Environmental Technician
WSP in the U.S. · Houston, TX · 1 mo ago
HybridManagementFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where there is real specific content.
We need to parse the job description.
First, the job title is Environmental Technician, but we must not repeat as heading.
We need to extract sections:
- About the role: maybe the introductory paragraph: "WSP is currently initiating a search for an Environmental Technician for our Houston, TX field office. The ideal candidate would be involved in projects within our WSP USA Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges."
- Responsibilities: list of duties: many bullet-like sentences under "Your Impact". Those are responsibilities.
- Requirements: maybe "Required Qualifications" list.
- Qualifications: maybe "Preferred Qualifications".
- Skills: maybe some skills like proficiency with Microsoft Office, communication, etc. Could be part of qualifications.
- Benefits: there is a paragraph about benefits under "About WSP": "Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career."
- Pay: not mentioned.
- Schedule: not mentioned.
We must not include sections with placeholder or vague content. So we include only sections with real content.
We need to use
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where there is real specific content.
We need to parse the job description.
First, the job title is Environmental Technician, but we must not repeat as heading.
We need to extract sections:
- About the role: maybe the introductory paragraph: "WSP is currently initiating a search for an Environmental Technician for our Houston, TX field office. The ideal candidate would be involved in projects within our WSP USA Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges."
- Responsibilities: list of duties: many bullet-like sentences under "Your Impact". Those are responsibilities.
- Requirements: maybe "Required Qualifications" list.
- Qualifications: maybe "Preferred Qualifications".
- Skills: maybe some skills like proficiency with Microsoft Office, communication, etc. Could be part of qualifications.
- Benefits: there is a paragraph about benefits under "About WSP": "Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career."
- Pay: not mentioned.
- Schedule: not mentioned.
We must not include sections with placeholder or vague content. So we include only sections with real content.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For prose, use
.
We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include each bullet point as
- . Must not omit any.
Let's extract responsibilities list:
From "Your Impact" paragraph: It's a long sentence with many activities separated by periods. Let's split:
- Monitoring and tracking remediation system performance to ensure operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and achievement of project objectives.
- Conducting routine groundwater and soil sampling in accordance with established sampling protocols and quality standards.
- Performing monthly and quarterly outfall inspections.
- Performing monthly and semi-annual QQQ inspections.
- Performing monthly SPCC inspections.
- Performing monthly and quarterly NESHAP sampling.
- Performing monitoring well gauging activities, including groundwater level measurements and documentation of field observations.
- Operating, inspecting, and maintaining treatment and remediation systems through routine operations and preventive maintenance activities.
- Troubleshooting system issues and performing minor repairs to equipment, instrumentation, and associated infrastructure.
- Coordinating with subcontractors, vendors, and service providers to facilitate major repairs, specialized maintenance, and equipment replacements.
- Collecting, managing, and analyzing field and operational data to support reporting requirements and performance evaluations.
- Preparing accurate and timely field reports, maintenance logs, sampling documentation, and other project records.
- Administrative activities include entering daily time via Valero’s time keeping module.
- Data entry, electronic filing of daily and weekly field forms.
- Maintaining consistent and proactive communication with the WSP management team regarding system status, operational issues, maintenance activities, and project progress.
- Supporting health, safety, and environmental compliance requirements while conducting all field and operational activities.
- Assisting with the implementation of corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance overall system performance and reliability.
We need to ensure we keep each as separate
- . Some sentences have multiple items separated by commas but they are part of same duty; we keep as one.
Now Required Qualifications list:
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
- 5+ years of experience with water treatment system operations and maintenance.
- 5+ years of experience with water and soil sample collection.
- Working knowledge of and proficiency with typical hand and power tools, and the ability to troubleshoot or identify issues with plumbing and electrical components.
- Transportation Worker Identification Credentialed (TWIC) or ability to pass a Transportation Security Administration background check for TWIC.
- Strong organizational skills and detail oriented.
- Ability to work independently under general guidance, and the ability to work reliably as part of a team, closely following direction from Senior Environmental Staff.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and Teams.
- Effective technical, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Possess a valid state issued driver’s license and clean driving record.
- Related and equivalent experience with other areas of environmental monitoring, remediation, and compliance will also be considered.
Now Preferred Qualifications list:
- Associate degree or bachelor’s degree in environmental science or related field.
- HAZWOPER 40-hr Training and current 8-hr refresher training.
- Experience with waste containerizing, tracking, and disposal documentation.
