Water Quality Specialist

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Assists with the operations of the Stormwater Division of the Engineering Department under the direct supervision of the Stormwater Management Coordinator. Primarily conducts erosion prevention and sediment control inspections of construction sites. Assists in the administration and management of the Water Quality section of the Stormwater Management Program, in order to meet the goals and objectives of the City’s MS4 NPDES permit, City of Franklin Stormwater Management Ordinance and stormwater best management practices.

• Conducts on-site inspections and gathers field data; performs and documents permanent stormwater BMP inspections; performs and documents Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control inspections for construction sites within the City. Issues Grading Permits, and performs enforcement actions as needed including issuance of Notice of Violations and Stop Work orders.
• Assists in monitoring watershed operations which may include designing and implementing stream inspections and monitoring to assess general physical and biological water quality conditions; collecting and documenting related data/findings; conducting ambient wet weather and benthic macro invertebrate sampling and hydrologic monitoring; assisting in planning, installing, maintaining and programming automatic samplers and flow meters; implementing stream assessment protocols and identifying and documenting erosion problems.
• Assists in the detection and elimination of illicit discharge which includes preparing and conducting field screening sampling of watershed outfall points to identify and eliminate sources of pollutants; conducting compliant investigations of illicit discharge; preparing and conducting pesticide herbicide and fertilizer sampling to identify sources of problem areas;
• Assist with GIS-related projects (mapping and databases) for the Stormwater Management Program, including Infrastructure, BMP, and MS4 Outfall Inventories. Assists with maintenance of the City’s various GIS databases used by various City departments.
• Assists with regulatory research and reviews and recommends updates to technical specifications and typical standards for all current regulations as related to stormwater management activities.

• Assists general public, contractors, developers, and engineers in search of general information pertaining to public works activities.

Performs other job duties as assigned, including:

• Responsible for enforcing established environmental standards, laws, regulations, and administrative policies and procedures.

Primary challenges of this position include ensuring efficient communication to the public and other departments.

• Motor Vehicle
• GPS Equipment
• Water quality measuring devices
• Laboratory equipment
• Job Content Knowledge:
  • Basic knowledge of civil/environmental engineering or biology practices and procedures.
  • Basic knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal regulations.
  • Basic knowledge on environmental/stormwater regulations, water quality issues, pollution preventions, watershed management principles/practices and enforcement/compliance.
  • Basic knowledge or water quality monitoring principles and practices.
  • Proficient with computers and Microsoft products (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.), Adobe and Bluebeam.
  • Proficient with (or ability to be proficient with) GPS and Arc GIS is desirable.
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Effectively present information and respond to…