’s Compensation process under direction of EH&S Director and legal staff.
Develop, document, provide training, and implement a project specific Environmental Compliance program using company guidelines and processes. Develop with input from field staff site specific Environmental Plans and supportive documents such as EMS, EMP, SPCC, SWPP, RMP, Cross Connection Control Practice, SWAP, VA’s, Water sampling plans, environmental procedures, and compliance calendars. Perform inspections as required by plans.
Assists or leads the preparation of all permit applications, prepare regulatory reports, provide monthly EH&S reporting, and provides all support needed for EH&S compliance
Routinely perform audits of water and wastewater facilities for regulatory and company policy compliance, prepare audit findings, and manage closure / corrective actions. Routinely observe project staff work for compliance with EH&S program.
Develops processes and procedures to support ongoing changes to EHS programs as needed based on Federal and/or State regulatory changes and/or corporate policy changes.
Other Duties as assigned, at times supporting other AWE Business Units
Knowledge/Skills
Strategic approach to short term and long term objectives/goals for projects. Assists in developing a plan to reach those objectives/goals and methods to monitor the compliance status of a project and its progress toward achieving compliance goals
Encourages the effective use of technology to improve facility operations.
Proactively introduces change into the facility to address emerging issues.
Contributes to efforts to maximize performance.
Institutionalizes the concepts of continuous quality improvement activities, performance measurement and benchmarking.
Can clearly articulate complex issues both verbally, and in writing to both technical and non-technical people.
Demonstrates a strong commitment to project safety activities, practices and standards.
Demonstrated ability to deliver training in a unique way that engages participants
Experience/Education
Broad working knowledge of Federal Clean Water Act, NPDES requirements, OSHA Standards, Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Air Act, and state regulations that affect AWM project operations such as, waste water regulations, and other state regulations that affect projects.
Solid knowledge related to EHS Compliance management of drinking water and/or wastewater treatment systems and processes.
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a degree in bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology or Environmental Science, business administration (or related field), environmental engineering, and four (4) years of experience in implementing EHS programs in an industrial setting or water and/or wastewater systems preferred. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the degree on a year for year basis.
Four (4) years of experience in water and/or wastewater industry compliance for environmental and Health and Safety programs.
Must possess a valid state driver’s license.
OSHA Hazardous Material certification certificate, or ability to obtain one within first year of employment
Travel Requirements >5%
Licenses & Certifications
Industry related EH&S certifications, water and/or wastewater license an advantage.
Competencies
Prioritizes & Role Models Safety Self-Awareness Develops Talent Plans, Aligns, & Directs Drives Engagement Decision Quality
Join American Water...We Keep Life Flowing ™
American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because he or she is an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.
There has never been a more exciting time to be a part of American Water's Military Services Group! We've been selected to provide maintenance, operation and most importantly - expertise around all water assets at West Point! This is a 50 year contract and we are just getting started! If you are passionate about the military and providing clean and reliable water to West Point, we encourage you to apply today.
Primary Role
In a collaborative environment, the Environment, Health and Safety Compliance Manager’s primary responsibility is to ensure compliance with federal; state/local regulations and corporate requirements at the project level. In addition, this technical manager will provide trouble shooting and corrective action support to project and AWE MSG corporate staff.
Key Accountabilities
Develop, document, and provide training on a project specific Health and Safety program using company guidelines and processes. Implements a state of safety awareness for all work. Observe, document, train, and provide feedback to third party vendors performing work on behalf of company. Perform all near miss and actual safety accidents analysis, corrective / preventative measures, and manage Workman’s Compensation process under direction of EH&S Director and legal staff.
Develop, document, provide training, and implement a project specific Environmental Compliance program using company guidelines and processes. Develop with input from field staff site specific Environmental Plans and supportive documents such as EMS, EMP, SPCC, SWPP, RMP, Cross Connection Control Practice, SWAP, VA’s, Water sampling plans, environmental procedures, and compliance calendars. Perform inspections as required by plans.
