UST Installer Remover

About This Role

Nwestco LLC is seeking a skilled UST Installer/Remover to perform installations and removals of underground storage tanks, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations and operating heavy equipment. This role involves maintaining strict safety standards and collaborating with project stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Perform the installation and removal of underground storage tanks (USTs) in accordance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
• Operate and oversee heavy equipment, including excavators, backhoes, and compactors during site preparation and tank handling.
• Ensure proper installation of associated piping, venting, spill containment, leak detection, and monitoring systems.
• Conduct or assist with tank tightness testing, line testing, and verification of installation integrity.
• Collect and document soil samples and site conditions during removals for environmental assessment and compliance reporting.
• Follow approved work plans, blueprints, and site drawings, adjusting in the field when necessary in coordination with project managers.
• Maintain strict compliance with OSHA, EPA, and state-specific UST regulations, including safe work practices in hazardous environments.
• Complete accurate and timely project documentation, including daily reports, manifests, and regulatory forms.
• Communicate effectively with field crews, supervisors, subcontractors, inspectors, and clients to coordinate safe and timely project completion.
• Participate in site safety meetings, follow job hazard analysis procedures, and adhere to all PPE and confined space entry protocols.

Requirements

• 2-5+ years of hands-on experience in UST installation, removal, or petroleum construction
• Familiarity with tank system components
• Proven ability to safely operate excavation and trenching equipment
• Experience installing or removing fiberglass and steel tanks, piping systems, sumps, dispensers, and monitoring systems (e.g., Veeder-Root)
• Knowledge of federal and state UST regulations, including permitting, closure requirements, and environmental sampling procedures
• Completion of 40-Hour OSHA HAZWOPER, Confined Space Entry, State UST Installer/Remover Licenses (as required)
• Skilled in reading site plans and interpreting construction documents
• Demonstrated reliability in maintaining accurate field records, coordinating with environmental professionals, and supporting compliance reporting
• Strong safety track record with adherence to site-specific health & safety plans, excavation safety standards, and spill prevention procedures
• Team-oriented, dependable, and adaptable
• Ability to work long hours and travel to regional job sites
• Ability to pass pre-employment physical with extensive lifting (up to 75 lb), twisting, pulling, kneeling, and squatting
• Ability to pass pre-employment drug-screening and background check
• Valid driver's license with a clean driving record over the past 5 years

Qualifications

• 2-5+ years of hands-on experience in UST installation, removal, or petroleum construction

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits

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