Senior Environmental Compliance Inspector

City of Escondido•Escondido, CA

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The City of Escondido is seeking a Senior Environmental Compliance Inspector for its Utilities Department/Wastewater Division. This role involves performing complex technical work to support the City’s Wastewater and Environmental Programs. Responsibilities include inspecting and monitoring commercial and industrial facilities, administering the Industrial Waste Pretreatment Program, conducting field inspections for pollution control and environmental protection, educating the public, maintaining records, and providing lead supervision and training to other staff. The position plays a key role in ensuring compliance with NPDES permits, municipal codes, and EPA guidelines.

Requirements

Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade.
Three years (full-time equivalent) of environmental compliance inspection experience and two years (full-time equivalent) of experience in wastewater technology, chemistry, biology, environmental engineering, or related field.
OR Two years of college level coursework in wastewater technology, chemistry, biology, environmental engineering, or related discipline and three years (full-time equivalent) of environmental compliance inspection experience.
OR A Bachelor’s degree in wastewater technology, chemistry, biology, environmental engineering, or related discipline and two years (full-time equivalent) of environmental compliance inspection experience.
Possession of a valid Class C driver’s license.
Possession of a Grade II Environmental Compliance Inspector certificate issued by the California Water Environmental Association.
Ability to search online databases for publicly available information and environmental data.
Ability to lift heavy manhole covers and ascend tall vertical ladders.
All positions require the ability to read, write and speak English.

Nice To Haves

Supplemental specialized training/coursework in water, storm water, and/or wastewater technology is desirable.

Responsibilities

Leads, plans, trains, and reviews the work of staff responsible for performing a full range of technical work in support of the City’s wastewater pretreatment and storm water inspection programs.
Provides instruction and training to assigned employees in their areas of work including related methods, procedures, and techniques.
Performs the full range of duties involved in the implementation and enforcement of federal, state, and local environmental regulations in accordance with the City’s wastewater and storm water N.P.D.E.S. permits.
Inspects commercial and industrial establishments for compliance with state, federal, and local environmental regulations related to wastewater and storm water.
Reviews and evaluates permit applications, discharge reports, facility modifications, and pretreatment systems.
Plan checks and reviews blueprints to ensure proper sizing of fixtures and to ensure all required fixtures are connected to pretreatment equipment.
Calculates required capacity of grease removal equipment and sand oil clarifiers.
Prescribes frequency of preventative maintenance for grease removal equipment and sand oil clarifiers.
Provides information, advises, and responds to inquiries from business owners and operators, other governmental agency staff, and the public concerning environmental compliance regulations, requirements, and policies.
Determines sampling locations and methods; collects representative samples of wastewater or storm water from industrial, commercial, residential, and institutional sources, various interceptors, and storm drains.
Initiates appropriate enforcement action after identifying noncompliance with local, state, or federal requirements; prepares and issues written notices of correction, notices of requirements, violations of regulation, and administrative citations.
Evaluates local and federal compliance monitoring reports including spill management plans, pollution prevention plans, self-monitoring reports, slug discharge prevention plan, and storm water pollution prevention plans.
Investigates and traces sources of illegal waste discharges entering into the storm water or wastewater collection systems; responds to and coordinates call-outs.
Plans and participates in pollution prevention program projects including commercial business regulation, development of best management practices, program planning and reporting, and public outreach.
Supervises and participates in a variety of record keeping and reporting functions; prepares and maintains a variety of records, files, and related documents.
Prepares manuals and reports including those that summarize requirements and regulations.
Operates and calibrates a variety of simple laboratory, sampling, and related equipment including pH meters, flow meter, atmosphere monitor, conductivity and other various meters, ammonia and chlorine test kits, and automatic sampling devices as assigned.
Ensures adequate spill response kits are available for each departmental vehicle; orders new materials as necessary.
Provides courteous customer service; responds to requests for information; investigates complaints.
Responds to emergency sanitary sewer overflows and odor complaints.
Coordinates work activities and services with other City departments and work groups.
Assists storm water management staff to implement decisions made in regards to storm water N.P.D.E.S. permit requirements and tracking techniques.
Researches and maintains current knowledge of pertinent information and developments in the environmental compliance functional areas.
Assist in structural BMP inspections; assist with dry weather and wet weather storm drain sampling and visual monitoring.
Conducts inspections, service requests, work orders, and investigations in the field using the City’s digital asset management system, which includes uploading documents, emails, pictures, and printing reports.
Operates portable office equipment in the field to conduct inspections, service requests, work orders, and investigations.
Oversees San Diego Regional Board permitted groundwater remediation sites, including sewer discharge billing, and toxic or hazardous chemical data review.
Administers the Dental Amalgam Reduction Program to comply with 40CFR Part 441 regulations.
Coordinates meetings with the City of San Diego and Environmental Compliance staff regarding Rancho Bernardo wastewater discharge water quality.
Attends meetings regarding industrial waste discharges and communicates with other agencies including the County of San Diego Hazardous Materials Division, Air Pollution Control District, the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, and the EPA.
Calculates and submits billing invoices for higher strength wastewater discharges from industrial users.
Performs related duties as required.

Benefits

The City of Escondido is committed to a drug and alcohol free workplace.
All applicants will be subject to fingerprint investigation before a conditional offer of employment is extended.
A pre-employment medical examination will be conducted following a conditional offer of employment for all positions.
Safety sensitive positions will include a pre-employment drug screen.
Positions subject to the Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations will be subject to DOT pre-employment drug testing and random drug and alcohol testing.
All appointments are subject to the successful completion of background investigation including LIVESCAN fingerprinting, and will be required to submit verification of the legal right to work in the United States.
Qualification by a medical examination will be required at the time of appointment.
After appointment, classified employees must satisfactorily complete a probationary period to be eligible for regular status.
In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, all new employees must produce proof of eligibility to work in the United States within the first three days of their employment.
The City of Escondido participates in E-Verify®.
The Loyalty Oath will be administered to all new employees on their first day of hire.
New employees hired into positions that require a driver's license must provide proof of a valid California Driver's License of the appropriate class level on their first day of employment.
Additional information regarding the essential functions and physical, environmental and communication demands of the position may be obtained from the Human Resources Department.
If you require reasonable accommodation in the testing process, such as an alternate means of testing, you must contact the Human Resources Department by the final filing date to complete a Request for Reasonable Accommodation form.
Pursuant to California Civil Code section 1786.53, the City of Escondido shall provide to all job candidates a copy of any records of arrest, indictment, conviction, civil judicial action, tax lien or outstanding judgment which was obtained in the course of conducting an evaluation for employment, assignment, and/or promotion.
A copy of this information, if received by the City, will be given to candidates within seven days of the City's receipt.
Eligible individuals are those who meet the following criteria: Served in the U.S. armed forces, Received an honorable discharge, Did not retire from military service, Seeking employment with the City of Escondido for the first time.
Guard and Reserve active duty for training purposes does not qualify for veterans' preference.
Proof of eligibility (copy of DD-214) must be submitted at time of application, or later if the promulgation of the eligibility list will not be delayed.
Veterans' preference credit will only be applied to eligible applicants who attained a passing grade (total score exclusive of credit) on the final open examination.