Physical Demands: maybe could be a section? Not in the list of allowed headings but could be considered under Requirements? The instruction says use headings for those specific categories; we could include Physical Demands under Requirements or maybe as a separate section if we think it's substantive. But the allowed headings list includes only those; we could still add a section like "Physical Demands" if we want, but the instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It implies those are examples; we could still add others if needed. However, they say "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Physical Demands could be part of Requirements or Qualifications. I'd incorporate into Requirements maybe as a sub-list? But we need to preserve all substantive info; we could add a separate section "Physical Demands" if we think it's substantive. However, the instruction says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". Physical Demands has specific content: ability to remain on feet, unfavorable weather, lift 40 pounds, etc. So we could include a section "Physical Demands". But the allowed headings list didn't include it; but they gave examples, not exhaustive. I'd include it as a section.
But we also have "About WSP" which is more about company; could be a section "About the company" but not in list. Might be considered "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is more about the role itself; the company description could be omitted as boilerplate? It's not exactly boilerplate; it's about WSP. Might be considered relevant but not required. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "About WSP" paragraph is not boilerplate; it's describing the company. Could be kept as a section "About the company" or maybe under "About the role". However, the instruction says "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So they expect sections like About the role. The company description could go under About the role? Might be okay to include a short paragraph about the role and company. The initial paragraph about the opportunity is about the role. The later "About WSP" is more generic; could be considered boilerplate? It's not legal/EEO but still generic company description. Might be okay to keep as part of About the role? I'd keep the initial paragraph as About the role, and maybe omit the later "About WSP" as it's more generic and not specific to the role. However, the benefits paragraph is within that "About WSP" section; we need to keep benefits. So we need to extract benefits from that paragraph.
Thus we can have:
About the role
WSP is currently initiating a search for an Environmental Technician for our Houston, TX field office. The ideal candidate would be involved in projects within our WSP USA Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges.
Then Responsibilities.
Then Requirements (maybe combine Required Qualifications and Physical Demands? Could separate.)
We could have:
Requirements
- ... Required Qualifications list ...
Preferred Qualifications
- ... Preferred Qualifications list ...
Physical Demands
- Ability to remain on feet for extended periods of time, either stationary or walking.
- Field activities that may require working in a variety of unfavorable weather conditions, including heat and cold.
- Completion of annual or bi-annual employment physical, as required.
- Ability to lift 40 pounds.
Skills
Maybe we can extract skills from Required Qualifications: proficiency with Microsoft Office, communication skills, organizational skills, detail oriented, ability to work independently/team, driver's license, etc. But those are already in Requirements. Could create Skills section for things like "Proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and Teams." "Effective technical, written, and verbal communication skills." "Strong organizational skills and detail oriented." "Ability to work independently under general guidance, and the ability to work reliably as part of a team, closely following direction from Senior Environmental Staff." "Possess a valid state issued driver’s license and clean driving record." However, that would duplicate content. Better to keep them under Requirements.
Benefits: we have a paragraph: "Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career."
We could put that under Benefits.
Pay and Schedule: not present, so omit.
Now we need to ensure we don't repeat any content. We'll include all bullet points exactly as in text.
Let's craft HTML.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown.
We'll produce:
About the role
WSP is currently initiating a search for an Environmental Technician for our Houston, TX field office. The ideal candidate would be involved in projects within our WSP USA Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges.
Responsibilities
- Monitoring and tracking remediation system performance to ensure operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and achievement of project objectives.
- Conducting routine groundwater and soil sampling in accordance with established sampling protocols and quality standards.
- Performing monthly and quarterly outfall inspections.
- Performing monthly and semi-annual QQQ inspections.
- Performing monthly SPCC inspections.
- Performing monthly and quarterly NESHAP sampling.
- Performing monitoring well gauging activities, including groundwater level measurements and documentation of field observations.
- Operating, inspecting, and maintaining treatment and remediation systems through routine operations and preventive maintenance activities.
- Troubleshooting system issues and performing minor repairs to equipment, instrumentation, and associated infrastructure.
- Coordinating with subcontractors, vendors, and service providers to facilitate major repairs, specialized maintenance, and equipment replacements.
- Collecting, managing, and analyzing field and operational data to support reporting requirements and performance evaluations.
- Preparing accurate and timely field reports, maintenance logs, sampling documentation, and other project records.
- Administrative activities include entering daily time via Valero’s time keeping module.
- Data entry, electronic filing of daily and weekly field forms.
- Maintaining consistent and proactive communication with the WSP management team regarding system status, operational issues, maintenance activities, and project progress.
- Supporting health, safety, and environmental compliance requirements while conducting all field and operational activities.
- Assisting with the implementation of corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance overall system performance and reliability.
Requirements
- High School Dipl
. We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include each bullet point as
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It implies those are examples; we could still add others if needed. However, they say "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Physical Demands could be part of Requirements or Qualifications. I'd incorporate into Requirements maybe as a sub-list? But we need to preserve all substantive info; we could add a separate section "Physical Demands" if we think it's substantive. However, the instruction says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it". Physical Demands has specific content: ability to remain on feet, unfavorable weather, lift 40 pounds, etc. So we could include a section "Physical Demands". But the allowed headings list didn't include it; but they gave examples, not exhaustive. I'd include it as a section.
