Field Scientist

Field Scientist

Vancouver, Washington, United States

Qualifications

• Prefer candidates with an associate's or bachelor's degree in a science field, or 4 years of Wastewater operations or Industrial Pretreatment experience
• Candidates must have an interest in working outdoors.
• Highly independent and organized individual able to troubleshoot and problem-solve.

Responsibilities

• Analyze wastewater and industrial waters for field parameters, including pH, dissolved oxygen, sulfite, nitrogen compounds and others as necessary for industrial pretreatment monitoring
• Maintain sampling equipment and sampling inventory
• Collecting Industrial wastewater discharges from various businesses in the Vancouver area
• Following laboratory and fieldwork safety protocol and using necessary PPE at all times
• Proper disposal of environmental samples
• Accurate data entry in LIMS
• Maintaining a positive attitude and contributing to a team environment
• Maintain good driving record and navigate unfamiliar areas
• Take monitoring recordings and make adjustments to treatment process at a pretreatment lagoon, including addition of nutrients and balance of oxygen
• Proper sample handling, including chain of custody procedures
• Creating accurate sample fractions from parent samples
• Proper laboratory/operational documentation
• Coordinate with industries to schedule sample collection
• Maintaining laboratory field equipment, including dissolved oxygen probes, pH probes, TDS sensors, etc.
• Using a boat to take field analysis of lagoon process collecting samples and taking readings of sludge depth and dissolved oxygen
• Using microscope to properly identify bacteria in wastewater samples
• Creating, updating and maintaining standard operating procedures and safety documentation
• Organize sampling events
• Work with preserved collection bottles in a safe and acceptable manner
• Coordinate with subcontract laboratory for sample bottle orders and courier pickups
• Maintain equipment for successful operation of the IPP Lagoon
• Work schedule will be day shift Monday through Friday
• Some holiday work required
• Must be able to stand for approximately 80% of an 8-hour workday.
• Must be able to regularly lift items between 1 and 15 pounds
• Must be able to occasionally lift items between 15 and 50 pounds