Industrial Coordinator

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority•Chelsea, MA

23h•$91,987 - $128,127•Hybrid

About The Position

Conducts inspections and audits of commercial and industrial facilities and other sewer dischargers. Writes permits for issuance to sewer dischargers and others subject to MWRA regulations. Coordinates with and refers matters requiring escalated enforcement to enforcement staff.

Requirements

A four (4) year undergraduate degree in chemistry, biology, environmental sciences or related engineering field or at least four (4) years of related experience is required
At least three (3) years experience in sanitary engineering and sampling practices
Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Valid Massachusetts Class D Motor Vehicle Operators License.
Knowledge and understanding of industrial and municipal treatment systems, source reduction and pollution prevention principles (including the toxic use reduction planning and certification process), as well as applicable federal, state and MWRA regulations.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Ability to work with computers, including word-processing, spreadsheet, and database programs.

Nice To Haves

Position may be eligible for telework up to 50% after an initial waiting period.

Responsibilities

Conducts inspections of industry and other sewer dischargers and drafts resulting reports.
Evaluates the adequacy of permit applications, notices of intent to discharge, and similar documents.
Writes permits (including sewer use, landfill, temporary construction site, group permits and others as assigned) for issuance to sewer dischargers and others subject to MWRA regulations.
Integrates inspection, sampling and enforcement activities to develop information for permit revisions, new permit issuance, and one time only discharge authorizations.
Uses TRAC's Pretreatment Information Management Systems (PIMS) to draft permit, and to gather current information relating to permits and inspections.
Tracks permits through the required approvals to ensure the permit issuing cycle meets established criteria.
Assures that industrial surveys are complete and up-to-date in an assigned area of responsibility and that sewer dischargers have the requisite MWRA permits.
Coordinates with and refers matters requiring escalated enforcement to enforcement staff.
Reviews plans and specifications for industrial treatment facilities, including piping and instrumentation diagrams, to ensure conformance to accepted engineering practices, and explores opportunities for pollution prevention and source reduction actions by dischargers.
Coordinates with other MWRA staff, within TRAC and from other MWRA sections, to provide support for specific sewer users.
Participates actively in TRAC multi-disciplinary work groups.
Maintains accurate and current information relating to permits and inspections on TRAC databases.
Drafts appropriate reports, meeting memoranda, file summaries, and other documents.
Performs related duties as required.