Laboratory Technician I

Overview

Perform lab testing on construction materials to ensure compliance with standards.

Key Responsibilities

• lab testing
• sample prep
• equipment operation
• data reporting
• compliance
• safety protocols

Tasks

-Detail-oriented and quality-focused, ensuring accuracy in sample preparation, testing procedures, and data documentation. -Perform routine laboratory testing on construction materials, including soil, concrete, and other construction materials following ASTM, AASHTO, and other applicable industry standards to ensure compliance with project specifications. -Follow strict safety protocols and laboratory procedures, including proper handling of materials and use of personal protective equipment (PPE). -Assist with sample preparation, handling, and proper storage, ensuring sample integrity, traceability, and adherence to laboratory protocols. -Operate laboratory testing equipment. -Ensure that project testing requirements are met and compliant with project specifications, requirements, and company policies and procedures. -Perform additional duties as assigned, supporting the laboratory team, field technicians, and project managers as needed. -Accurately document and report test results, maintaining detailed, organized, and error-free records. -Communicate effectively with lab supervisors, engineers, and field personnel, providing timely updates on test results, sample status, and any technical issues.

Requirements

• driver’s license
• physical stamina
• osha safety
• problem solving
• microsoft office
• high school

What You Bring

-Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record; ability to travel to job sites as needed. -Ability to stand for extended periods of time and perform physically demanding tasks, including lifting and moving materials or equipment. -Frequent use of hands and arms for typing, handling samples, operating lab instruments, and performing testing procedures. -Ability to use your senses to see (including close, distant, and peripheral vison, depth vision, and ability to focus) and smell. -Exposure to dirt, dust, chemicals, sun, heat, humidity, and varying weather conditions as part of field sample collection and testing. -This position does not require regular travel as part of its primary responsibilities. However, occasional -Moderate to loud noise levels due to lab equipment, field operations, and construction environments. -Commitment to workplace safety, following OSHA, company, and laboratory safety protocols, including the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE). -Strong organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently. -0-3 years of experience in construction materials testing, geotechnical laboratory work, or a related field (prior laboratory experience preferred but not required). -High school diploma or equivalent required; associate degree or technical coursework in engineering, geology, construction science, or a related field preferred. -Ability to lift and carry between 35 and 75 lbs. over distances up to 75 feet, involving regular repetitive motion. -Ability to communicate effectively through verbal and written means in a lab and field environment, often requiring the use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). -Ability to read, write, and interpret procedures, manuals, technical documents, and reports related to construction materials testing and laboratory protocols. -Basic computer proficiency, with experience in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and Field Data Collection (FDC) software preferred. -Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with colleagues, supervisors, field personnel, and clients to carry out instructions and report findings. -Ability to stand, walk, drive, and operate laboratory and field equipment for extended periods. -Sites that may not be accessible by vehicle, requiring travel on foot through wetlands, swamps, grasslands, construction zones, and other uneven or rugged terrain with natural and man-made obstacles such as sand, brush, and debris. -Ability to bend, twist, reach, stoop, pull, kneel, climb, balance, lift, carry, and push as required for laboratory and fieldwork. -Mathematical skills sufficient to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. -Ability to work independently within the limitations of experience, using initiative to solve routine lab challenges.

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About Ues

-Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, with 85+ branches serving diverse U.S. markets. -Under private-equity ownership since 2019. -Projects span transportation corridors, solar farms, data centers, hospitals, schools, and bridges. -Combines earth-science know-how with construction materials testing and environmental evaluations. -Known for tackling complex geotechnical and environmental challenges with technology-driven solutions.

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