Environmental Supervisor (Source Control)

Orange County Sanitation District•Fountain Valley, CA

About The Position

The Environmental Supervisor (Source Control) supervises, assigns, reviews, and participates in professional, technical, and administrative work related to environmental science and non-industrial source control. Under the general supervision or direction of the Resource Protection Division Manager, the position oversees day-to-day administration of the Source Control Environmental Pretreatment Program and provides professional-level support to the Division Manager and department Director. Work takes place in office and field settings, and includes performing the most technical and complex assignments in the area of responsibility. The role leads activities and staff responsible for pretreatment inspections, wastewater monitoring and sampling, investigations, enforcement, and non-industrial source-control programs. Program areas include discharges to OC San’s sewer systems, industrial and commercial wastewater, waste haulers, fats, oils, and grease, dental amalgam, dry-weather urban runoff, water quality, biosolids, recycled water initiatives, and emerging or nontraditional pollutant sources. The supervisor ensures work complies with OC San ordinances, wastewater discharge permits and other control mechanisms, OC San’s approved Pretreatment Program under 40 CFR Part 403, applicable categorical pretreatment standards, and other federal, state, and local requirements. The supervisor directs work, manages staff performance, and serves as a technical resource. The position coordinates with internal teams, external regulatory agencies, law enforcement, and first responders; helps plan program budgets, staffing, equipment, contracts, procedures, and improvements; and performs related duties as assigned. Employees may be assigned to any OC San work location based on business needs. All employees are designated Disaster Service Workers and must complete assigned training and return to work when ordered during an emergency.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education, with major coursework in a science or related field.
Six years of progressively responsible work experience in environmental compliance and regulatory monitoring, wastewater management, environmental protection programs, and/or advanced physical, chemical, microbiological, and biological preparation and analysis in a laboratory; experience may include two years of lead or supervisory experience.
Valid Grade III or higher Environmental Compliance Inspector Certification from the California Water Environment Association (CWEA).
Valid California Class C Driver’s License.

Nice To Haves

Extensive experience in industrial pretreatment and source control in accordance with 40 CFR Part 403.
Supervisory experience leading inspectors, technicians, and environmental compliance staff.
Strong knowledge of industrial processes, pretreatment systems, sampling procedures, and enforcement practices.
Experience administering non-industrial source-control programs, including fats, oils, and grease (FOG), dental amalgam, dry-weather urban runoff, waste-hauler programs, and similar programs.
Experience with a Pretreatment Management System.
OSHA HAZWOPER 40-Hour Certification.

Responsibilities

Plan, assign, supervise, review, and evaluate the work of source control inspectors, environmental specialists, environmental technicians, and other assigned staff.
Set priorities for inspections, monitoring, sampling, investigations, and program work consistent with OC San’s approved pretreatment program and regulatory requirements; evaluate workloads and assign tasks.
Oversee inspections of significant industrial users, categorical and non-categorical industrial users, and other permitted industrial and commercial facilities.
Ensure compliance with 40 CFR Part 403, applicable federal categorical pretreatment standards, OC San ordinances, wastewater discharge permits, and established policies and procedures.
Oversee wastewater sampling and monitoring, including grab and composite sampling, trunk-line monitoring, investigative sampling, flow monitoring, field instrumentation, chain-of-custody procedures, and sampling quality assurance and quality control.
Review compliance reports, inspection reports, sampling results, laboratory data, and field observations; identify potential violations and determine follow-up actions.
Direct investigations of unauthorized discharges, spills, slug discharges, treatment-system bypasses, unusual pollutant concentrations, and other potential violations.
Evaluate industrial wastewater pretreatment systems and ensure inspections assess facility processes, wastewater sources, pretreatment equipment, sampling locations, and discharge practices.
Review enforcement recommendations, coordinate compliance inspections, issue field notices of violation, and coordinate escalation of enforcement actions, including notices of violation and compliance letters, with the Permit Enforcement group.
Oversee non-industrial source-control and waste-hauler programs.
Coordinate responses to industrial spills, unusual discharges, collection-system impacts, and other environmental emergencies with first responders.
Train, mentor, and develop staff in pretreatment requirements, industrial processes, wastewater treatment systems, sampling, investigations, enforcement report writing, and field safety.
Coordinate with OC San engineering, enforcement, laboratory, operations, collections, and legal teams; the Orange County District Attorney’s Office; first responders; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; the State Water Resources Control Board; and the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
Assist with development of program budgets, staffing plans, equipment requirements, service contracts, standard operating procedures, and program improvements.
Perform the most technical and complex assignments in the assigned area and other related duties as required.