Water Quality & Environmental Compliance Supervisor

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed District Online Application. A cover letter and resume are highly encouraged as they are valuable to the evaluation process. The most qualified applicants will be invited to participate further in the screening process, which will include a panel interview and possible written exercise.

West Basin Municipal Water District (West Basin) is a leader in the water industry in water recycling, conservation, water resource management, and youth and adult education. West Basin provides wholesale drinking water and recycled water to eight local retail water agencies including four cities, three private water companies, and one county water agency. The District serves a population of nearly one million residents in 17 cities and unincorporated areas along the coastal corridor of southern Los Angeles County.

The District is governed by an elected five-member Board of Directors and is a member agency of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.

West Basin operates the Edward

C. Little Water Recycling Facility and three satellite locations. It is the largest treatment and water purification facility of its type providing nearly 40 million gallons of water each day to over 300 sites. West Basin utilizes various advanced treatment processes to produce five types of "fit-for-purpose" waters used for commercial, industrial, and landscape purposes, including three ultra-pure waters. West Basin utilizes a contract operator to run the facilities.

West Basin owns and operates over 100 miles of recycled water pipelines and supplies recycled water to customers for non-potable use. To expand the use of recycled water, the District assists customers with the process of converting their sites to utilize recycled water. In addition, the District conducts site inspections to ensure compliance with the safe use of recycled water.

West Basin is an equal-opportunity employer, promoting diversity in its recruitment process and programs. The District is committed to customer service and seeks to provide its customers with the most qualified and exceptional professional services through those they employ while offering an excellent benefits package to its employees.

West Basin is seeking an experienced Water Quality & Environmental Compliance Supervisor who thrives in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment, who is flexible to change, can prioritize and expedite tasks and provide excellent customer service to both internal and external customers. The Water Quality & Environmental Compliance Supervisor will organize and supervise a staff of professionals focused on the water quality/environmental compliance needs of West Basin, including overseeing various permit compliance and reporting.

The desired incumbent will also ensure compliance with permits and regulation with attention to work quality and adherence to established West Basin policies and procedures.

Under general direction, the Water Quality & Environmental Compliance Supervisor will manage and oversee the District’s water quality reporting and compliance programs; track and ensure the contract operators is providing data to the District; obtain complex permits; research, develop and recommend procedures and strategies to ensure compliance with federal and state environmental laws and regulations. This position will also ensure all reports to local, state and federal regulators are submitted on time in compliance with District operating permits for recycled water;

respond to a variety of inquiries, questions, and issues; present to public or Board on occasion; respond to all water quality and compliance issues related to the operation of the recycled water facilities as well as District drinking water programs.

• Provides day-to-day leadership and supervises a diverse multi-disciplinary staff, providing a high performance, customer service-oriented work environment, and ensuing for timely delivery of required reports to local, state and federal regulators.
• Leads division efforts towards obtaining new permits.
• Manages program related to the environmental and regulatory…