Solid Waste Addendum - Environmental Specialist Job Snohomish area,Washington USA,Engineering

Position: Solid Waste Addendum Only - Environmental Specialist I

OPEN TO MEMBERS OF AFSCME 109 PUBLIC WORKS - SOLID WASTE ADDENDUM BARGAINING UNIT ONLY

This job posting is to fill an Environmental Specialist Iposition open to the following employees:

All current regular AFSCME 109 Public Works-Solid Waste Addendum Bargaining Unit employees. Current Solid Waste regular employees will have precedence based on seniority date.
Current AFSCME 109 Public Works-Solid Waste temporary employees.

Come join the Environmental Service Section (ESS) of the Solid Waste Division (SWD)! We are currently seeking qualified candidates to fill an Environmental Specialist I position.

This position will assist the ESS workgroup in a variety of tasks throughout the Snohomish County Solid Waste Facilities including:

Environmental monitoring, inspection, and maintenance of landfill gas and flaring facilities;
Leachate collection systems monitoring, sampling, treatment, conveyance system maintenance, and troubleshooting; and
Stormwater, surface water and groundwater quality monitoring and sampling at all SWD facilities.

This is a hands-on field role that requires working around leachate, wastewater, strong odors, solid waste facilities, and all types of weather. Candidates must be reliable, safety-focused, proactive, quick to learn, able to apply new information, communicate clearly, and work well both independently and with a team.

The position also requires participation in a rotational on call/standby schedule with other ESS staff, including responding to after-hours (weekday and weekend) calls, system alarms, and emergencies as needed.

For information about this job opportunity and posting, please email: SPW-Recruitment.

BASIC FUNCTION

The Environmental Specialist I is an entry level position in the Environmental Services Section (ESS) where employees gain basic knowledge on assisting in the environmental monitoring, inspection, and maintenance of landfill gas and flaring facilities, leachate collection treatment and conveyance systems and water quality monitoring sites at ESS controlled functions.

STATEMENT OF ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

Visually inspects landfill gas and flaring facilities and leachate collection and conveyance facilities for alarms, equipment irregularities or malfunctioning systems; calls on outside assistance as necessary; maintains daily records of equipment operations.

Assists in maintaining and monitoring the leachate collection and conveyance facilities at solid waste facilities; monitors such things as flow, temperature, pump operations and pH content.

Assists in collecting samples and assists in preparing field data reports documenting readings and observations; delivers samples to the proper laboratory as required.

Assists in monitoring ground water at solid waste sites; assists in collecting ground water samples from monitoring wells utilizing approved collection techniques; delivers samples to the proper laboratory as required.

Assists in monitoring surface and storm water runoff at solid waste sites; assists in collecting surface and storm water samples utilizing approved collection methods; assists in field tests conducted to determine field constituents of each sample; delivers samples to the proper laboratory as required.

Assists in the maintaining and monitoring of gas extraction and flaring facilities; assists in recording required information on a data recorder.

Assists in the monitoring of vactoring operations at solid waste facilities.

Cleans and assists in maintaining monitoring equipment.

Assists the ESS Supervisor in performing annual inventory.

STATEMENT OF OTHER JOB DUTIES

Performs routine labor as assigned.

Performs related duties as required.

Fifteen (15) credits of vocational or college level course work in at least two (2) of the following fields: chemistry, computer science, geology, mathematics, natural sciences or water quality; AND one (1) year of experience in the field of solid waste or related industry. Must pass job related tests.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

A valid Washington State Driver’s License is required for employment.
Possession of or ability to obtain a 40-hour certification in Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) within six (6) months of employment.
A valid First Aid Card is required within six (6) months of employment.
Ability to pass a pre-employment physical examination prior to employment.
Participation in a medical surveillance program that includes baseline, periodic, and exit monitoring.
Ability to pass the annual lung capacity test for wearing…