Acceptance Testing, Analysis Skills, Background Investigation, Casting, Concrete, Construction Materials Testing, Consulting, Customer Relations, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Driver's License, Field Trials, Heavy Equipment/Vehicles, Heavy Lifting, Incentive Programs, Maintain Compliance, On Call, Safety Process, Safety/Work Safety, Soil Mechanics, Soil Science, Test Equipment, Testing, Time Management
Job description:
DIHO Consulting USA is seeking applicants for the Senior Construction Materials Testing Field Technician role in Geismar, Louisiana. This role involves performing field testing of construction materials—including soils, concrete, asphalt, and pile monitoring—to ensure compliance with project specifications. Candidates with ACI, NICET, or TxDOT certifications are preferred.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform field tests such as:
- Concrete testing (slump, air content, temperature, unit weight, and casting cylinders for compressive strength)
- Soil compaction testing using sand cone or nuclear density gauge
- Proctor, Atterberg limits, sieve analysis, and other soil classification tests (as applicable)
- Asphalt density testing and pavement core sampling
- Pile monitoring during installation to document capacity, penetration, and blow counts
- Produce timely and detailed reports
- Operate vehicle in a safe manner and follow our corporate safety procedures at all time
- Follow all company's procedures and protocols
- Cooperate with technical team and share information across the organization
- Build positive relationships with clients
- Arrive at the job site to which you are dispatched, on time each day
- Communicate with dispatch on a daily basis
- Communicate with onsite clients each day and relay any information to management
REQUIREMENTS
- +1 year of experience in Field Construction Materials Testing.
- Must have dependable transportation, a truck is preferable as there is an incentive program to use it for work
- Must have a valid Driver's License
- Must be able to pass a DISA drug screen
- Must be able to pass a background check
- Must be open to overtime
- TWIC card (preferred)
- Physically capable of lifting heavy materials and equipment
- Capable of maintaining an "On Call" type schedule and must be willing to work obscure hours
Job Type: Full-time
Application Question(s):
- How many years of Construction Materials Testing (CMT) experience do you have?
- Have you performed any of the following field tests? If so please specify.
Concrete Slump Testing
Air Content Testing
Concrete Cylinder Casting
Soil Density Testing
Nuclear Density Gauge Testing
Asphalt Density Testing
Pile Monitoring
These are must have's
- Do you currently possess a valid Driver's License?
- Are you able to pass a DISA drug screen?
- Are you willing to work overtime, weekends, and an on-call schedule when needed?
- Are you able to lift and carry testing equipment weighing up to 50 pounds
Certifications:
Do you have any of the following?
ACI Concrete Field-Testing Technician Grade I?
NICET
TxDOT Certifications
Nuclear Gauge Safety Certification