Water Quality Field Engineer

OHLA USA • Santa Clarita, CA

169d • $75,000 - $85,000 • Onsite

About The Position

OHLA USA brings together the construction industry's most diverse talent who thrive in a collaborative work environment and appreciate challenges and opportunities.
OHLA USA , Inc. is seeking a Water Resource Engineer to join the OHLA West Environmental Team. The Water Quality Field Engineer will report to the Regional Environmental Manager. This is a full-time, onsite position that will primarily based out of Santa Clarita, CA and require commuting throughout San Diego, Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange County in California.

Requirements

• Equivalent to graduation from college with a bachelors or advanced degree curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology with major work in environmental, chemical, sanitary, mechanical, agricultural, geotechnical, or civil engineering, or a related engineering discipline. (If the Accreditation Board accredits any engineering curriculum for Engineering in the institution from which the degree is earned, all engineering curricula from that institution will be considered accredited.) Possession of equivalent qualifications may be demonstrated by graduation from an unaccredited curriculum in any of the above specialized engineering fields, which includes the basic engineering courses normally covered in a standard four-year course, and by qualifying in a written examination covering water quality control engineering. (Registration as a Senior or graduate student in any of the above specialized engineering fields will admit the applicant to the examination, but they must produce evidence of graduation before they will be considered eligible for appointment.)
• Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a civil or professional engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers
• California State General Permit Qualified Industrial Stormwater Practitioner (QISP)
• California State General Permit SWPPP Practitioner (QSP)
• California State General Permit SWPPP Developer (QSD)
• Principles of water quality control, water rights, and water resource management.
• Physical, biological, and chemical factors relating to the control of water pollution and quality, and the management of surface and ground water.
• The California Water Quality Control Act.
• Principles, policies, regulations, and requirements of the California Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards.
• Bacteriological, biological, and chemical factors relating to the control of water pollution and quality, and the management of surface and ground water quality.
• Three to five years of increasingly responsible professional experience in water quality control, water pollution control, sanitary, environmental, chemical, civil, or water rights engineering, or a related field in the State of California.
• Possession of a master's degree in a biological, chemical, physical, or environmental science, soil science, water science, hydrology, agronomy, natural resource science, environmental or public health, physical geography, or a closely related scientific discipline may be substituted for one year of the required general experience; possession of a doctorate in the above-named disciplines may be substituted for two years of the general experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct on-site water control and stormwater pollution prevention inspections to insure compliance of company projects
• Work with environmental manager and project teams to implement water control and stormwater pollution prevention plans as necessary
• Ensure all agency reporting requirements are met, including uploads to the SMART system are performed
• Interpret and apply the rules, regulations, and requirements of the California Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards.
• Interpret and apply the California and Federal Water Quality Control Acts, water rights principles, and the policies, regulations, and requirements for the State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards in all project areas.
• Interpret engineering plans, estimates, and specifications.
• Collect and maintain environmental and technical data for projects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees