Environmental Solutions Field Ops Lead

About the Role

The Field Ops Lead is an onsite field lead responsible for executing emergency response and environmental remediation projects at client sites. They serve as the primary point of contact in the field, report daily activities to the manager, and ensure work scopes are met while adhering to health, safety, and regulatory standards. The role oversees health and safety for all field projects and subcontractors, develops safety procedures, and verifies subcontractor training and certifications. The lead assists the project manager with customer‑service tasks such as scope development, safety planning, waste characterization, shipping, and documentation. They supervise field work to ensure safety, compliance, and accuracy, coordinate with purchasing agents to obtain pricing and develop project budgets, create and track purchase orders, and organize job paperwork including health‑and‑safety records, vendor receipts, manifests, air‑monitoring data, and calibration logs. They also schedule subcontractors, obtain required certifications and plans, maintain company equipment, develop maintenance schedules, operate company vehicles, implement technical solutions, provide performance feedback, and cover for absent workers as needed. • Assist project manager with scope development, safety planning, waste characterization, shipping, and documentation. • Supervise field work to ensure safety, compliance, and accuracy. • Coordinate pricing with vendors and develop project cost budgets. • Create and track purchase orders for field projects. • Compile and organize health and safety documentation, receipts, manifests, and calibration logs. • Schedule subcontractors and verify training certifications, safety plans, and equipment procurement. • Maintain and develop maintenance schedules for company‑owned equipment. • Operate company vehicles for field project execution. • Implement technical solutions to improve equipment capabilities. • Provide performance feedback to leadership and cover for absent workers as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸scope development
• ▸safety planning
• ▸purchase orders
• ▸maintenance schedules
• ▸technical solutions
• ▸subcontractor scheduling

What You Bring

Preferred qualifications include knowledge of personnel management, operations, equipment, waste processing, recycling techniques, purchasing, work orders, special licenses, and DOT training. Candidates must demonstrate accuracy, thoroughness, attention to detail, the ability to prioritize, stay focused, and handle multiple diverse responsibilities. Minimum requirements are at least two years of related experience, a valid driver’s license, and potentially a special license such as a CDL. • Minimum two years of related experience. • Valid driver’s license; special license (e.g., CDL) may be required. • Knowledge of personnel management, operations, equipment, waste processing, and recycling techniques. • Demonstrated accuracy, thoroughness, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities.

Requirements

• ▸2+ years
• ▸driver license
• ▸cdl
• ▸personnel management
• ▸waste processing
• ▸detail oriented

Benefits

Eligible employees can elect comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; health‑care and dependent‑care spending accounts; short‑ and long‑term disability; life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; an employee assistance program; discount programs; a retirement plan with a generous company match; an employee stock purchase plan; and paid time off. Additional benefit details are available on the company’s benefits website. Republic Services has earned recognitions such as Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies and Great Place to Work. It promises a supportive environment where effort is valued, tools and technology are provided for safety and effectiveness, and opportunities for learning and growth are available, aligning with its “Sustainability in Action” mission. • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage. • Health care and dependent care spending accounts. • Short- and long-term disability insurance. • Life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance. • Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP). • Employee discount programs. • Retirement plan with generous company match. • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). • Paid Time Off (PTO).

Work Environment

Field