How to hire an environmental compliance technician

How to hire an environmental compliance technician, step by step

Here's a step-by-step environmental compliance technician hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an environmental compliance technician job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new environmental compliance technician
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring an environmental compliance technician, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   An environmental compliance technician's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, environmental compliance technicians from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents environmental compliance technician salaries for various positions.

   Type of Environmental Compliance Technician	Description	Hourly rate
   Environmental Compliance Technician	Environmental science and protection technicians monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution and contamination, including those affecting public health. In addition, they work to ensure that environmental violations are prevented.	$12-47
   Laboratory Analyst	A Laboratory Analyst helps conduct experiments, run laboratory tests, and analyze results. They compile and record data for the documentation needed for testing and report preparation.	$14-29
   Technician	Technicians are skilled professionals who primarily work with technology in different industries. They are knowledgeable about the technical aspects of the various items they work with... Show more	$11-27

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Data Entry
   • DOT
   • Safety Procedures
   • CFR
   • Hazardous Waste
   • EPA
   • Water Samples
   • Regulatory Compliance
   • Elimination System
   • Test Results
   • Compliance Inspections
   • FDA
   • EMC
   • Hazardous Materials

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   Responsibilities:

   • Provide contractor oversight, including monitoring of technical performance of sub-contractors managing remedial cleanup projects involving hazardous waste.
   • Assist HAZWOPER technicians with logistical support for operations on project operations including research of facilities and vendors need for project completion.
   • Prepare and update SPCC and SWPP plans.
   • Provide contractor oversight, including monitoring of technical performance of sub-contractors managing remedial cleanup projects involving hazardous waste.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your environmental compliance technician job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. An environmental compliance technician can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, environmental compliance technicians' average salary in maine is 48% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level environmental compliance technicians 74% less than senior-level environmental compliance technicians.
   • Certifications. An environmental compliance technician with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in an environmental compliance technician's salary.

   Average environmental compliance technician salary

   $49,618yearly

   $23.85 hourly rate

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   Entry-level environmental compliance technician salary

   $25,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 15, 2025

4. Writing an environmental compliance technician job description

   A job description for an environmental compliance technician role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's an environmental compliance technician job description:

   Environmental compliance technician job description example

   To be considered for Department of Livestock positions, applicants must complete and submit their application online, as well as upload any required application materials.
   
   Materials Required of Applicants: Please submit the following documents on the State of Montana Careers website:
   * Cover Letter
   * Resume - Your resume must include the following information:
   * Education
   * All relevant work history, listing employment in chronological order in a month/year format with most recent job listed first
   * Supervisor's name and phone number for each job
   * Detailed description of the duties performed in each job
   
   * Supplemental Question
   * Please tell us why you are interested in this position, what makes you the best candidate for the position, and how your past work experience will contribute to you fulfilling the duties of this position. Limit your response to two pages.
   
   When submitting the required documents, you must check the "relevant document" box to ensure your attachments are uploading correctly to the specific application for this position.
   
   Reasons to work for the Montana Department of Livestock: Our work matters !We are proud of the work we do, to find out more about the Department of Livestock visit our website HERE.
   
   Benefits of working for the Department of Livestock: The ability to work and play in the beautiful state of Montana is one of the benefits you will love about this opportunity! Other fantastic benefits include:
   
   * Health Coverage
   * Retirement plans
   * Paid vacation, sick leave and Holidays
   * Work/life balance
   * Flexible schedules
   * Opportunities and room for professional growth
   * Public Service Loan Forgiveness- Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you to receive loan forgiveness- click HERE to learn more!
   
   About this Opportunity!
   
   The Montana Department of Livestock is accepting applications for a Compliance Technician. This position will work in the Brands Enforcement Division. The division is comprised of a core group of Helena office staff that manage all the data and paperwork generated by the essential group of field employees and livestock markets. The Brands Enforcement Division interacts extensively with livestock producers, livestock markets, brand owners, our own staff, the public and other state agencies.
   
   Agency Description:
   
   The Department of Livestock has proudly served and protected the heritage of the Montana Livestock industry since 1885. The Brands Enforcement Division Goal is to provide the livestock industry with professional law enforcement and investigative work in the tracking of livestock ownership and in the deterrence and/or resolution of related criminal activities.
   
   Position Description:
   
   This position is responsible for Field Staff Remittance Reconciliation as well as Field Staff Compliance, and is the back-up for Brand Lien Filings, in addition to other duties outlined in the position description. The position is required to answer the main phone line as needed and provide quality assistance to customers and coworkers. The position conducts extensive research for staff and other entities needing inspection information, compiles data for the annual and other ad-hoc reports and performs a variety of additional duties as assigned. Working hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
   
   This position is not remote and works from our offices in Helena, MT.
   
   Major Duties or Responsibilities:
   
   This position verifies that field staff are collecting, documenting, and remitting the correct fees for all field activities requiring the collection of a fee. It reviews fee deposits and the documentation for field activities such as inspections and permits and determines whether proper amounts were collected and whether the employees' followed regulations regarding timeliness of deposit. This process is completed daily. In addition, this position receives multiple types of official brands enforcement forms, including official cattle movement documentation (inspections and permits), investigator correspondence, and state employee remittances.
   
   Required knowledge, skills, and abilities:
   
   * Must have at least intermediate skill level and understanding of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook:
   * Must be able to follow standard operating procedures and training plans with diligent attention to detail.
   * Must have knowledge and ability in operation of custom software systems:
   * Brand database (Axiom) and Fort Supply Central Office
   
   * Must aptitude and skill in regulatory customer service:
   * High standards of professionalism,
   * Polite but firm conduct,
   * Displays a patient, deliberate, thorough, helpful, kind, understanding demeanor when explaining regulations.
   
   * Must have data entry and review skills.
   * Familiarity with Montana livestock regulations.
   * Must possess expert personal management skills:
   * Must be committed to continuous improvement:
   * Must follow all Brands Enforcement, department and state standards of conduct:
   
   Education and Experience:
   
   * Minimum: High school diploma or equivalent and at least two years in a similar office environment with daily customer service and computer operation is required.
   * Preferred: Associate degree. At least 4 years' experience in a similar office environment, exceptional computer skills, and a thorough understanding of the livestock industry and Montana livestock regulations.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right environmental compliance technician for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with environmental compliance technicians they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit environmental compliance technicians who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your environmental compliance technician job on Zippia to find and recruit environmental compliance technician candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit environmental compliance technicians, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new environmental compliance technician

   Once you've found the environmental compliance technician candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new environmental compliance technician. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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