Environmental Planning and Compliance Coordinator

City of Durham; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Durham’s Water Management Department seeks candidates to support sampling, monitoring and reporting activities ensuring compliance with environmental permits. You will assist in inspections, policy development, and public education while coordinating with senior staff on project plans and schedules.

The role requires an Associate’s degree in a related field, 3 years of experience, and a NC driver’s license (or ability to obtain within 60 days). Training provided as needed.

Qualifications

• Three years of related experience in environmental science or water management.
• Valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s license or ability to obtain within 60 days of hire.
• Coursework related to environmental science or environmental technology may be preferred.
• North Carolina pretreatment, wastewater collection system or wastewater laboratory certification preferred for industrial assignments.

Responsibilities

• Perform sampling, testing, monitoring, analysis and reporting of wastewater to ensure compliance with environmental permits.
• Coordinate schedules, training, and public education; assist with project management and policy development.
• Respond to customer concerns; provide customer service and education; testifying in court as assigned.
• Maintain equipment, inventories, databases and prepare notices, permits and documentation.
• Assist in on-site inspections of facilities and utility systems to ensure compliance with codes and regulations.

Skills

Three years of related experience

Valid NC Driver’s license

Education

Associate’s degree in environmental science, chemistry, biology, or directly related field

Job description

Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham

Advance in your career while making a realdifferencein the community you serve.

Hiring Range: $64,507.00 - $78,412.00

Hours: 7:00 am-3:30 pm (Flexible)

The City of Durham’s Department of Water Management (DWM) wants YOU to join our team of more than 380 talented and dedicated employees that provide critical water and sewer services for Durham’s 309,000 plus residents. Not only do we deliver the Best Tasting Water in the state to our customers each and every day, but we also make sure that the wastewater leaving our facilities is carefully treated to protect the environment. We have a wide-ranging variety of positions open to match your skill set – mechanics, engineers, maintenance specialists, technicians, customer billing techs, and much more. If you have a passion for managing vital water resources, protecting the environment, providing excellent customer service, and keeping the water and wastewater in the pipes, bring your skills and talent to Durham!

Devoted to providing sampling, testing, monitoring, analysis and reporting of wastewater to ensure compliance with environmental permits, standards and regulations. Perform sampling, inspections, evaluation and enforcement activities related to water quality.

Responsible for coordinating schedules, training and public education; assisting senior staff with project management and with developing policies and procedures; performing fieldwork; responding to customer concerns; and providing customer service.

• Prioritizes and monitors work assignments; prepares and conducts training sessions for staff; and ensures operations comply with applicable codes, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Assists senior staff with project management and with developing policies and procedures, to include assisting with developing project plans and schedules, drafting standard operating policy documents, and ensuring that lower-level staff follow established procedures and plans asneeded.
• Conducts on-site inspections of facilities, utility systems, equipment, and assigned areas to ensure compliance with applicable plans, codes, regulations, policies,
• Conducts investigations and assists with special research studies, to include tracking and identifying pollution sources within assigned areas, collecting evidence to document violations, and identifying responsible parties to enforce applicable codes, typically involving the issuance of official notices and documentation.
• Conducts on-site sampling of industrial waste and other materials in accordance with applicable guidelines and policies; work involves collecting and delivering samples and assisting with analyzing test results and/or communicating study findings.
• Prepares and/or maintains operational, project, and other departmental reports, records, files, and other documents; prepares and issues notices, permits, and other documentation; updates and maintains databases; gathers and compiles data; prepares information for submittal to internal and external agencies; and reviews work and work of others to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Provides customer service; collaborates with a variety of internal and external parties; responds to public concerns, complaints, and questions; sends timely notifications to assigned parties to facilitate issue resolution; provides public education; and testifies in court, as assigned.
• Maintains supply inventory; maintains and operates equipment; ensures equipment is appropriately calibrated and in proper working condition; and makes purchase recommendations, as assigned.
• Assigned, incumbents may serve as lead workers, assigning work and monitoring work completion

Positions assigned to may be responsible for:

• Performing inspections and enforcing compliance with the City’s Sewer Use Ordinance, the Collection System permit and industrial user permits, Fats Oils and Grease, and related ordinances including conducting site inspections and on-site sampling of facilities, grease trapinterceptors and oil water separators.
• Updating and maintaining databases.
• Maintaining and operating equipment.
• Educating the food service provider industry.
• Coordinating logistics for public education and outreach programs.
• Managing and attending outreach events either alone or with a team.
• Responding to sewer overflows and recommending/performing mitigation.
• Assisting in general education by making community presentations and participating in public outreach activities.

• Associate’s degree in environmental science, chemistry, biology, or directly related field.
• Three years of related experience.
• A valid North Carolina Class C Driver’s license, or must be willing and able to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days of hire.

• Coursework related to environmental science, and environmental technology may be preferred.

• North Carolina pretreatment, wastewater collection system orwastewater laboratory certification preferred for industrial assignments.