MACTEC Helps City of San Francisco Launch Green Jobs Training Program

Environmental Field Technician Training Program Provides Skills for Graduates to Compete in ‘Green Economy’

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23, 2009 – A training program designed and implemented by MACTEC as part of the City of San Francisco’s first Green Jobs Training Program will help graduates find employment in the growing environmental remediation field. The San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) piloted the program. Allen Kibler, President of MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc., (www.mactec.com), made the announcement.

MACTEC’s extensive curriculum for the Environmental Field Technician training program – consisting of three days of classroom and hands-on field work, is one module of the City’s Green Skills Academy implemented earlier this month.

Key curriculum elements included:

Health and safety and job hazard analysis
Sources of environmental contamination
Introduction to environmental media (soil, groundwater, stormwater, etc.)
Reasons for sampling
Fundamentals of sampling
Introduction to groundwater sampling
Introduction to soil sampling
Introduction to air and dust monitoring
Field training

“These programs are critical to provide residents the necessary skills and training to effectively compete in the new green economy,” said San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. “Times are tough, so we need to get creative about how we find people jobs.”

MACTEC (www.mactec.com), based in Alpharetta, GA, is a leading engineering and design, environmental, and construction firm focused on four strategic business lines: Industrial/Commercial, Infrastructure (Transportation and Municipal), Energy, and Federal. MACTEC offers an ever-broadening portfolio of sustainable solutions, from renewable energy to industrial facility asset management. With annual revenues over $490 million, MACTEC’s 3,000-plus employees work from over 80 offices nationwide. The firm has operated in San Francisco since 1957. Additional San Francisco Bay Area offices are located in Oakland and Petaluma.