Data Technician
Air Resource Specialists has an immediate opening for a Data Technician. We're looking for a detail-oriented and motivated individual who is ready to serve our business with professionalism, organization and flexibility. This position is a full time position with benefits.
Air Resource Specialists is located in Fort Collins, CO. We are a nationally recognized leader in air quality-related environmental monitoring, modeling, compliance, auditing, analysis, and research. Formed in 1981, our staff has a wide range of expertise and experience and is dedicated to broadening the understanding of air quality science and policy.
Check out our website at http://www.air-resource.com/.
Position summary:
- Work with Data Management Team and Field Operations team to produce a valid and complete dataset for clients.
- Essential Job Functions and Basic Duties:
— Validate collected data on a monthly basis and analyze all data anomalies. Review
supporting site documentation and problem logs.
— Prepare monthly and quarterly data reports that describe and interpret findings for the
client.
— Work with Field Technicians to ensure that data collected from client sites are valid.
— Verify that data are posting to real-time websites. Flag data as needed to prevent bad
data from posting to real-time websites.
— Review collected data on a daily basis to verify proper instrument operation. Document
instrument and data problems and corresponding solutions.
— Perform some third level validation of data. Work with IMC team members to resolve any
issues and settle disputes over data issues and their resolve.
— Provide back-up data collection support.
Other Duties:
- Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures. Report all unsafe situations to the appropriate person.
- Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skills
Job Qualifications
Experience and Education:
- A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a physical science, engineering or mathematics.
Knowledge, Skills and Attributes
- Language -- Able to read, analyze, comprehend and interpret technical documents and drawings. Speak clearly. Able to write informative reports.
- Customer Orientation -- The ability to demonstrate concern for satisfying one's external and/or internal customers.
- Analytical thinking -- The ability to tackle a problem by using a logical, systematic, sequential approach.
- Mathematical Reasoning -- Ability to perform calculations, database familiarity, spreadsheet familiarity, mechanical understanding.
- Thoroughness -- Ensuring that one's own and others' work and information are complete and accurate; carefully preparing documents; following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.
- Multi-tasking -- The ability to handle many tasks of considerable variety; ability to switch gears among tasks quickly.
- Computer -- Ability to use and learn multiple computer software and systems.
Working Environment
Office environment
Noise level is moderate
Physical Requirements
- Able to stand, walk and sit. Sedentary for large portions of the day.
- Repetitive motion and manual dexterity to input data on keyboard.
- Close vision required.
Air Resource Specialists is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.