Environmental Compliance Specialist

Description

(Regular, Non-Exempt)

Starting Salary Range: $27.22 - $32.67/hour, DOQ

Closing Date:
Open Until Filled

Shift/Workdays and

Hours:

Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 5:00PM

How to Apply: Using the “apply” button on this page, please complete the required online application, upload a resume and a list of three professional references with full contact information. For general questions about the position, contact Unique Hiram at  or

Work with other Environmental Compliance Division staff to assist in the administration and enforcement of the City’s environmental programs, water, and wastewater quality monitoring activities, and provides general technical assistance to the other divisions of the Public Utilities Department and other City departments concerning environmental issues, to ensure compliance with Federal, State, and Local environmental regulations.

Assists in compliance with environmental regulations and conducts water and wastewater quality monitoring activities.

• Manages all aspects of assigned environmental compliance programs to ensure compliance with Federal, State, and Local regulations.
• Participates in monitoring programs for all aspects of the Safe Drinking Water Act and of drinking water, groundwater, wastewater, biosolids, and soil samples following accepted standard operating procedures and arranges for necessary analyses.
• Assists in the development and submittal of the required annual and semi-annual reports to the regulatory agencies
  
  Provides environmental technical assistance to contractors on the City's construction projects.
• Reviews, interprets, and evaluates laboratory data and maintains records of monitoring data results.
• Maintains and updates data management systems, including electronic and hard copy data. Files and organizes records properly, maintains and manages computer database programs to help track environmental and laboratory reports.
• Participates in compliance and regulatory reviews; evaluates requirements for environmental regulations.
• Understands and interprets Federal, State, and Local environmental regulations and evaluates their potential impacts on City operations and short-term and long-term plans.
• Follows established safety policies for the benefit of self, co-workers, and the general public.
• Collects monthly drinking water samples for bacteriological analysis, quarterly samples for fluoride analysis, annual samples for nitrate and trihalomethanes analysis, and other required compliance drinking water samples for submission to the appropriate environmental laboratories, such as the Kansas Health and Environmental Laboratories (KHEL).
• Collects water samples from the public water supply wells in the wellfield in accordance with the Wellfield Water Quality Monitoring Program (WWQMP).
• Collects weekly drinking water samples from the Water Storage Tanks throughout the Water Distribution System in accordance with the Chloramines Disinfection Monitoring Program (CDMP).
• Responds to customers' inquiries and complaints regarding the quality of their drinking water and arrange for water sampling and testing when needed.
• Coordinates activities with federal, state, and local agencies, contractors, and consultants concerning regulatory issues.
• Participates in the preparation of the annual drinking Water Quality Reports, also known as the Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs).
• Participates in laboratory functions and complies with KDHE certification requirements of the City Hall Environmental Field Laboratory.
• Reviews and evaluates the received Non-Residential Wastewater Discharge Surveys.

• Participates in the department’s public education and public relations activities.
• Provides guidance and training as needed to new Environmental Compliance staff.
• Attends the required meetings and training.
• Cross trains with the other Environmental Compliance Division staff of the Public Utilities Department.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Environmental Compliance Manager and the Director of Public Utilities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• At least two (2) years of college…