Senior Water Pollution Control Technician- Jefferson County (Environmental Services)
About The Position
Jefferson County is seeking well-qualified, motivated Senior Water Pollution Control Technicians to help determine sources of water pollution and contamination and employ methods to reduce the pollution or contamination. Their work involves the collection and analysis of water and wastewater samples for the purpose of reporting to state and federal regulatory agencies. As a part of their analysis, employees in this job class perform a variety of tests, to include various chemical and biological laboratory analyses. Senior Water Pollution Control Technicians also have some administrative duties and responsibilities. Their work is performed with some latitude for independent action within established policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Driver's license.
- Completion of 24 semester hours of coursework in chemistry or biology.
- Experience collecting environmental water quality samples.
- Experience analyzing environmental water quality samples.
- Experience interpreting the test data from environmental water quality samples.
Nice To Haves
- ADEM Wastewater Operator Grade III or IV Certification.
- Bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry, or related field of study from an accredited college or university.
- Experience working in a wastewater, industrial, or environmental lab.
Responsibilities
- Accepts and prepares various wastewater samples for testing by inspecting, measuring and logging the sample for various biological and chemical testing.
- Conducts laboratory analyses of various samples by checking standards, measuring samples, and calculating biological and chemical standards in order to determine water quality.
- Maintains equipment, laboratory supplies, and instruments in accordance with best practices and Standard Methods textbook (Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Assurance) to ensure sterile environment free of contamination in order to conduct accurate and valid assessments.
- Engages in activities designed to ensure professional development, awareness of developments in the field, and knowledge of relevant practices, rules, laws, policies, and/or guidelines.
- Trains coworkers on new instruments or equipment.
- Replicates a duplicate and checks the standard or lab control following the analysis of every 20 samples in order to determine the reliability of the testing conducted.
- Calibrates meters, thermometers, sampling equipment, instruments, scales, and/or balances according to manufacturer manuals.
- Determines trends in pollution by analyzing sampling and inspection data.
Benefits
- medical and dental insurance
- employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension)
- generous paid holidays
- sick and vacation leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
