Environmental Health Technical Specialist - Public Water
About The Position
The Office of Drinking Water is recruiting an Environmental Health Technical Specialist for the Abingdon Field Office, which works with public water systems in the 17 counties and four independent cities of Southwest Virginia. This role helps protect the public health by ensuring that public drinking water is in compliance with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and the Waterworks Regulations. This is accomplished through surveillance, sanitary surveys, reviewing operating reports, investigating consumer complaints, preparing notices of alleged violation, initiating enforcement actions, managing databases, reviewing bacteriological and chemical analyses, and providing technical assistance and training to waterworks owners/operators. Provides support to the entire Field Office and may include assigned areas in one or more planning districts. Serves as the noncommunity waterworks and found water system programs subject matter expert for the entire field office, by providing technical and procedural guidance and quality assurance reviews.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of biology, microbiology, chemistry, and math
- Knowledge of technology associated with provision of drinking water
- Ability to use computers for word processing and data management
- Ability to communicate in English in writing, orally, interpersonally, and before groups and public meetings
- Ability to analyze information and data and to make recommendations for corrective actions
- Ability to interpret regulations and technical documents
- Valid state driver's license
Nice To Haves
- Experience in compliance and enforcement activities
- Knowledge of the Safe Drinking Water Act and Virginia Waterworks Regulations
- Licensure as a Waterworks Operator Class 1, 2, or 3 by the VA DPOR
- Experience conducting sanitary surveys or environmental risk assessments
Responsibilities
- Surveillance of public water systems
- Conducting sanitary surveys
- Reviewing operating reports
- Investigating consumer complaints
- Preparing notices of alleged violation
- Initiating enforcement actions
- Managing databases
- Reviewing bacteriological and chemical analyses
- Providing technical assistance and training to waterworks owners/operators
- Serving as the noncommunity waterworks and found water system programs subject matter expert for the entire field office
- Providing technical and procedural guidance and quality assurance reviews
Benefits
- 12 paid holidays
- medical insurance
- dental insurance
- vision insurance
- life insurance
- retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation plan)
- sick leave
- family/personal leave
- annual leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
