Wastewater Lab Supervisor

The City of Flagstaff is seeking a skilled environmental laboratory professional to lead its wastewater and reclaimed water compliance laboratory. This position oversees sampling, testing, quality assurance and quality control, data management, and regulatory reporting while ensuring compliance with ADEQ, EPA, ADHS, and applicable permit requirements.

Working closely with wastewater operations and regulatory partners, this role helps ensure the City meets evolving environmental standards, maintains accurate and defensible laboratory data, and protects the quality of our community’s water resources. If you bring strong technical expertise, attention to detail, and a commitment to environmental compliance.

Duties range from routine/less difficult to more complex (requiring the incumbent to take initiative, make judgment calls, and make decisions for the functions/processes for which they are accountable.)

• Provides excellent customer service to both internal and external customers.
• Elements of the job may require availability to respond to after-hours emergencies.
• May supervise Water Services Operators (WSO) training in specialty area or laboratory technicians and provide mentoring and training to ensure cross training occurs.
• Schedules training, monitors training for quality, and coordinates other on-going training, including safety training and safety enforcement.
• May complete performance evaluations for employees who have worked in specialty area.
• Assists with or conducts interviews and makes recommendations during the hiring process.
• Researches, estimates, and purchases/requisitions equipment and materials.
• Puts equipment into service and takes equipment out of service in area of specialty.
• May review proposals and provides guidance and assistance to outside suppliers, engineers, contractors, and inspectors.
• Provides input on equipment needs to repair or up-grade facilities.
• Responsible for necessary documents, SOP’s, data entries and reports to properly record the service activities for area of specialty.
• Responsible for updating and maintaining emergency and security plans.
• Performs administrative duties including payroll, up-date manuals, records retention, meetings, training, etc.
• Provides determination of best work practices concerning requests for equipment, tools, chemicals and PPE needed to maintain a safe and operational facility.
• Directs staff in installation and start-up operations.
• Responsible for all scheduled and unscheduled work, including planning, assigning, purchasing, and supervising, exercising initiative and independent judgment in carrying out the work or meeting unusual problems.
• Responsible for employee safety and safe operation of all equipment.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Manages ADHS licensed Environmental compliance laboratory for water or wastewater.
• Plans and conducts sampling, testing and reporting for all parameters listed on state-issued permits and/or drinking water rules for the City’s water/wastewater facilities.
• Verifies QA/QC on all laboratory data.
• Compiles monthly data from various in-house lab bench sheets and contract lab reports.
• Submits reports to ADEQ and EPA in accordance with permit or rule frequencies.
• Communicates with regulatory bodies in instances of non-compliance and completes all required notifications/reports.
• Assists lab techs when needed and performs duties of the lab tech in their absence.
• Manages the Drinking water and Wastewater compliance programs and ensures that all areas of compliance are met.
• Develops or modifies programs based on new permits, permit modifications and/or rule changes.
• Participates in the permit renewal and or modification process.
• Orders lab supplies.

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