But we also have "About WSP" which is more about company; could be a section "About the company" but not in list. Might be considered "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is more about the role itself; the company description could be omitted as boilerplate? It's not exactly boilerplate; it's about WSP. Might be considered relevant but not required. The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "About WSP" paragraph is not boilerplate; it's describing the company. Could be kept as a section "About the company" or maybe under "About the role". However, the instruction says "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So they expect sections like About the role. The company description could go under About the role? Might be okay to include a short paragraph about the role and company. The initial paragraph about the opportunity is about the role. The later "About WSP" is more generic; could be considered boilerplate? It's not legal/EEO but still generic company description. Might be okay to keep as part of About the role? I'd keep the initial paragraph as About the role, and maybe omit the later "About WSP" as it's more generic and not specific to the role. However, the benefits paragraph is within that "About WSP" section; we need to keep benefits. So we need to extract benefits from that paragraph.
Thus we can have:
About the role
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." So they expect sections like About the role. The company description could go under About the role? Might be okay to include a short paragraph about the role and company. The initial paragraph about the opportunity is about the role. The later "About WSP" is more generic; could be considered boilerplate? It's not legal/EEO but still generic company description. Might be okay to keep as part of About the role? I'd keep the initial paragraph as About the role, and maybe omit the later "About WSP" as it's more generic and not specific to the role. However, the benefits paragraph is within that "About WSP" section; we need to keep benefits. So we need to extract benefits from that paragraph.
Thus we can have:
About the role
WSP is currently initiating a search for an Environmental Technician for our Houston, TX field office. The ideal candidate would be involved in projects within our WSP USA Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges.
Then Responsibilities. Then Requirements (maybe combine Required Qualifications and Physical Demands? Could separate.) We could have:Requirements
- ... Required Qualifications list ...
Preferred Qualifications
- ... Preferred Qualifications list ...
Physical Demands
- Ability to remain on feet for extended periods of time, either stationary or walking.
- Field activities that may require working in a variety of unfavorable weather conditions, including heat and cold.
- Completion of annual or bi-annual employment physical, as required.
- Ability to lift 40 pounds.
Skills
Maybe we can extract skills from Required Qualifications: proficiency with Microsoft Office, communication skills, organizational skills, detail oriented, ability to work independently/team, driver's license, etc. But those are already in Requirements. Could create Skills section for things like "Proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, and Teams." "Effective technical, written, and verbal communication skills." "Strong organizational skills and detail oriented." "Ability to work independently under general guidance, and the ability to work reliably as part of a team, closely following direction from Senior Environmental Staff." "Possess a valid state issued driver’s license and clean driving record." However, that would duplicate content. Better to keep them under Requirements. Benefits: we have a paragraph: "Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career." We could put that under Benefits. Pay and Schedule: not present, so omit. Now we need to ensure we don't repeat any content. We'll include all bullet points exactly as in text. Let's craft HTML. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. We'll produce:About the role
WSP is currently initiating a search for an Environmental Technician for our Houston, TX field office. The ideal candidate would be involved in projects within our WSP USA Earth & Environment Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges.
Responsibilities
- Monitoring and tracking remediation system performance to ensure operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and achievement of project objectives.
- Conducting routine groundwater and soil sampling in accordance with established sampling protocols and quality standards.
- Performing monthly and quarterly outfall inspections.
- Performing monthly and semi-annual QQQ inspections.
- Performing monthly SPCC inspections.
- Performing monthly and quarterly NESHAP sampling.
- Performing monitoring well gauging activities, including groundwater level measurements and documentation of field observations.
- Operating, inspecting, and maintaining treatment and remediation systems through routine operations and preventive maintenance activities.
- Troubleshooting system issues and performing minor repairs to equipment, instrumentation, and associated infrastructure.
- Coordinating with subcontractors, vendors, and service providers to facilitate major repairs, specialized maintenance, and equipment replacements.
- Collecting, managing, and analyzing field and operational data to support reporting requirements and performance evaluations.
- Preparing accurate and timely field reports, maintenance logs, sampling documentation, and other project records.
- Administrative activities include entering daily time via Valero’s time keeping module.
- Data entry, electronic filing of daily and weekly field forms.
- Maintaining consistent and proactive communication with the WSP management team regarding system status, operational issues, maintenance activities, and project progress.
- Supporting health, safety, and environmental compliance requirements while conducting all field and operational activities.
- Assisting with the implementation of corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance overall system performance and reliability.
Requirements
- High School Dipl