Ambient Senior Field Technician at Onterris in Pinebrook, NJ

Job description

About Us At Onterris, we build careers grounded in purpose, responsibility and real-world impact. “For Planet and Progress” is our north star that guides everything we do. We believe environmental responsibility and human progress are interconnected, interwoven and international. Our scientists, engineers, field teams, consultants and professionals collaborate across disciplines and geographies, guiding industries and governments, ensuring that communities and environments thrive. When you join us, you’re not just forging a career, you’re joining a movement. A movement for better thinking, smarter solutions and lasting impact. Together, we will advance our way of life and protect the integrity of our environment every step of the way. A Day in the Life As an Ambient Senior Field Technician, this position entails working closely with the ambient group staff as well as our remote (field-based) technicians to support operations for air quality monitoring programs. The Senior Field Technician will be responsible for supporting and performing monitoring activities in the field, maintaining monitoring equipment, including performing basic electronic troubleshooting and repairs on equipment, calibrating equipment, collecting samples, maintaining current certification of calibration standards and equipment, maintaining inventories of spare parts and consumables, performing quality assurance audits in the field and quality assurance review of documentation of field monitoring activities. These skills, combined with specific knowledge of the air quality monitoring regulations, methods and procedures will provide critical support for air quality monitoring program operations. The compensation range for this role is $24 to $28/hr., commensurate with experience, skills, and geographic location. To thrive in this role, you’ll be comfortable taking ownership of the following responsibilities: Responsible for understanding principles and operation of field data acquisition systems, programming for data acquisition systems and resolving problems that occur. Responsible for calibration and repair of environmental monitoring instrumentation, both in-field and in lab as needed. Assemble, build, and configure air monitoring equipment and stations, including mounting, wiring, and powering sensors, dataloggers, and supporting components. Integrate and interface monitoring instrumentation — configuring communication between sensors, dataloggers, and telemetry systems (e.g., RS-232/serial, Modbus, analog and digital I/O) — to ensure reliable, continuous data transmission. Hands-on experience building, wiring, and integrating air monitoring instrumentation and data logging systems, including configuring communication between instruments (required) Perform and document calibration of monitoring instrument as required. Maintain certification of calibration standards and equipment Perform quality assurance audits on field monitoring systems and equipment Maintain and distribute inventories of spare parts and consumables Provide technical support to remotely-based field technicians to troubleshoot and resolve problems and equipment fault conditions. Document all activities (e.g., repairs, maintenance, non-conformance events, QA audits, etc.) Assist in interpreting data collected in field and following up on remedies. Perform quality assurance review of field documentation of monitoring activities, quality control checks, maintenance activities, and pass on to project management/supervisor Complete comprehensive Job Safety Analysis at job location Maintain and use all required PPE Participate in training for career development, safety and maintaining required certifications Collect and process air samples according to applicable protocols Conduct and support client engagement activities to strengthen our relationships with our clients and increase our understanding of their needs Perform any other duties assigned by client or manager(s) Organizational Core