Environmental Technician

Environmental Technician Job Description

This is a hands-on technical role that combines laboratory testing, pilot-scale equipment, data processing, and field support.

It is not strictly a laboratory position. Depending on the project, work may take place around:

• Laboratory benches and fume hoods
• Pilot-scale treatment systems
• Warehouse and equipment-development areas
• Temporary field testing setups
• Customer and industrial project sites

The position is designed for an early-career employee who can build technical competency over time.

Most day-to-day technical development will begin in Tacoma.

Typical activities may include:

• Pipetting and solution preparation
• Acid/base titrations
• Analytical weighing
• Sample preparation and neutralization
• Preparing samples for external laboratories
• Sample labeling and documentation
• Pilot-scale treatment testing
• Cleaning and maintaining testing equipment
• Organizing laboratory and testing areas
• Entering and processing test data

The technician will generally execute established methods and approved test plans rather than independently design research programs.

Candidates should understand basic general chemistry and acid/base chemistry and have some experience performing laboratory work.

That experience can come from:

• College laboratory courses
• Undergraduate research
• Internships
• Previous employment
• Similar hands-on technical experience

Aquagga does not expect entry-level candidates to already be experts in PFAS or Aquagga's treatment technology.

After training and qualification, technicians may travel with project teams to support customer deployments.

Field activities may include:

• Collecting and preparing samples
• Performing field measurements
• Maintaining chain-of-custody records
• Neutralizing and preparing samples for shipment
• Recording system and testing data
• Supporting treatment-system monitoring
• Maintaining contamination-control practices
• Assisting with system operation within the employee's qualification level

Travel may reach approximately 40% during active project seasons, rather than being evenly distributed throughout the year.

Helpful but non-required experience includes environmental or wastewater sampling, experimental data processing, ion-selective electrodes, chain-of-custody practices, external analytical laboratories, pilot equipment, industrial environments, or PFAS-related work.

Successful technicians tend to be people who:

• Enjoy hands-on technical work
• Pay attention to details
• Follow procedures consistently
• Notice when results or equipment behavior seem unusual
• Ask questions when something is unclear
• Maintain organized notes and records
• Take initiative without working outside their training
• Communicate observations and progress clearly
• Are comfortable learning in both laboratory and field environments

Aquagga will provide role-specific training on PFAS practices, contamination control, equipment, field procedures, and qualification requirements.