Ambient Field Technician

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 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 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 $22 -$25/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 Competencies:

• Perform all duties with integrity, safety and a professional mentality
• Promote a positive and inclusive work/team environment
• Communicate all program deficiencies and improvements
• Report all non-conforming work
• Ensure effective communication
• Demonstrate discretion, confidentiality and good judgement when dealing with sensitive company, personnel and client information
• Foster collaboration and communication

Your Expertise and Skills

These requirements reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities that help you do your best work here.

• Ability/willingness for overnight (domestic and international) and/or local travel for multi-day projects 20%-50% of the time or more
• Weekend travel or work may be required during the year.
• Must be able to travel via commercial airlines
• High School diploma through bachelor's degree with emphasis on physical science or related field preferred
• Valid drivers license
• Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC)
• MSHA part 48 certification
• Basic Plu
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, with proven time management and prioritization skills
• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision
• Working knowledge of computer software, such as MS Office Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Ability to interface with cross-functional teams and all levels of personnel/management
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Able to work independently, managing multiple responsibilities (i.e., self-starter, self-motivated)
• Solid organization and time management skills
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to think and act strategically and proactively
• Strong writing and presentation of findings skills
• Resourcefulness, flexibility, and resiliency to operate in a dynamic work environment

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

The physical and environmental requirements below reflect what's typically needed to perform the essential functions of this role safely and effectively. We may provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, consistent with applicable law, to support performance of the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, this position may require the individual to work rotating shifts assignments, weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed. Some job duties will require working alone
• Must have ability to climb stairs, ladders, work from heights (10 feet above ground)
• Must have the ability to lift 50-60 pounds using Company provided equipment
• Standby and on-call duty may be required, including unexpected travel with short notice
• Must have ability to work in remote and/or adverse environmental conditions
• Ability to pass pre-employment background check and drug screen

#INDONT

Onterris is a leading global environmental solutions company partnering with organizations to solve complex challenges where environmental pressures, regulatory expectations and operational risks intersect. Guided by our mission to advance the way of life without compromising the integrity of our environment, we believe environmental responsibility and human progress are fundamentally connected. Our scientists, engineers, field teams and consultants apply systems thinking that unites science, data and practical expertise to deliver solutions that strengthen our clients' resilience, mitigate risk and protect the air, water and soil that sustain communities, while uncovering responsible paths forward for planet and progress. For more information, visit www.onterris.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We acknowledge that these experiences and perspectives help to enrich our teams and contribute to our ongoing success. We are committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in our employment for all applicants. For US residents, click here to learn more.