Water Quality Analyst, Assistant

Overview

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Seattle Public Utilities' (SPU) Water Quality Lab Division is seeking Water Quality Analyst to help ensure compliance with the WA Dept of Health with regulatory monitoring with drinking water sample analysis. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with regulatory rules such as the Total Coliform Rule and the Surface Water Treatment Rule. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting testing on various water sources to ensure water quality.

This position reports to the Microbiology Supervisor.

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About Seattle Public Utilities (SPU): SPU is a community-centered utility working to make Seattle the best place to live for everyone. We deliver high quality, vital services, across four major lines of business: providing water, solid waste, drainage and wastewater services for Seattle residents and businesses. In addition, SPU provides drinking water for 1.5 million regional customers in Seattle and other municipalities.

Our customers depend on us to deliver high-quality, reliable, and cost-conscious utility services and to achieve the greatest benefits possible for every investment we make.

SPU website and values are described in SPU Workplace Expectations and other disclosures, including commitments to Our City Values and Race and Social Justice as core principles that guide our work. We actively take steps to dismantle systemic racism and increase service equity and strive to be inclusive in recruiting, hiring and promotional opportunities.

We know work isn’t only about what you do it’s also about who you work for and with. SPU provides a work environment that supports a work life balance, including:

• Family-friendly and multicultural work environment
• Generous benefits package
• Free Orca Pass
• City pension plan with employer/employee contributions
• Growth potential and advancement opportunities

• Performs routine bacteriological analysis of drinking water samples following standard procedures and methods.
• Operates, maintains, troubleshoots, and calibrates laboratory instrumentation and field equipment.
• Collects water samples from watershed, treatment plants, transmission and distribution mains, reservoirs, tanks, standpipes, and customer locations.
• Uses LIMS and handheld scanners for data management and collection.
• Performs field tests including chlorine residual and temperature measurements.
• Evaluates test results for compliance with State and Federal drinking water standards.
• Trains Water Laboratory Technicians.
• Supports weekend and holiday rotation schedule.
• Troubleshoots quality control failures.
• Recommends corrective actions.
• Maintains Department of Health laboratory certification.
• Participates in performance evaluation programs.

Please note this job posting is not designed to cover or contain the complete list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change as conditions require.

Experience:

Six months’ experience as Water Lab Technician including some computer experience, and either of the following educational requirements:

• For Chemistry, 36 quarter hours or 24 semester hours of college level classes.
• For Microbiology, 30 quarter hours or 20 semester hours of college level classes.

Education/

Experience:

Other combinations of education, training and experience will be evaluated on an individual basis for comparability.

Will be required to work evenings, weekends and/or holidays. May be exposed to fumes and heat during sterilizations of lab ware. When in the field, may be exposed to all types of weather conditions and hazardous traffic situations. Field work may include water quality monitoring activities on boats and around bodies of water.

• Handling and analysis of water samples and potentially hazardous substances
• Standing for extended periods during…