Water Quality Supervisor

Job Description

Supervises the operational activities of regulatory programs designed to meet the State of Utah Division of Environmental Quality (UDEQ), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and other regulatory requirements in an effort to protect public health and the environment. This includes, but is not limited to, assisting in the oversight of inspections and hazard assessments, public education and outreach, investigations, monitoring and sampling, inventory management, enforcement activities, recordkeeping, and documentation.

Coordinates with the public, applicable stakeholders, and Salt Lake City Department and Divisions to meet regulatory requirements. Oversees staff and performs the activities of technicians and coordinators as necessary. This position involves time‑sensitive deadlines and requires thorough documentation and reporting. Both office duties and fieldwork are required on a regular basis.

Water Quality Supervisor

The Water Quality Supervisor will provide leadership and technical oversight for Clean Water Act compliance programs, including coordination and enforcement activities, MS4 permit implementation, and citywide stormwater program integration. The supervisor will ensure regulatory compliance, align cross‑departmental stormwater and water quality efforts, and serve as a key point of contact with state and federal regulators. Responsibilities include guiding program planning, compliance tracking, inspections, and enforcement actions while supervising professional staff and collaborating with operations, engineering, and external partners to protect receiving waters and advance the city’s water quality objectives.

The Water Quality Supervisor leads a multidisciplinary team responsible for protecting surface water quality and ensuring compliance with Clean Water Act requirements. The team includes professionals with expertise in stormwater management, MS4 permit compliance, inspections and enforcement, illicit discharge detection and elimination (IDDE), construction and industrial stormwater oversight, data tracking and reporting, surface water quality monitoring, and public and inter‑departmental coordination.

Team members work closely with operations, engineering, planning, and maintenance staff, as well as state and federal regulators, to implement regulatory programs, respond to water quality concerns, and support continuous improvement of stormwater and watershed protection efforts.

• $82,520.10 – $91,689

• Health Insurance (95% of premium paid by city)
• Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Paid vacation and personal leave
• Six to Twelve weeks of paid parental leave from day 1 of employment
• Retirement contributions toward a pension plan and/or 401(k)
• A robust Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• Up to $4,000 tuition reimbursement annually
• Discounted supplemental benefits like pet insurance and legal services

• Acts as coach and mentor, trains or determines and ensures the proper training of staff. Provides training to include but not be limited to permitting, sample collection/preservation, Chain of Custody, data collection, regulations, and enforcement actions.
• Takes a lead role in the technical writing of reports and documentation, annual reports, management plans, standard operating instructions (SOIs), monitoring plans,
• Supervises staff, which includes but is not limited to recommendations on hiring, orienting, training, assigning and reviewing work performance, and discipline.
• Supervises operational activities including hazard assessments, inspections, enforcement activities, training, and public education and outreach, to facilitate the implementation of these regulatory programs and meet compliance with all local, state, and federal requirements.
• Establishes work assignments and training for program staff to assure regulatory compliance is met. This may include customer correspondence, inspections and investigations, training and education, and monitoring or sampling.
• Assists in managing budgets and reviews budgetary documents for accuracy. Performs all duties of a…