Field Technician I, II or III for Salt Lake City, Utah and Tucson Arizona
The Field Technician reports to the Field
Operations Manager and will be hired at a Field
Technician I, II, or III level depending on
skills, education and previous experience. The
Field Technician I will be trained in and have
primary responsibility for routine maintenance,
field calibration and repair of scientific
instruments and associated infrastructure. The
Field Technician II is the lead instrumentation
specialist after initial instrument installation.
This role will have primary responsibility for
instrument and infrastructure maintenance at
tower and aquatic sites. They will be the
technical lead performing routine maintenance,
field calibration, and repair of scientific
instruments and associated infrastructure. The
Field Technician III is the shift lead performing
and supervising routine maintenance, field
calibration, and repair of scientific instruments
and associated infrastructure. The Field
Technician III will have primary responsibility
for coordinating instrument and infrastructure
maintenance and troubleshooting at tower and
aquatic sites. The Field Technician III will have
additional roles and responsibilities assisting
the Field Operations Manager with management of
the Domain Support Facility, hiring and training
seasonal field staff, and acting as manager in
the absence of the Field Operations Manager.
Primary Responsibilities:
Test, troubleshoot and operate instruments,
calibration equipment and test fixtures.
Inspect and maintain civil infrastructure
including boom arms, sensor mounts, towers, boardwalks and instrument huts.
Assist the NEON Systems Engineering Product
Team with instrument installation and testing
(approximately the first 6 months).
Record activities, completed work and trouble
tickets according to Field Operations protocol.
Inspect, maintain and operate field, safety and laboratory equipment.
Assist the Field Operations Manager with
recruiting and training of seasonal field personnel.
Assist the Field Operations Manager with
materials planning, inventory and ordering.
Follow NEON Safety and Field Operations policy and procedures.
Required Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills:
Field Technician I
Associates degree with minimum 3 years of
related experience or Bachelors degree with 1
year related experience in ecology, environmental
sciences or related scientific instrumentation discipline preferred.
Related experience includes performing basic
maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting and
repairs on ecological/environmental scientific
instrumentation, e.g. aquatic, meteorological or
atmospheric sensors. Specify years of applicable
experience in each discipline on application.
Field Technician II
Bachelors Degree in ecology, environmental
sciences or related scientific discipline.
Equivalent education and experience may be considered.
Three (3) or more years experience performing
basic maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting
and repairs on ecological/environmental
scientific instrumentation, e.g. aquatic,
meteorological or atmospheric sensors. Specify
years of applicable experience in each discipline on application.
Field Technician III
Bachelors Degree in ecology, environmental
sciences or related scientific discipline.
Equivalent education and experience may be considered.
Five (5) or more years experience performing
basic maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting
and repairs on ecological/environmental
scientific instrumentation, e.g. aquatic,
meteorological or atmospheric sensors. Specify
years of applicable experience in each discipline on application.
Experience in scheduling, training, leading and
auditing the performance of field crews.
All Technician Levels
Experience should include performing scientific
data entry and data management.
Ability and willingness to work on towers
ranging in height from 24 feet to 300 feet
including ascending and descending multiple
flights of stairs on instrument towers.
All positions must possess a valid US drivers license.
Ability and willingness to travel for a minimum
of one to two overnight stays every two weeks is required.
NEON will take into consideration
qualifications for specific and diverse experience in the following areas:
Please apply at <http://www.neoninc.org>www.neoninc.org
http://www.neoninc.org/jobs/FieldtechsD14 - Link for Arizona
<http://www.neoninc.org/jobs/TechsD15>http://www.neoninc.org/jobs/TechsD15
- Link for UTAH
