Solid Waste Environmental Specialist

Sarasota County Government

9d•Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you will coordinate, implement, and oversee the daily operations of landfill gas collection and destruction systems, environmental monitoring programs, and NPDES permit requirements across three solid waste facilities. You’ll play a key role in protecting environmental quality, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting efficient facility operations. You will conduct landfill gas field analysis using stationary and portable instrumentation. Monitor sample points such as wellheads, laterals, etc. Analyze and interpret data to make decisions for the operations of the LFG collection and destruction systems such as adjusting flow rates, clearing of headers and laterals, etc. Operate a variety of field monitoring equipment for landfill gas collection & destruction systems. Calibrate and maintain monitoring equipment and field instrumentation as required by permit or manufacturer. Coordinate and/or conduct repairs and modifications necessary to maintain and operate the landfill gas collection systems. Such as making repairs and/or modifications to wells, wellheads, collection lines, condensate traps, migration probes, vaults, flares, leachate lines, pumps, control panels, and associated equipment. Perform compliance audits and maintenance checks on air systems, flare stations, gas probes, gas extraction wells, sumps and other equipment and infrastructure. Monitor and record ambient gas points and gas migration probes to regulatory agencies. Supervise outside agencies that perform air monitoring tests/calibrations/repairs such as NMOC, Visual Emissions, surface emissions for permit compliance. Prepare and submit reports to local, state and federal agencies. Coordinate and perform the requirements for the environmental monitoring program at all landfill sites to include SOP protocols, site sampling, QA/QC, data review and evaluation, report and data submittals, correspondence with regulatory agencies and maintains historical site databases. Coordinate the development, implementation and submittal of permit required plans such as Technical Reports and Groundwater Monitoring Plans. Coordinate the NPDES program for the three landfill sites.

Requirements

Minimum of a 2-year degree with 2+ years of related work experience.
OR: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in biological, physical or environmental sciences, environmental engineering or related field OR: 4+ years of progressively responsible experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required college degree.
Valid Florida driver's license by date of hire.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in biological, physical or environmental sciences, environmental engineering or related field with 2+ years of professional experience.
OR: Master's degree may substitute for 1 year of professional experience.
OR: 6+ years of progressively responsible experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required college degree.
Valid Florida driver's license by date of hire.
Subject to Passing Substance Screening: This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening. An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment for a period of five years.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge and experience with landfill gas collection & destruction systems; water field sampling protocols.
Knowledge of Title V, NSPS, GHG, Groundwater, Surface Water and NPDES regulations.
Knowledge of landfill gas and environmental sampling/monitoring equipment.
Principles of landfill gas & systems, certified NPDES inspector, environmental sampling courses & training.
Knowledge of electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic pump systems.
Ability to drive utility vehicle and tow a trailer.

Responsibilities

Conduct landfill gas field analysis using stationary and portable instrumentation.
Monitor sample points such as wellheads, laterals, etc.
Analyze and interpret data to make decisions for the operations of the LFG collection and destruction systems such as adjusting flow rates, clearing of headers and laterals, etc.
Operate a variety of field monitoring equipment for landfill gas collection & destruction systems.
Calibrate and maintain monitoring equipment and field instrumentation as required by permit or manufacturer.
Coordinate and/or conduct repairs and modifications necessary to maintain and operate the landfill gas collection systems.
Perform compliance audits and maintenance checks on air systems, flare stations, gas probes, gas extraction wells, sumps and other equipment and infrastructure.
Monitor and record ambient gas points and gas migration probes to regulatory agencies.
Supervise outside agencies that perform air monitoring tests/calibrations/repairs such as NMOC, Visual Emissions, surface emissions for permit compliance.
Prepare and submit reports to local, state and federal agencies.
Coordinate and perform the requirements for the environmental monitoring program at all landfill sites to include SOP protocols, site sampling, QA/QC, data review and evaluation, report and data submittals, correspondence with regulatory agencies and maintains historical site databases.
Coordinate the development, implementation and submittal of permit required plans such as Technical Reports and Groundwater Monitoring Plans.
Coordinate the NPDES program for the three landfill sites.