Environmental Technician ; SR

Clean Water Starts Here
And So Can Your Career

Launch your environmental career protecting water quality and preventing pollution before it reaches our streams and ocean. The Department of Facility Maintenance, Storm Water Quality Division, is seeking Environmental Technicians to gain hands‑on field experience conducting inspections and investigations, supporting enforcement actions, and assisting with water quality monitoring as part of the City's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Storm System (MS4) Permit Storm Water Management Program.

• Conduct hands‑on storm water inspections and investigations.
• Identify violations, issue notices or citations when needed, and support follow‑up enforcement actions.
• Respond to storm drain concerns, pollution complaints, and discharge inquiries from the public and businesses.
• Assist with water quality monitoring, including field sampling, outfall inspections, and environmental data collection.
• Maintain case files and compliance databases, prepare reports, and support regulatory documentation.
• Work independently in the field, operate City vehicles, and collaborate with experienced environmental professionals.
• Participate in ongoing training and professional development to grow your technical skills.

• Inspect construction sites for erosion and sediment control compliance.
• Check post‑construction storm water systems, including Low Impact Development (LID) features.
• Visit commercial and industrial sites to evaluate stormwater pollution prevention practices.
• Evaluate storm water treatment systems and recommend maintenance or corrective actions.

• Investigate illegal discharges and unauthorized connections to the storm drain systems.
• Inspect storm drain infrastructure like catch basins, culverts, and treatment devices to trace pollution sources.
• Respond to stormwater complaints and coordinate corrective actions with other City departments.
• Support enforcement actions that may involve multi‑agency coordination.

• Operates vehicle to and from inspection sites.
• Exposure to traffic hazards, chemicals, reagents, and climbing into streams for sampling.
• Walking on uneven, slippery, or obstructed surfaces (platforms, stream beds, construction sites, etc.).
• Moderate lifting and carrying of equipment (15–50 pounds).
• Entering high to medium‑secured areas during construction and post‑construction phases.
• Opening storm drain utility covers, gratings, and other storm drainage structures.
• Other conditions and situations depending on the project at hand.
• Overtime work, including weekends, holidays and after hours for investigations, field sampling and assisting with community presentations.
• Must learn how to use various computer systems, GIS software, city, state and federal systems, asset management and database programs, and hydrologic modeling programs.

Advancement from Environmental Technician I through Environmental Technician III; experienced technicians may later apply for Environmental Technician IV based on satisfactory work experience and demonstration of applicable knowledge and skills.

Salary rate commensurate with applicable experience, pending approval. Current pay ranges are:
Environmental Technician I – $4,054–$4,388;
Environmental Technician III – $4,933;
Environmental Technician IV – $5,338.

Excellent employment benefits: generous time off (up to 21 vacation days, 21 sick leave days, and holidays), comprehensive health coverage, retirement plan, career development, and more. For full details, view the Benefits tab on this posting or visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Apply today to protect water quality and make a lasting impact.

At the time of application, you must be a citizen, national, or permanent resident alien of the United States or a non‑citizen eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment.

Equivalent to graduation from high school. Responsible work experience that demonstrated the ability to perform…