Water Quality Environmental Technician

We’re hiring a dedicated Water Quality Environmental Technician to support the city’s commitment to clean water. In this role you’ll contribute directly to public health, environmental integrity, and resource conservation by:

• Performing a wide range of detailed and technical water quality and biological sampling, monitoring, and administrative activities to support city permit compliance requirements under the federal Clean Water Act and Enhance the River Program.
• Ensuring that sampling practices comply with all city policies and ordinance, state and federal regulations, and published sampling protocols.
• Maintaining collection permits, compliance documentation, and data that is entered into environmental databases.

• Associate’s degree and 4 years of experience in environmental and water quality monitoring, supplemented by college-level courses in the theories and principles of water quality sampling, water chemistry, biological sampling and wastewater treatment operations,
• or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience

• Valid state‑issued driver’s license.
• First Aid and CPR certification.

• Zero‑premium healthcare for you and your family
• Lifetime pension through PERSI
• Generous time off: 3 weeks' vacation, 96 hours sick, 12 holidays
• Paid parental leave, student loan forgiveness eligibility, wellness incentives, and more

If you’re looking for a stable, hands‑on role where your skills make a difference, this could be it.

Disclaimer:
This job posting may close earlier than the listed closing date. If this occurs, a minimum of 24 hours’ notice will be provided prior to closing. Applications received for this recruitment may be used to fill similar vacancies within the City of Boise as they occur.

Calibrates, troubleshoots and uses continuous and instantaneous temperature, and multiparameter water quality meters to collect water quality data. Maintains accurate data records. Summarizes data and transfers results for upload to the database.

Performs sampling and analyzes to quantify chemical and physical parameters in used water, freshwater, groundwater, and geothermal systems.

Collects samples using isokinetic depth integrated sampling techniques and sampling compositing methods to collect representative, lotic, surface water samples to meet Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (IPDES) permit sampling requirements. Assists in sample splitting, filtration, and preservation of samples using strict contamination prevention protocols.

Measures stream discharge or interprets flow gauging devices. Assists with installation of flow meters, flumes, automated samplers, and other sampling equipment into collection system lines and associated parts of the used water process and distribution system and assists in sample collection activities.

Conducts biological and habitat assessment using scientific methods and protocols including field habitat and GIS based stream map surveys, environmental DNA data collection, macroinvertebrate sampling, snorkel surveys, and electrofishing.

Performs administrative tasks to support the sampling and monitoring projects. Participates in project planning activities, quality assurance/quality control program development and annual reviews, field collection method external audits and data summaries.

Maintains water quality and biological equipment calibration and maintenance records for the SAM. Attends safety and related training programs. Uses water quality and biological databases and spreadsheets to create data summary tables and charts.

Performs other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.

• Water quality sampling methods, flow monitoring equipment, and testing procedures used in obtaining and testing surface water, domestic, and industrial used water samples and related hazards.
• Chemical and biological principles, terminology, and sampling techniques.
• Surface and groundwater hydrology.
• Quality assurance…