Sampling & Compliance Supervisor

ALCOSAN (Allegheny County Sanitary Authority)•Pittsburgh, PA

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About The Position

The Sampling and Compliance Supervisor supervises industrial pretreatment compliance with Authority regulations, including the Fats, Oil, and Grease (FOG) Program and the High-Strength Surcharge Program. The position manages environmental permit-compliance data and reporting for more than 100 industrial customers, organizes and assesses laboratory and customer-submitted information, and provides data analysis and enforcement recommendations to management. The supervisor plans and oversees sampling, inspections, investigations, and staff activities; manages compliance schedules and customer communications; drafts industrial discharge permits for management review; and administers the High-Strength Surcharge Program. The role also coordinates department reporting, field-personnel training, educational presentations, and the development of sampling procedures. In the Manager of Industrial Waste’s absence, the supervisor assumes the manager’s duties.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Natural or Applied Sciences, or a related field.
Two years of Environmental Compliance or Sewage Treatment experience.
Two years of supervisory experience or two years of Project Management experience emphasizing information database systems.
Possess, or be able to obtain, Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certification.
Knowledge of database management and data analysis.
Knowledge of pretreatment industries, regulations, and plant operations.
Knowledge of industrial pretreatment permit writing and industrial process flow diagrams.
Knowledge of information systems, data systems, and sampling procedures.
Knowledge of chemistry and sampling correlation.
Knowledge of multitasking, staff training and education, deductive reasoning, customer service and customer operations, and industrial classification under federal regulations.
Some or limited knowledge of building teams and motivating employees.
Ability to communicate with supervisors, peers, and subordinates by telephone, in writing, email, or in person.
Ability to manage large data sets and use them in programs for reporting and decision-making.
Ability to troubleshoot database systems and improve data-handling efficiency.
Ability to schedule staff events, programs, and activities.
Ability to identify others’ development needs, coach or train them, and monitor performance.
Ability to enter, transcribe, record, store, and maintain information in written or electronic form.
Ability to evaluate information and determine compliance with laws, regulations, or standards.
Ability to service, repair, adjust, and test mechanical equipment.

Responsibilities

Manage a large database used to track environmental permit compliance and reporting requirements for more than 100 industrial customers.
Organize database information and conduct quality-assurance assessments of internal laboratory results and external industrial-customer data, including evaluation, reporting, and presentation of results.
Process information submitted by industrial customers for compliance with regulations and reporting requirements of the ALCOSAN Pretreatment Program.
Analyze data and prepare enforcement recommendations for the Manager of Industrial Waste; participate in industrial enforcement negotiations with the Manager and Director of Environmental Compliance.
Organize, assign, and supervise Samplers and Investigators conducting treatment-plant and industrial sampling, inspections, and sewer-incident investigations.
Provide on-site supervision of Samplers and Investigators.
Prepare monthly compliance reports for more than 100 Industrial Users.
Manage compliance schedules and serve as the primary industry contact to ensure scheduled activities are completed.
Draft Industrial Discharge Permits for review and issuance by the Manager of Industrial Waste, based on regulations, industrial processes, and compliance history.
Respond to customer questions about Pretreatment requirements, the FOG Program, and the High-Strength Surcharge Program.
Manage the High-Strength Surcharge Program, including assigning sampling points, organizing database information, analyzing data through queries and reports, assessing results, and preparing reports for Customer Service and Billing.
Generate incident reports and violation letters, evaluate data, review inspection reports, and track these materials in a department database system.
Assume the Manager of Industrial Waste’s duties during the manager’s absence and assist with technical training and certification of field personnel.
Coordinate and plan daily and weekly sampling activities and provide the Laboratory with an estimated weekly sample projection.
Organize staff participation in Industrial Waste Department educational presentations.
Review and share new sampling techniques and methodologies, and develop corresponding Standard Operating Procedures.
Perform other job-related duties as needed.