Dept/Div: Sanitation/N/A FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Salary: $47,858.00

General Definition of Work

Performs intermediate technical work performing inspections and interviews, coordinating city sanitary programs, reviewing and analyzing test samples, updating and maintaining files and data, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Pretreatment Coordinator/ Lab Supervisor.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions

Oversees, coordinates, records, reviews, and analyzes city industrial and commercial client monthly Industrial User (IU) self-monitoring, Sanitary Sewer Flow Loss program, Wastewater Surcharge program and IU permitting; monitors sample analytical results.

Conducts compliance inspections and follow-up interviews on permitted industries; analyzes for spill concerns; reviews wastewater analytical results and records; collects and reviews permits and emergency plans for verification; provides regulatory updates through on-site meetings, public meetings, and email correspondence.

Works with, or serves on, the Richmond Environmental Sustainability Commission as a recognized water quality resource FBO of Richmond Sanitary District and to understand larger District goals in relevance to the Climate Action Plan. Respond to requests for public input in the area of potential water quality impacts.

Identify, research and complete State and Federal grant opportunities; implement and manage funded projects from start to completion; develop measures of success, train employees and provide oversight of standard operating procedures.

Assists, recommends, and reviews the City Sewer Use Ordinance (SUO) and Enforcement Response Plan (ERP); determines classifications; writes and issues Industrial User permits.

Updates and maintains monthly Flow Loss program data; calculates and generates monthly invoice summary reports; forwards report types for billing invoicing.

Assists, coordinates, implements community education opportunities and outreach campaigns.

Prepares, calibrates, and operates sampling and analytical equipment for industrial and wastewater treatment plant sampling, including determining equipment needs.

Assists in collecting river samples and non-routine water and wastewater samples as situations warrant.

Assists in investigating illegal discharges to sewer system from industrial, commercial, and residential sources.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Thorough knowledge of chemical principles, terminology, techniques, equipment and laboratory tests pertaining to analysis of water and wastewater samples; thorough knowledge of the processes and treatment stages involved in water and wastewater treatment; thorough knowledge of modern chemical laboratory procedures, techniques and equipment and skill in their use; thorough knowledge of grant acquisition and procedures; thorough knowledge local, State, and Federal laws and regulations pertaining to the department; skill in the use of personal computers, associated software packages, hardware, and peripheral equipment; skill in the use and operation of assigned equipment and vehicles; ability to use laboratory and related equipment and to compute and record test results; ability to perform research work on problems of a chemical nature; ability to prepare clear and accurate scientific reports including suitable graphic representations; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with coworkers, supervisors, and the general public.

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry, microbiology, or related field and considerable experience with laboratory analysis methods, regulatory sciences, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements

This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires sitting, speaking or hearing and repetitive motions and occasionally requires standing, walking, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, tasting or smelling and pushing or pulling; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, assembly or fabrication of parts within arm’s length, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work frequently requires exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to blood borne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment and occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts, working in high, precarious places, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to the risk of electrical shock, exposure to vibration; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Special Requirements

Class IV Indiana Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Operation certification within 2 years of hire.

Class D Indiana Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant Operation certification within 2 years of hire.

Completion of CSUS Office of Water Programs course “Pretreatment Facility Inspection” within one year of hire.

Obtain Indiana Industrial Operators Association Registered Pretreatment Coordinator certification within 2 years of hire.

Valid driver's license in the State of Indiana.

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