Assists or leads the preparation of all permit applications, prepare regulatory reports, provide monthly EH&S reporting, and provides all support needed for EH&S compliance
Routinely perform audits of water and wastewater facilities for regulatory and company policy compliance, prepare audit findings, and manage closure / corrective actions. Routinely observe project staff work for compliance with EH&S program.
Develops processes and procedures to support ongoing changes to EHS programs as needed based on Federal and/or State regulatory changes and/or corporate policy changes.
Other Duties as assigned, at times supporting other AWE Business Units
Knowledge/Skills
Strategic approach to short term and long term objectives/goals for projects. Assists in developing a plan to reach those objectives/goals and methods to monitor the compliance status of a project and its progress toward achieving compliance goals
Encourages the effective use of technology to improve facility operations.
Proactively introduces change into the facility to address emerging issues.
Contributes to efforts to maximize performance.
Institutionalizes the concepts of continuous quality improvement activities, performance measurement and benchmarking.
Can clearly articulate complex issues both verbally, and in writing to both technical and non-technical people.
Demonstrates a strong commitment to project safety activities, practices and standards.
Demonstrated ability to deliver training in a unique way that engages participants
Experience/Education
Broad working knowledge of Federal Clean Water Act, NPDES requirements, OSHA Standards, Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Air Act, and state regulations that affect AWM project operations such as, waste water regulations, and other state regulations that affect projects.
Solid knowledge related to EHS Compliance management of drinking water and/or wastewater treatment systems and processes.
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a degree in bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology or Environmental Science, business administration (or related field), environmental engineering, and four (4) years of experience in implementing EHS programs in an industrial setting or water and/or wastewater systems preferred. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the degree on a year for year basis.
Four (4) years of experience in water and/or wastewater industry compliance for environmental and Health and Safety programs.
Must possess a valid state driver’s license.
OSHA Hazardous Material certification certificate, or ability to obtain one within first year of employment
Travel Requirements >5%
Licenses & Certifications
Industry related EH&S certifications, water and/or wastewater license an advantage.
Competencies
Prioritizes & Role Models Safety Self-Awareness Develops Talent Plans, Aligns, & Directs Drives Engagement Decision Quality
Join American Water...We Keep Life Flowing ™
American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because he or she is an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.
Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc.
Virgin Islands, St. Croix
Job Description
Our Christiansted, St. Croix office seeks a Field Services Lead to handle high level fieldwork duties and assist in the supervision of technician staff.
This is outdoor work, in all weather conditions
Responsibilities:
Schedules field activities by assigning the appropriate field technician to each task, communicating the schedule to the appropriate office team member, and ensuring that work request forms are prepared completely and correctly and signed by the Project Manager.
Handles data management and tabulation, comparing soil and groundwater data to regulatory standards, preparing groundwater analytical maps, creating sample location maps, and soil boring and monitoring well logs.
Ensures equipment is in good working order and identifies those tools and equipment not in a safe and functional condition (prior to leaving the office) and ensures proper equipment is loaded on the truck to perform the required field activities.
Conducts well gauging, well development, routine groundwater/soil sampling, and other general field-related services, including general labor and construction activities as permitted by GES policies and procedures.
Performs general subcontractor oversight and self-performs (where applicable) field-related activities related to remediation work (i.e. trenching, subsurface piping, shed and electrical installations).
Performs standard remedial system and vacuum enhanced recovery operations & maintenance (O&M) activities
Completes all reporting and paperwork necessary to support the Project Manager and ensure proper field operations
Records field notes and O&M Sheets for specific tasks performed at each site and follows established procedures for documenting all field activities.
Reports field related issues to the Project Manager and helps to remedy the concern
Conducts Job Safety Analysis (JSA) quality reviews and Loss Prevention Observations (LPOs), and identifies loss/near-loss (NL) incidents.
Ensures all installation and repair practices adhere to OSHA requirements and GES’ engineering standards.
Adheres to OSHA and GES’ Health & Safety standards in all field-related activities.
May assist in the oversight of Technician staff and handles individual performance management and mentoring through setting goals/expectations consistent with company standards, providing daily guidance and one-on-one coaching sessions, practicing behavior-based management, investigating accidents, conducting individual and team meetings, conducting safety meetings, and semi-annual and annual reviews for all project team members.
Performs other field duties as assigned by the Project Manager.
Skills & Requirements
A high school diploma or equivalent. A degree in geology, environmental science or related scientific discipline is a plus.
8+ years of field related work experience within the environmental consulting industry. Must possess a strong understanding of standard operating procedures related to sampling, health & safety, decontamination, field note recording, equipment calibration, and O&M activities.
Petroleum Storage Terminal and Refinery experience is a big plus.
Proficient computer (Word, Excel, Outlook) and data entry skills.
Must be detail-oriented team player with very good technical, mechanical, problem solving, organizational, communication and time management skills.
OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER certification and TWIC card are a plus. OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training will be required if this certification is not yet earned. This certification and a TWIC card are required to perform the duties of this position.
Our comprehensive benefits include: medical, dental, vision, 401k, FSA, LTD, STD, New Parent Leave, 529 CollegeBound Fund, Tuition Assistance, Bonus Plan, and more.
GES is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that strongly values diversity.EOE/AA/M/F/V/D
Job Description
Our Christiansted, St. Croix office seeks a Field Services Lead to handle high level fieldwork duties and assist in the supervision of technician staff.
This is outdoor work, in all weather conditions
Responsibilities:
Schedules field activities by assigning the appropriate field technician to each task, communicating the schedule to the appropriate office team member, and ensuring that work request forms are prepared completely and correctly and signed by the Project Manager.
Handles data management and tabulation, comparing soil and groundwater data to regulatory standards, preparing groundwater analytical maps, creating sample location maps, and soil boring and monitoring well logs.
Ensures equipment is in good working order and identifies those tools and equipment not in a safe and functional condition (prior to leaving the office) and ensures proper equipment is loaded on the truck to perform the required field activities.
Conducts well gauging, well development, routine groundwater/soil sampling, and other general field-related services, including general labor and construction activities as permitted by GES policies and procedures.
Performs general subcontractor oversight and self-performs (where applicable) field-related activities related to remediation work (i.e. trenching, subsurface piping, shed and electrical installations).
Performs standard remedial system and vacuum enhanced recovery operations & maintenance (O&M) activities
Completes all reporting and paperwork necessary to support the Project Manager and ensure proper field operations
Records field notes and O&M Sheets for specific tasks performed at each site and follows established procedures for documenting all field activities.
Reports field related issues to the Project Manager and helps to remedy the concern
Conducts Job Safety Analysis (JSA) quality reviews and Loss Prevention Observations (LPOs), and identifies loss/near-loss (NL) incidents.
Ensures all installation and repair practices adhere to OSHA requirements and GES’ engineering standards.
Adheres to OSHA and GES’ Health & Safety standards in all field-related activities.
May assist in the oversight of Technician staff and handles individual performance management and mentoring through setting goals/expectations consistent with company standards, providing daily guidance and one-on-one coaching sessions, practicing behavior-based management, investigating accidents, conducting individual and team meetings, conducting safety meetings, and semi-annual and annual reviews for all project team members.
Performs other field duties as assigned by the Project Manager.
Skills & Requirements
A high school diploma or equivalent. A degree in geology, environmental science or related scientific discipline is a plus.
8+ years of field related work experience within the environmental consulting industry. Must possess a strong understanding of standard operating procedures related to sampling, health & safety, decontamination, field note recording, equipment calibration, and O&M activities.
Petroleum Storage Terminal and Refinery experience is a big plus.
Proficient computer (Word, Excel, Outlook) and data entry skills.
Must be detail-oriented team player with very good technical, mechanical, problem solving, organizational, communication and time management skills.
OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER certification and TWIC card are a plus. OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER training will be required if this certification is not yet earned. This certification and a TWIC card are required to perform the duties of this position.
Our comprehensive benefits include: medical, dental, vision, 401k, FSA, LTD, STD, New Parent Leave, 529 CollegeBound Fund, Tuition Assistance, Bonus Plan, and more.
GES is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that strongly values diversity.EOE/AA/M/F/V/D
