Environmental & Lab Technician

**Company Description**
Veolia's ambition is to be the benchmark company for ecological transformation. With nearly 230,000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and delivers innovative, useful and practical solutions for water, waste and energy management. Through its three complementary businesses, Veolia contributes to developing access to resources, preserving available resources and replenishing them. In 2021, the Veolia group supplied 79 million people with drinking water and 61 million with wastewater, produced nearly 48 million megawatt-hours and recovered 48 million metric tons of waste. Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) achieved consolidated sales of 28.508 billion euros in 2021.

The Environmental & Lab Technician performs sampling, extraction, analysis, monitoring, auditing, and reporting duties to support the EHS department to achieve their goals and objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Performing sample collection, preparation, extraction, and analysis according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and permitting requirements while achieving integrity of the results and target KPIs.
- Maintaining workspace, equipment, instrumentation, and incoming/outgoing sample inventory.
- Developing and enhancing effective troubleshooting skills and completing regular instrument maintenance and calibration procedures to enhance equipment reliability, efficiency, and accuracy.
- Becoming efficient in the performance of testing, analysis, and reporting within the department which maintains a broad scope of analytical capabilities.
- Performing method development and validation.
- Training new team members.
- Operating the Environmental and Air Quality Monitoring Programs for the Swan Hills Treatment Centre (SHTC) on a day-to-day basis.
- Conducting environmental inspections involving field work.
- Preparing reports according to Operating Approvals for submission to regulatory agencies.
- Supporting the team to achieve their goals and objectives and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). KPIs include safety, productivity, and quality of work performed.

This position operates within a COR, ISO 17025 certified, and OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 conforming plant environment and is expected to comply with all regulatory requirements. The facility operates on a 24/7 basis.

This position is a temporary position scheduled to end December 20, 2024
**Qualifications** Required skills**:

- Knowledge of the Operating Approval and other Acts and Regulations and the ability to interpret them is required.
- Some mechanical aptitude is needed to troubleshoot problems with samplers.
- Proficiency in data interpretation and report writing.
- Working knowledge of plant processes including Bailey, ICIS and Active Factory.
- Understanding of sampling procedures and practices.
- The ability to read and interpret environmental and operating guidelines is essential.
- Working knowledge of Laboratory preparation of environmental samples.
- Effective customer service attitude and commitment to providing exceptional customer service and quality results.
- Effective interpersonal and conflict management skills to facilitate working effectively with wide range and number of people, including peers and manager, employees, and other departments, divisions, and management within all levels of the organization.
- Effective negotiation, persuasion, and listening skills to facilitate successful resolution of employee and management concerns and requests.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills to facilitate and promote open discussions and understanding.
- Effective time management, decision-making, and planning and organizing skills.
- Attentiveness to details and ability to manage a diverse workload within a fast-paced environment with changing multiple priorities and frequent interruptions.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team as well as independently with mínimal supervision.
- Proven organizational, good housekeeping, and creative problem-solving skills.
- Ability to learn new analytical techniques.
- Excellent and accurate record keeping.
- Understanding of all preparatory and analytical techniques used in applicable section.
- Knowledge of the QA/QC requirements for analysis/reporting of pertinent tests.
- Knowledge of written procedure content and format requirements.
- Ability to take instructions for the performance of non-routine analysis.
- Ability to perform all analyses in accordance with pertinently applicable policies as per the Laboratory Quality Manual.
- Progression may require an understanding of the plant operating approval as it pertains to laboratory and chemical processing operations, and fluency in process limitations and disposal limits of the landfills and deep disposal well.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality to comply with all regulatory requirements and Company Privacy and Confidentiality policies and procedures.
- Ability to complet