Pretreatment Coordinator; WPC Laboratory Supervisor

Position: Pretreatment Coordinator (WPC Laboratory Supervisor)
Location: Kansas City

Summary of Duties

Administers and manages the City's Industrial Pretreatment Program and Water Pollution Control Facility laboratory operations to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations. Responsible for industrial user permitting, inspections, wastewater sampling, laboratory testing, compliance monitoring, enforcement activities, data management, and regulatory reporting. Oversees laboratory operations including quality assurance and quality control procedures, analytical testing, equipment calibration and maintenance, and management of analytical data.

Performs and coordinates in-house wastewater analyses including Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Suspended Solids (SS), and Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG), and ensures laboratory practices comply with applicable regulatory and industry standards. Reviews industrial wastewater data and self-monitoring reports, determines compliance status, investigates unauthorized discharges, and implements enforcement actions when necessary. Coordinates with industrial users, regulatory agencies, external laboratories, consultants, and wastewater operations staff to protect the City's collection and treatment systems from adverse industrial impacts.

Maintains pretreatment and laboratory records, prepares regulatory reports, assists with development of local limits and program policies, and serves as the City's primary point of contact for industrial wastewater compliance, pretreatment activities, laboratory operations, and environmental monitoring programs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Administer the City's EPA-approved Industrial Pretreatment Program in accordance with 40 CFR Part 403, Missouri Department of Natural Resources requirements, local ordinances, and approved program documents.;
• Serves as the City's Pretreatment Coordinator, overseeing all aspects of the Industrial Pretreatment Program including permitting, compliance monitoring, enforcement, reporting, inspections, sampling, and coordination with regulatory agencies and industrial users.
• Maintain an inventory of Significant Industrial Users (SIUs), Categorical Industrial Users (CIUs), and other nondomestic dischargers subject to pretreatment program requirements;
• Develops and maintains cooperative working relationships with industrial users, consultants, and business representatives to promote compliance and pollution prevention.
• Coordinates and facilitates environmental sampling, monitoring, testing, reporting, and regulatory compliance activities associated with City-owned facilities and properties, including wastewater treatment facilities, water treatment facilities, groundwater monitoring wells, closed landfill sites, stormwater facilities, contaminated properties, and other environmental compliance locations.
• Conduct industrial user inspections, facility evaluations, and compliance assessments to determine adherence to permit requirements and pretreatment standards;
• Develop, issue, modify, and renew industrial wastewater discharge permits and related control mechanisms;
• Coordinate and perform industrial wastewater sampling activities, including compliance monitoring, surcharge monitoring, special investigations, and follow-up sampling events;
• Coordinate laboratory analyses and review analytical data for accuracy, completeness, and regulatory compliance
• Prepare annual pretreatment reports and other reports required by EPA, MDNR, and local authorities;
• Implement and administer the City's Enforcement Response Plan, including preparation of notices of violation, compliance schedules, administrative orders, enforcement conferences, and other enforcement actions
• Investigate unauthorized discharges, spills, slug loads, illicit connections, and other incidents that may adversely impact the collection system, wastewater treatment facilities, or receiving waters;
• Evaluate industrial processes and wastewater characteristics to identify pollutants of concern and determine applicable federal categorical standards
• Participate in regulatory inspections, audits, and program reviews conducted by EPA, MDNR, or other regulatory agencies;
• Assist with development and implementation of local limits, sewer use ordinances, enforcement procedures, and other pretreatment program documents;
• Develop annual pretreatment program budgets and assist with administration of pretreatment-related contracts and consultant services
• Prepare correspondence, reports, memoranda, presentations, and City Council agenda materials related to pretreatment program activities;
• Ensures that staff has the necessary vehicles, equipment, and resources to perform duties safely;
• Purchases supplies, materials, and services. Obtains quotes, and makes recommendations on large-scale purchases;
• Assists with special projects and performs other duties as assigned;

Supervisory Responsibilities

Acts as supervisor over full-time water pollution control staff

Plans, assigns, directs, and reviews the work of laboratory personnel.

Develops laboratory…