Delta Environmental Consulting

Job description – Technician or assistant (T)

11 November 2008 (addition of premises support)

Technicians, assistants and trainees work under supervision. Some undertake work in a specific area of the business (laboratory, administration, personnel & premises, or field work) while others are generalists who undertake some duties across all these fields.

Administrative support

• Answering the phone
• Filing
• Monthly accounts, GST and BAS
• Purchasing stationery supplies
• Invoicing customers for work completed
• Build good relationships with clients
• Organising travel and accomodation for fieldwork
• Attending meetings with senior consultant to review work progress

Fieldwork support

• Preparing equipment for fieldwork
• Assisting with fieldwork using established methods
• Packing and cleaning up after fieldwork
• Preparation of specimens, and preparation and transport of soil/water samples
• Flora and fauna identification
• Locate geographic features using a GPS

Project desk work support

• Land title and usage history searches
• Aerial photography history searches
• Aerial photograph visual analysis
• Data entry of field data (geographic and biological data)
• Compile species lists and compare to regional, State and national lists of significant species
• Assist with GIS analysis of survey sites
• Assist with mathematical modelling where required
• Assist with ecological community analysis

Laboratory support

• Chemical and physical soil and water testing
• Microbiological testing
• Plankton counts and identification
• Quality assurance laboratory testing for external clients
• Maintaining test equipment (including calibration and standards)

Personnel & premises support

• Undertake care duties as required
• Organise contractors for maintenance of premises
• Undertake day to day cleaning and routine maintenance of premises

Purchasing support

• Order supplies as required, from approved suppliers
• Purchase consumable requirements on a regular basis
• Control of supplies
• Protection and preservation of supplies
• Receiving inspection

Management system responibilities in relation to the area of work

• Undertake duties using operating procedures in the Management System
• Provide suggestions for improving instructions and procedures

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