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Description:

Most important aspect to this job is the Operations and Maintenance piece.

This position will manage the company’s operation and maintenance (O&M) services for groundwater and soil gas remediation systems and environmental sampling. The position includes supervising a team of environmental and remediation technicians, coordinating field schedules, providing technical input into field and remediation system operation, and managing an office with an equipment warehouse and vehicle fleet. Work outdoors is required. Position also presents opportunity for managing client projects and participating in company’s business development efforts. This position is predominantly an in-person position in Weiss’s Mountain View, California office and requires travel to project sites mostly within 25 miles of the office

Essential functions may include, but are not limited to, the following: • Manage field activities such as treatment system maintenance, upgrades and troubleshooting; sampling; and data collection. • Visit project sites to monitor work progress and occasionally perform field work including remediation system O&M. • Review and assist with field work planning protocols prepared by technical staff. • Supervise up to five staff/technicians, including maintaining staff satisfaction, coordinating training, scheduling work, and reviewing job performance. • Ensure that field staff have appropriate tools and equipment to perform work efficiently and safely. • Communicate and meet with project stakeholders, including property and business owners, contractors, regulatory agencies, and clients. • Promote a safety-conscious culture with staff and contractors. • Review quality of work performed by field staff. • Orient and train new field staff in field and safety procedures. • Collaborate with project managers on engineering design, field work planning, and system optimization. • Participate in process improvements by assisting with updates to Weiss’s Quality Management and Health and Safety Plans. • Participate in company management and planning regarding the scope of field services, staffing, and capital expenditures. • Assist with office operational needs that may include addressing and ordering materials/equipment for office and warehouse, maintaining field equipment and vehicles, and interacting with landlord and office suppliers/utilities. - mechanical aptitude in some or all of these areas: pumps and blowers/fans, electrical and plumbing systems, wastewater treatment, and system controls/instrumentation

• Pumps: Grundfos – well pumps, electrical submersible pumps, a lot of controls associated with them.
• Blowers: Cincinatti Blowers and Kaeser Blowers
• Treatment: Evoqua, Karbonous
• PLC’s and SCADA systems have a lot of manufacturer and models and software.

Replacing a person with the following top skills: - Scheduling and keeping technicians moving. This position answers to a lot of PM’s, and this position constantly schedules this staff for each project. How does this person schedule the people. - He is very good at triaging problems that come up with systems. Knowing when to call Sy Call (Engineering contractor) and explaining the diagnosis. - Interpersonal skills, organizational skills, being a good communicator, keeping track of what is supposed to be coming in and understanding.

Examples of equipment used: Pumps

• Grundfos (down-well electric submersible) • Dayton (down-well electric submersible) • Goulds Water Technology centrifugal pumps (transfer pumps at treatment systems) • Baldor Motors (transfer pump motors)

Blowers/Fans • Cincinnati Fans • Dresser Roots - rotary blower • Republic • RadonAway Fans

Compressors • Kaeser Compressors

Water & Vapor Treatment • Evoqua/DESOTEC/Karbonous/Carbon Activated (Granular activated carbon) • Harmsco filter housings (particulate filtration) • Air stripper (H2K Technologies

PLCs/SCADA/Instrumentation/Communication • GE Automation RX3i EPE305/GE Fanuc Series 90-30 PLCs • GE Automation AF-600 FP variable frequency drives (for pump controls) • Allen-Bradley contactors and motor starters (pumps) • Sensaphone Sentinel notification systems • Wonderware HMI software

Flow Meters • Burkert • Signet

Skills:

Troubleshooting, management skills, Mechanical, Remediation Treatment, facilities, Equipment operation, project management, wastewater treatment, maintenance, Well pumps, transfer pumps, electrical schematic, SCADA, Fans, Blowers, plumbing, piping, air stripper, granular carbon, advanced oxidation, Waste, Water, EHS, civil engineering, programmable logic controller, o&m, engineering, construction, organizational and leadership skills, project engineering, hazwoper

Top Skills Details:

Troubleshooting,management skills,Mechanical,Remediation Treatment,facilities,Equipment operation,project management,wastewater treatment,maintenance

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

• Must have management experience - will be managing 3 people: Environmental Technicians, Remediation Technicians, Remediation Specialists
• Communicate frequently and clearly with project managers and field staff.
• Schedule staff to optimize billability and address client needs.
• Keep scheduling and processes flexible to meet project deadlines.
• Maintain high standards for safety and quality of work of technicians.
• Maintain positive work environment for office and field staff by addressing personnel needs effectively.

Experience: A minimum of 5 (five) years of managing field services or performing field work. Experience with environmental sampling, groundwater treatment system, and remediation is preferred, but candidates managing engineers, scientists, and/or technicians for similar field engineering services would be considered. Experience supervising staff in an office and field setting is preferred.

Experience Level:

Expert Level

About Aerotek:

We know that a company's success starts with its employees. We also know that an individual's success starts with the right career opportunity. As a Best of Staffing® Client and Talent leader, Aerotek's people-focused approach yields competitive advantage for our clients and rewarding careers for our contract employees. Since 1983, Aerotek has grown to become a leader in recruiting and staffing services. With more than 250 non-franchised offices, Aerotek's 8,000 internal employees serve more than 300,000 contract employees and 18,000 clients every year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in talent solutions. Learn more at Aerotek.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.