Sr Water Quality & Environmental Compliance Technician in , us

Energy Jobline ATTB; Us; On-site; EUR 46,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Illinois American Water in Champaign, IL seeks a Sr. Water Quality & Environmental Compliance Technician to perform sampling, testing, and data entry supporting drinking water and wastewater regulations.

The role involves monitoring lab equipment, troubleshooting instruments, and assisting in compliance and training tasks across facilities. The candidate will interpret water quality data, adjust chemical dosages, and help maintain certifications while traveling locally and regionally as

Qualifications

• Associate's degree, High School diploma or GED required.
• Minimum two to four years experience in water, wastewater, laboratory, or environmental compliance.
• Lab experience is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Conduct sampling, shipping, and analysis to ensure compliance with drinking water and wastewater regulations.
• Continuously evaluate treatment processes and analytical results to maintain or improve water quality.
• Identify issues and initiate actions to mitigate environmental violations.
• Monitor/calibrate analyzers and troubleshoot equipment to maintain accuracy.
• Monitor and order lab supplies and assist in training staff.

Skills

Chemistry basics

QA/QC programs

Good Laboratory Practices

Regulatory knowledge

Microsoft Office

Lab troubleshooting

Colorimetric testing

Regulatory compliance

Education

Associate's degree

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Analytical instruments

Laboratory instrumentation

Job description

Sr Water Quality & Environmental Compliance Technician

Illinois American Water is seeking a Sr. Water Quality & Environmental Compliance Technician to join our team in Champaign, IL. Ensuring our product is safe, healthy, and reliable for our customers and the community is our constant priority. As the Sr. Water Quality & Environmental Compliance Technician, you will play a critical role in executing critical sampling and testing practices. The winning candidate will have lab experience and good lab practices in order to demonstrate knowledge of regulatory requirements. The Sr. Water Quality & Environmental Compliance Technician is responsible for collecting samples from various treatment plants and distribution system, performing routine water and wastewater analyses, sample custody, data entry, recordkeeping, and ordering supplies. You will interpret water quality results and initiate chemical dosage changes to treatment process. In addition, you will troubleshoot lab equipment and basic lab equipment maintenance. In this role, you will be responsible for organizing functions and activities related to environmental management and water quality for assigned facilities. The Sr. Water Quality & Environmental Compliance Technician investigates water quality complaints in the field and determines course of action needed. You will help maintain all applicable lab certifications, accreditations, or approvals to conduct compliance and process quality control work. You will help us adhere to policies, practices, and programs to ensure environmental compliance.

Key Accountabilities:

• Conduct sampling, shipping, and/or analysis, as required, to ensure compliance with federal and state drinking water and wastewater regulations, company approved water quality standards, and special projects
• Continuously evaluate water/wastewater treatment processes/analytical results, and recommend modifications to maintain or improve water quality
• Identify potential issues and problems and initiate responsive actions and mitigate environmental violations
• Monitor/calibrate and troubleshoot analyzers, equipment, etc. to ensure established standards of performance and accuracy are maintained
• Monitor and order lab and sample collection supplies (10%)
• Assist in training of other employees with regards to water quality and environmental concepts (5%)

Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge of basic chemistry and laboratory techniques and QA/QC programs
• Knowledge of Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements.
• Working knowledge of Word, Excel, and Access
• Knowledge of federal and state environmental standards and regulations and understanding of current environmental legislation and regulations
• Regulatory knowledge of proper lab analytical testing methods
• Must understand principles of water and/or wastewater treatment and be able to troubleshoot systems
• Muti-tasking, utilize a variety of software and apps, computer skills

Experience/Education:

• Associate's degree , High School diploma or GED required
• Minimum two (2) to four (4) years experience in water, wastewater, laboratory, or environmental compliance
• Lab experience is highly

Travel Requirements:

• Local (80%) and regional 2-3 hours away (20%)

Other Job Requirements:

• Key Interfaces: Water Quality Supervisor or higher management person, Field Operations, Production, Central lab staff
• Ability to sit, stand, and walk for long periods of time
• Ability to lift 35 lbs
• Stairs required
• Must be able to distinguish colors to conduct testing using normal colorimetric methods

Work Schedule:

• Full-time, On-site Monday-Friday, daytime hours
• On-call responsibility (rotating)

Work Environment:

• Laboratory, Indoor/outdoor, production/office environments

Competencies:

• Plans & Aligns
• Decision Making
• Communicates Effectively
• Builds Networks
• Action Oriented