FOG Inspector - Engineering Specialist 1 - 3

City-of-Renton; Renton (WA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Deferred compensation 3%

VEBA 1%

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid leave

Public Employee Retirement System (PES

Job summary

The City of Renton is seeking a skilled engineering professional to serve as a FOG Inspector in the Wastewater Utility Engineering Division. This role administers the City’s FOG Source Control Program through on-site inspections of commercial food facilities and by reviewing grease interceptor plans to ensure compliance and proper disposal practices.

The candidate will educate business owners and kitchen staff on best practices, maintain compliance data in the City’s GIS and tracking systems,

Qualifications

• Experience inspecting commercial food facilities for FOG sources.
• Ability to review grease interceptor plans.
• Strong interpersonal skills to educate business owners and kitchen staff.
• Knowledge of City wastewater infrastructure and regulations.
• Experience maintaining compliance data in GIS and tracking systems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct on-site field inspections of commercial food facilities for FOG Source Control program.
• Review grease interceptor plans and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Educate business owners and kitchen staff on grease handling and pretreatment best practices.
• Maintain compliance data in GIS and tracking systems for reporting and auditing.

Skills

Field inspections

FOG program knowledge

Technical plan review

Interpersonal skills

GIS data management

Tools

GIS software

Job description

The City of Renton is seeking a skilled and motivated engineering professional to serve as a FOG Inspector within the Wastewater Utility Engineering Division. This position plays a key role in administering the City’s Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) Source Control Program through on-site field inspections of commercial food facilities, technical plan review of grease interceptors, educating business owners and kitchen staff on proper grease handling and pre-treatment best practices before disposal, and maintaining compliance data in the City’s GIS and tracking systems. The ideal candidate blends sound technical judgment with strong interpersonal skills to build cooperative community relationships and protect Renton’s wastewater collection infrastructure.

Working for the City of Renton comes with an excellent benefits package, including:

• Deferred compensation with the City contributing 3% of the employee's salary.
• VEBA Plan with the City contributing 1% of the employee's salary.
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance at affordable rates
• Paid leave for vacation, sick, eleven holidays and two "personal" holidays a year
• State of Washington Department of Retirement Systems Public Employee Retirement Systems (PERS) plan enrollment

Salary placement depends on the education, experience, and skill set of the incumbent.

Annual Salary Engineering Specialist 1:$76,092.00 - $92,724.00 Annually

Annual