Wastewater Pretreatment Inspector III

City of San Diego•San Diego, CA

16h

About The Position

Wastewater Pretreatment Inspector III positions in the Industrial Wastewater Control Program perform or assist in inspections of the most complex facilities or categorical industries; coordinate and manage special investigations; assist with enforcement procedures and actions; provide technical guidance and assist with training assigned inspectors; interpret and determine the impact of more complex regulations; administer Best Management Practices (BMPs) programs; develop data and perform assigned data system management tasks; review standard sewer quality determinations and recommendations for billing adjustments; assist in preparing presentations and reports; and perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, or a closely related field. Closely related degrees must include at least 18 semester or 27 quarter college-level chemistry units, including lecture and laboratory classes in both organic and general chemistry. Additional qualifying professional experience may substitute for education lacking on a year-for-year basis; one year of full-time experience equals 30 semester or 45 quarter college-level units.
Meet one of the following experience options: (1) Three years of full-time professional-level industrial waste pretreatment inspection experience applying regulations at industrial facilities, including identifying and classifying processes subject to local regulations and/or federal pretreatment standards; determining whether installed pretreatment technology meets or exceeds model technology for the applicable category and standards; performing water use and loss audits; drafting permits applying federal pretreatment standards and establishing monitoring requirements; developing manufacturing processes and pretreatment process flow diagrams; and calculating limits using the Combined Wastestream Formula (CWF). (2) Two years of full-time professional-level industrial waste inspection experience as specified in Option 1, plus one year of full-time professional-level experience, as a primary job function, in chemical, environmental, or sanitary engineering involving the design, operation, and inspection of wastewater and/or pretreatment processes; chemical wastewater laboratory work in an industrial waste program involving sampling and analysis of toxic pollutants; or environmental regulatory work involving site evaluations and determining compliance with environmental regulations.
A Master's degree in Chemical or Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, or Biology may substitute for the additional one year of experience in Option 2, but not for the required industrial waste inspection experience.
A valid California Class C Driver License is required at the time of hire.
City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total qualifying OCA hours.
Candidates must submit proof of degree/transcripts and proof of transcripts showing required coursework when used to meet minimum requirements; City of San Diego employees must submit proof of OCA when used to meet minimum requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience applying production-based standards.
CWEA Environmental Compliance Inspector Certification Grade 2 or higher.

Responsibilities

Perform or assist in inspections of the most complex facilities or categorical industries.
Coordinate and manage special investigations.
Assist with enforcement procedures and actions.
Provide technical guidance and assist with training assigned inspectors.
Interpret and determine the impact of more complex regulations.
Administer Best Management Practices (BMPs) programs.
Develop data and perform assigned data system management tasks.
Review standard sewer quality determinations and recommendations for billing adjustments.
Assist in preparing presentations and reports.
Perform other duties as assigned.