Asbestos Technician
Universal Engineering Sciences
Houston, TX 77068
Description
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The physical requirements for this position may include and are not limited to:
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Overview:
UES is seeking an Asbestos Technician to join our team! In this role, you will conduct Building Science assessments, including asbestos, indoor air quality, mold, radon, and lead testing across a variety of facilities such as retail, office, commercial, industrial, and multifamily properties. You will play a crucial role in ensuring environmental safety and compliance during these assessments.
Responsibilities:
- Travel to projects within the DFW Metroplex and surrounding areas
- Complete and finalize specific project tasks according to deadlines and within budget
- Project research (historical, analytical, etc.)
- Communicate with client and subject site representatives
- Data compilation and organization
- Report authoring
- Preparation of quality supporting documents (site figures, appendices, etc.)
- Provide on-site project management to complete field testing
- Create, prepare, and update project proposals and technical reports
- Schedule project testing and other necessary field work
- Perform tests and sampling of environmental materials including, but not limited to asbestos inspections and air monitoring, lead, radon and mold testing and remediation, PLM, PCM and mold analyses
- Complete accurate and detailed field-testing reports and/or diagrams
- Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects
- Maintain quality standards on all projects
- Other duties as assigned
- Valid Driver's License with acceptable driving record required
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Post secondary education is considered an asset
- Excellent written (Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio(CAD equivalent)) and verbal communication skills
- TDSHS Licensed Asbestos Building Inspector (required).
- TDSHS Licensed Asbestos Air-Monitoring Technician with NIOSH 582 Equivalency License (strongly preferred).
- TDSHS Licensed Asbestos Project Manager, Management Planner, and/or Project Designer (preferred).
- TDLR - Mold Assessment Technician or Consultant License (preferred).
- TELRR Lead-Based Paint Inspector (preferred).
- NRPP Radon Measurement Professional Certification (preferred).
- OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER (preferred).
This position primarily works in an outdoor work environment, regularly exposed to varying field conditions, including:
- Sites that may not be accessible by vehicle, requiring travel on foot through wetlands, swamps, grasslands, fields, and other uneven or rugged terrain with natural and man-made obstacles such as sand, brush, and debris.
- Moderate to loud noise levels, common in active construction and industrial environments.
- Exposure to environmental elements including dirt, dust, sun, heat, humidity, and adverse weather conditions.
The physical requirements for this position may include and are not limited to:
- Ability to lift and/or carry 35 to 75 lbs. up to 75 feet, involving regular repetitive motion.
- Ability to stand, walk, drive, and operate equipment for extended periods.
- Frequent use of hands and arms for typing, handling tools, and operating equipment.
- Ability to bend, twist, reach, stoop, pull, kneel, climb, balance, lift, carry, and push as required for fieldwork and inspections.
- Ability to speak and hear effectively to communicate in noisy environments and with project teams.
- Ability to use your senses to see (including close, distant, and peripheral vison, depth vision, and ability to focus) smell, hear, touch (use hands to reach climb or balance, crouch, stoop, crawl, kneel and sit).
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