<p>Purpose</p> <p>The Environmental Compliance Technician assists in environmental quality assurance with reference to SWACO's permits and local, state, and federal regulations. This position operates the gas collection and control system, leachate collection system, ground water collection system, surface water conveyance system, and perform other necessary tasks to ensure facility compliance. The Environmental Compliance Technician will work primarily at SWACO's active landfill but will also work at the closed landfill and transfer stations.</p> <p>ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to, the following:</p> <ul> <li>Operate and maintain the landfill gas collection system in order to meet regulatory requirements and achieve performance standards; </li><li>Coordinate repairs and modifications necessary to maintain and operate the landfill gas and leachate collection systems in a cost-effective manner; </li><li>Inspect, repair, and/or modify wells, wellheads, collection lines, condensate traps, migration probes, vaults, flares, leachate lines, pumps, and associated equipment as directed; </li><li>Implement environmental policies and compliance procedures applicable to SWACO facilities related to all permits, programs, and plans; </li><li>Calibrate and maintain meters and equipment as required, and schedule factory required calibration/maintenance as necessary; </li><li>Monitor sample points such as gas collection wells and gas probes, and record data by hand and/or electronically; </li><li>Conduct landfill field testing using portable instrumentation such as GEM 2000/5000, Elkins Envision, FID's, LEL meters, and water level meters; </li><li>Perform periodic maintenance checks on all SWACO's explosive gas monitoring systems, including gas probes and methane monitors, and assists in the preparation of reports to regulatory authorities; </li><li>Adjust landfill gas flow rates from wells, as necessary, to minimize gas emissions from the field and optimize flow to the high BTU facility; </li><li>Maintain a gas collection field log in various electronic forms to manage the project and resources effectively including production and quality deliverables; </li><li>Weld and fabricate High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipes; </li><li>Troubleshoot and repair affected monitoring and pumping systems; </li><li>Organize and store data </li><li>Monitor, sample and log surface water at all SWACO facilities; </li><li>Conduct other environmental sampling and inspections for SWACO facilities, assure integrity of samples, and forward samples to testing laboratory; </li><li>Perform Quality Assurance / Quality Control function on environmental laboratory data reports and statistical reports; </li><li>Utilize GPS to check grades, references, and points of pipe installation; and </li><li>Recommend equipment and parts purchases. </li></ul> <p>SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES</p> <ul> <li>None </li></ul> <p>EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE</p> <ul> <li>High school diploma or GED required; </li><li>Experience with landfill gas collection and environmental sampling or monitoring preferred, and </li><li>College classes in environmental studies preferred. </li></ul> <p>KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES</p> <ul> <li>Knowledge of air compressor systems, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical pumps, principles, troubleshooting and repair; </li><li>Proficient in data management and reporting using Microsoft Word and Excel; </li><li>Operate light, medium, and heavy equipment; </li><li>Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, electronic, or diagram form; </li><li>Reason through problems and faults to arrive at safe and prompt resolution; </li><li>Work competently and rationally under emergency and urgent situations; </li><li>Maintain and repair sampling/monitoring and mechanical equipment; </li><li>Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions/ manuals, and procedure manuals; </li><li>Read and comprehend simple instructions; </li><li>Draft correspondence and memoranda; </li><li>Add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply and divide by 10's and 100's; </li><li>Perform basic mathematical functions using units of United States currency and weigh measurement, volume, and distance; </li><li>Must be reliable, dependable, and report to work on a consistent basis; </li><li>Must have the ability to work independently as well as collaborate within a team; </li><li>Maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a manner that promotes good relationships with customers, clients, co-workers and management; </li><li>Demonstrate good interpersonal skills and the ability to work with individuals of diverse backgrounds; </li><li>Valid Ohio Driver's License, and </li><li>Valid Ohio Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Class A or B and Department of Transportation (DOT) Medical Card preferred. </li></ul> <p>PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS</p> <ul> <li>While performing the essential duties of this position, the individual is regularly required to climb, lift, balance, walk, stoop, twist, and kneel; considerable use of the arms and legs, including use of hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear; </li><li>The individual will regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move 75 pounds or more; </li><li>Will also climb ladders, use power tools and noise producing tools and equipment, work in heavy traffic conditions, and enter spaces with limited working area; </li><li>Specific vision abilities required by this job include near, far, corrected, and the ability to adjust focus, and </li><li>Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) requirements as needed: hard hat, safety glasses, high visibility garment, work gloves, steel toe boots with steel shanks, and paper respirators. </li></ul> <p>WORKING CONDITIONS</p> <ul> <li>Work is completed outdoors approximately 75% of the time. Significant exposure to weather conditions, heat, cold, noise, dust, odors, fumes, and mechanical and electrical hazards; </li><li>Work may be performed near moving mechanical parts, in elevated dangerous conditions, and outdoors, and </li><li>Must be available for emergency call, shift work, and mandatory overtime. </li></ul> <p>The above statements are intended to describe essential functions and related requirements of person(s) assigned to this job. They are not intended as an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements.</p>