Laboratory Supervisor - Pollution Control - TMS - RM

Collier County strives to be an employer of choice, and many of our employees build long‑term careers with us. The salary listed in the job description reflects the full pay range for this position, from entry level through advanced career stages.

NEW EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED AT, OR NEAR THE ENTRY POINT SHOWN, DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE.

Supervises laboratory operations, including field collection and laboratory testing/analysis of water samples from various sources to ensure quality of water and to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local standards within the Transportation Management Services Department, Pollutions Control Section.

• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals; conducts interviews and makes hiring recommendations.
• Coordinates daily work activities; organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work; monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed work; confers with assigned staff, assists with complex/problem situations, and provides technical expertise.
• Ensures divisional compliance with all applicable codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures; ensures adherence to established safety procedures, including Laboratory Chemical Hygiene Plan; monitors work environment and use of safety equipment to ensure safety of employees and other individuals; ensures disposal of hazardous waste materials per established procedures; initiates any actions necessary to correct deviations or violations.
• Consults with division director or other officials to review operations/activities, review/resolve problems, receive advice/direction, and provide recommendations.
• Plans, organizes, and supervises laboratory operations; reviews analytical work conducted by laboratory staff; evaluates efficiency and effectiveness of laboratory operations, methods, procedures, and use of resources; implements improvements as needed; coordinates laboratory work activities with those of other divisions/departments, contractors, outside agencies, or others as needed.
• Prepares and implements laboratory quality assurance plan and quality control guidelines to maintain laboratory certification; maintains written protocols to monitor quality controls; conducts ongoing evaluation of quality control measures; maintains procedures for development of acceptance/rejection criteria; revises/updates quality manual and procedures as needed; prepares all reports required to maintain state laboratory certification; monitors staff adherence to quality assurance and quality control procedures to ensure integrity of samples and test results.
• Supervises reporting of test results to regulatory agencies, division management, water treatment plant personnel, or others as appropriate; prepares state groundwater reports, state injection well reports, state effluent analysis reports; ensures timely preparation and submission of mandatory reports to appropriate agencies; informs Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) of results of main clearance inspections and results of all tests to meet regulatory requirements.
• Develops and administers budget for assigned area; prepares cost estimates and justifications for budget requests; monitors expenditures to ensure compliance with approved budget; coordinates purchasing activities for goods and contracted services.
• Maintains inventory of laboratory equipment, chemicals, and supply items; ensures availability of adequate materials to conduct work activities; initiates orders for new or replacement materials.
• Responds to complaints and questions related to department operations and activities; provides information, research problems/complaints, and initiates problem resolution.
• Supervises industrial pre‑treatment program for Wastewater Division; reviews business and industrial pretreatment; prepares industrial pretreatment reports; assesses sewer spill sites and prepares sewer spill reports.
• Supervises and/or conducts collection of various water samples from production wells,…