Supervising Wastewater Pretreatment Inspector

City of San Diego • San Diego, CA

20h • Onsite

About The Position

Supervising Wastewater Pretreatment Inspector positions direct professional staff engaged in conducting investigations and inspections of industrial, commercial, and institutional facilities discharging waste into the sewage system. This role involves planning, organizing, and supervising the work and training of subordinate professional staff. Responsibilities include reviewing and approving fact sheets, data entry, and permit drafts for accuracy and completeness. The position determines the appropriateness of industrial pretreatment systems, sets discharge limitations, monitoring schedules, and compliance time frames. It also involves initiating and documenting enforcement actions, researching waste minimization and alternative disposal technologies, and developing new local programs to achieve pollutant reductions. Additionally, the role requires meeting with industry representatives and the public, developing and directing permit modifications, conducting surveillance, preparing reports, and testifying in court.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical or Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or a closely related field.
• Closely related degrees MUST include the completion of at least 18 semester/27 quarter college-level units of chemistry, including lecture and laboratory classes in both organic and general chemistry.
• Two years of full-time professional-level industrial waste inspection experience, which MUST include conducting site evaluations and inspections, and applying federal pretreatment standards to a variety of categorically regulated industries generating waste discharged into the sewer system.
• AND one of the following options:
• An additional one year of full-time industrial waste inspection experience, which MUST include conducting site evaluations and inspections, and applying federal pretreatment standards in a variety of categories of industries generating waste that is discharged into the sewer system.
• One year of full-time chemical, environmental, or sanitary engineering experience, which includes the design or operation of wet industrial processes or sanitary/industrial wastewater treatment processes.
• One year of full-time chemical wastewater laboratory experience in an industrial waste program, which includes the sampling and analysis of toxic pollutants.
• A valid California Class C Driver's License is required at the time of hire.
• Proof of degree/transcripts, if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.
• Proof of transcripts showing completion of the required coursework, if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.
• For City of San Diego employees, proof of Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA), if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Direct professional staff engaged in conducting investigations and inspections of industrial, commercial, and institutional facilities discharging waste into the sewage system.
• Plan, organize, and supervise the work and training of a subordinate professional staff.
• Review, proofread, edit, and approve fact sheets, data entry, and permit drafts for accuracy, completeness, appropriateness, and correct usage of English grammar.
• Determine the appropriateness of industrial pretreatment systems.
• Determine discharge limitations, monitoring schedules, and time frames for compliance.
• Initiate and document enforcement actions against industries not in compliance.
• Research waste minimization and alternative disposal technology options.
• Develop, document and implement new local programs to achieve necessary headworks pollutant reductions.
• Meet with industry representatives and the public to explain program requirements and objectives.
• Develop and direct permit modifications necessary to implement changes in pretreatment standards or local limits.
• Conduct surveillance, prepare reports and data summaries, and testify in court.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 3.5% effective 7/1/27
• 2% effective 7/1/28
• 2% effective 1/1/29
• Eligible benefited employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager