Water Resource Control Engineer (JC-430123) 05/23/24

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Note: This position will no longer be available on CalCareers after the job closes on 05/23/2024. No applications will be accepted after the job closing date.

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Link: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=430123

Are you looking for an exciting and fulfilling career in wastewater regulation and ocean discharge permitting? The Central Coast Water Board has an opening for a Water Resource Control Engineer in our National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) unit. The position is located at 895 Aerovista Place, San Luis Obispo. Apply today and join our team. 

Duties:

Assess waste discharges from wastewater facilities, desalination facilities, and water reclamation projects and identify impacts of waste discharges on receiving waters. Assess facility susceptibility to climate change and related coastal hazards. Identify controls to mitigate impacts of waste discharges and climate change adaptation strategies. Develop requirements and write permits for waste discharges, including monitoring programs to assess compliance with permit requirements. Prepare staff reports and present permits at Central Coast Water Board meetings. Duties include preparation of staff letters and reports, meeting with dischargers, and report and file reviews.

Review submittals, including technical reports and database entries, to determine compliance with schedules, requirements, prohibitions, standards, and limitations. Review and analyze technical data. Evaluate laboratory procedures, field techniques, work plans, technical reports, and operation plans prepared by others. Maintain databases. Prepare appropriate written and oral comments and directives that are clear and concise on permit requirements and other reports. Provide guidance and regulatory oversight to regulated facilities.

Conduct site inspections, including sample collection and preparation of inspection reports.  Review and evaluate operation and maintenance of treatment facilities, monitoring reports, selected sampling points, and laboratory techniques to evaluate a facility's performance and actual or potential effects on receiving waters and risk to human health and ecological receptors. Investigate complaints and incidents involving discharges of waste to the environment.

Identify discharger non-compliance and prepare and implement enforcement actions. Duties include preparing staff letters, reports, and orders; meeting with dischargers relative to enforcement; field investigations; report and file review; and preparation of materials for Central Coast Water Board meetings, referrals to the Attorney General, and judicial proceedings. Assist with appeals. Interpret and apply pertinent laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines.

In a courteous and helpful manner, respond to public inquiries, such as personal visits, telephone calls, and letters. Prepare news releases, participate in media interviews, prepare exhibits and participate in Central Coast Water Board hearings, and participate in public activities as a representative of the Central Coast Water Board.

Please review the attached Duty Statement for description of roles and responsibilities.

Additional information:

Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class.

If the position requires driving, you must possess a current and valid driver’s license. Please Do Not include full Social Security Number, method of eligibility, and LEAP information in your application package.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Salary information – CalHR salary rules allow appointment at the entrance rate (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § 599.673) of a classification. For classes with alternate ranges, placement is based on education/experience.

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Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $6,175.00 - $11,567.00 / month

The Water Resources Control Board is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSFL) Qualified Employer.