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Landfill Gas Technician

Waste Connections
Rockford, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 2/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/2/2025

Winnebago Landfill is looking for a Landfill Gas Technician at our landfill in Rockford, Illinois.

This is an excellent opportunity with a growing company!

Responsibilities include :

  • Ensure landfill gas and waste water systems remains in compliance with all Federal, State and local laws and regulations.
  • Perform routine system inspections and repairs on the landfill.
  • Work with Region Engineer and Landfill Manager to ensure compliance.
  • Maintain relationships with landfill employees as well as consultants, vendors, customers generating industrial waste.
  • Assist in landfill environmental reviews and audits.
  • Perform technical duties relevant to the landfill gas extraction system compliant to landfill operations.
  • Provide assistance in fulfillment of all technical / regulating / operational documentation related to the landfill.
  • Assist in general manager's administration of all landfill operations / programs, daily business dealings / communications.
  • Analyze data and prepare summaries, recommendations and cost estimates for consideration by senior engineers and / or managers.
  • Conduct on-site technical visits to satellite sites to review and evaluate operational efficiency of equipment and systems at various facilities.
  • Monitor and maintain field installation and testing.
  • Assist senior engineer and / or management in reviewing design and development plans, calculating cost estimates for completing the proposed projects and evaluating the engineering proposals and specifications.
  • Compose technical reports to document engineering analysis, solutions and results.
  • Represent the organization in conferences to resolve important issues and to plan and coordinate work.
  • Other job related duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will have :

  • Ability to follow established procedures with minimal amount of direct supervision.
  • Understanding of landfill gas systems
  • Ability to interpret documents such as safety rules, contracts, federal, state and local regulations, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to prepare reports at the state or local levels.
  • Must be mechanically proficient on a variety of systems and field instruments.
  • Ability to define problems collects data, interpret data and draw valid conclusions.
  • Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
  • Minimum requirements :

    Some direct work experience in one or more of the following areas :

  • Environmental site assessments and remediation
  • Environmental audits
  • Waste Connections is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability or protected veteran status.

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