Landfill Gas Technician

This is an excellent opportunity with a growing company!

Responsibilities include:

• Ensure landfill gas and waste water systems remains in compliance with all Federal, State and local laws and regulations.
• Perform routine systeminspections and repairs on the landfill.
• Work with Region Engineer and Landfill Manager to ensure compliance.
• Maintain relationships with landfill employees as well as consultants, vendors, customers generating industrial waste.
• Assist in landfill environmental reviews and audits.
• Perform technical duties relevant to the landfill gas extraction system compliant tolandfill operations.
• Provide assistance in fulfillment of all technical/regulating/operational documentation related to the landfill.
• Assist in general manager's administration of all landfill operations/programs, daily business dealings/communications.
• Analyze data and prepare summaries, recommendations and cost estimates for consideration by senior engineers and/or managers.
• Conduct on-site technical visits to satellite sites to review and evaluate operational efficiency of equipment and systems at various facilities.
• Monitor and maintain field installation and testing.
• Assist senior engineer and/or management in reviewing design and development plans, calculating cost estimates for completing the proposed projects and evaluating the engineering proposals and specifications.
• Compose technical reports to document engineering analysis, solutions and results.
• Represent the organization in conferences to resolve important issues and to plan and coordinate work.
• Other job related duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Ability to follow established procedures with minimal amount of direct supervision.
• Understanding of landfill gas systems
• Ability to interpret documents such as safety rules, contracts, federal, state and local regulations, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to prepare reports at the state or local levels.
• Must be mechanically proficient on a variety of systems and field instruments.
• Ability to define problems collects data, interpret data and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Minimum requirements:

Some direct work experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Environmental site assessments and remediation
• Environmental audits

Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.