Environmental Tech EPA (6770)

Environmental Tech EPA

Twenty Nine Palms Band of Mission - Coachella, CA 92236

Overview

Salary Range $24.00 - $24.00 Hourly Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day Category Other

Description

SUMMARY :

This position is responsible for monitoring, maintaining and protecting the human health and environment on the Twenty-Nine Palms Reservation. In addition, we strive to deliver our Five Star Experience to Guests and fellow Team Members. This includes being committed to our Service Promise: We are the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians Team, where your experience is our top priority. Every person and detail matters.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide outstanding customer service to guests and all other employees by exceeding our mission statement.
• Deliver our Five Star Experience to Guests and all Team Members by embodying our Mission Statement and Service Promise while adhering to department service standards. This entails consistency performing our service expectations of: Welcoming, Proactive, Seamless, Personalized and Valued.
• Perform duties as assigned by the Tribal Environmental Coordinator; including but not limited to: water quality/resources management, wellhead protection, nonpoint source pollution control, solid waste management, air quality management, and public education & outreach.
• Perform sample collection and basic field analysis to collect environmental data, following established Quality Assurance Project Plans.
• Maintain 29 Palms Laboratory by generating order forms for supplies, keeping workspaces clean, washing lab glassware, and sterilizing materials, among other tasks.
• Attend training seminars, meetings, and conferences as assigned by the Tribal Environmental Coordinator.
• Validate, organize, archive, analyze and interpret environmental data.
• Generate quarterly reports summarizing work activities, environmental reports based on interpretation of data, and other reports as assigned.
• Draft updates to Tribal environmental plans, quality assurance plans, and other documents as necessary
• Perform other duties as assigned by the EPA Manager.
• Ensure compliance with all Minimum Internal Control Standards (MICS) as well as all Tribal Internal Control Standards (TICS).
• Present a positive image of the Tribal organization to its guests and vendors and to assist them as required.
• Must follow all safety policies and procedures and attend all scheduled safety meetings and training as a condition of employment.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (MUST BE DOCUMENTED):

• Bachelor's degree in the field of environmental, physical or biological science.
• 2+ years of experience in the environmental field preferred.
• Previous laboratory experience and training preferred.
• Working knowledge of tribal governmental affairs preferred.
• Database management experience preferred.

CERTIFICATION, LICENSES AND ANY ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must pass periodic random drug screens.
• Must be able to pass background suitability investigation.
• Must obtain a Tribal Gaming License.
• Must obtain all other applicable certifications and licenses.
• Must provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States within 72 hours of employment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Upon request, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to use upper extremities, including but not limited to, hands and fingers to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms. They may be occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, bend, push, pull, twist, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift up to 20 pounds and/or push, pull up to 50 pounds. The employee is occasionally required use repetitive movements to complete tasks. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Employee may be occasionally required to work in low light conditions, and may be exposed to loud noise for extended periods.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Multiple locations.
• Some enterprises are open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week; therefore, you must be flexible to work any and all hours.
• Must be available for emergency calls 24/7.
• Must be available to work weekend and holidays.
• Some enterprises are gaming facilities.
• Some enterprises are not a smoke-free environment.
• Surveillance cameras and audio equipment monitor the premises recording activity throughout most of the facilities on 24 hours per day, 7 days per week basis.

INDIAN PREFERENCE ACT :

The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians has a resolution on file with Human Resources to ensure that Indian Preference will be adhered to in the following order in accordance with IPA:

1. Tribal Members

2. Other Native Americans

3. All other ethnic groups