Laboratory Manager

The Dublin San Ramon Service District is currently recruiting to fill one regular, full-time Laboratory Manager to oversee the Laboratory & Technical Services section of the Regulatory Compliance division. The Laboratory Manager provides oversight for the District's environmental laboratory, ensuring high-quality analytical work, regulatory compliance, and effective management of technical and quality functions. Primary responsibilities of the Laboratory Manager include:

• Managing all operations of the District's environmental laboratory, ensuring compliance with ELAP/TNI standards and regulatory program requirements (NPDES, biosolids, drinking water, recycled water) and maintaining the District's ELAP accreditation.
• Overseeing laboratory staff and maintaining impartial oversight between the technical and quality functions of the laboratory.
• Developing and administering the laboratory budget and managing resources to support equipment, supplies, and instrumentation needs.
• Maintaining and improving laboratory policies, procedures, and the Chemical Hygiene Plan; monitoring and implementing new developments in TNI standards, laboratory regulations, and quality practices.
• Directing regulatory reporting, data review, LIMS management, and coordinated communication with District leadership, other divisions, and outside agencies.
• Providing technical assistance and analytical expertise to Operations staff.

Participation in the District's Telework Program may be made available for this position after three (3) months of employment (for employees newly hired to the District).If telework is offered and/or made available for this position,it will be for no more than two (2) days per week (Monday and/or Friday only) and would apply to a new hire or promotional candidate, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the District's Telework Program.

The ideal candidate for the Laboratory Manager will have demonstrated the following:

• Experience managing a California ELAP/TNI accredited laboratory.
• Hands-on experience operating and troubleshooting advanced analytical instrumentation such as GC/MS, ICP/MS, or IC.
• Strong leadership and supervisory experience with a commitment to staff development and teamwork.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Effective at collaborating across teams and maintaining strong relationships with regulatory agencies and internal stakeholders.
• Possession of a Laboratory Analyst/Water Quality Analyst Level IV certification from CWEA or CA-NV AWWA is desirable.

Receives general direction from the Deputy Director of Operations - Regulatory. Exercises direction over professional staff, and direct supervision over technical staff.

This is a mid-management classification responsible for planning, organizing, reviewing, and evaluating all activities of the Laboratory and Technical Services section, including maintaining impartial oversight between the technical and quality functions of the laboratory. The classification is intentionally structured to ensure independent decision-making, prevent conflicts of interest, and uphold the integrity of both operational and quality-system activities. Responsibilities include developing and implementing policies and procedures for assigned programs, budget administration and reporting, and program evaluation.

Incumbents serve as a professional-level resource for organizational, managerial, and operational analyses and studies. Performance of the work requires the use of considerable independence, initiative, and discretion within established guidelines.

This class is distinguished…