Quality Control Specialist

The City of Fort Worth; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 Paid Holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision

Pension Plan

Paid Time Off

Professional Development Opportunities

Job summary

The City of Fort Worth Water Utility seeks a Quality Control Specialist to coordinate quality assurance across lab activities for water, wastewater, pretreatment and environmental testing. This full-time role supports compliance with TCEQ, TNI, and related standards and requires strong documentation and communication skills.

Minimum qualifications include a relevant degree and 3 years in quality control/assurance, plus a valid driver’s license and drug screen.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, Environmental Engineering, or related field.
• Three years of experience in laboratory or quality control/quality assurance operations.
• Valid Driver’s License and ability to pass a drug screen.

Responsibilities

• Develops and monitors quality control plans for water, wastewater and environmental testing.
• Participates in audits, corrective actions and studies to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Communicates with internal and external customers and maintains records.
• Interprets laboratory results and maintains files for monitoring activities.
• Maintains SOPs and manages controlled documents and archiving.

Skills

Quality control

Laboratory testing

Regulatory compliance

Data management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry/Biology/Environmental Engineering

Tools

LIMS

Quality Management Systems

Job description

Pay Range: $59,984 - $77,979 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Friday, October 2, 2026

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Quality Control Specialist job is available with the City of Fort Worth Water Utility, Centralized Water Laboratory. This is a full-time position that supports the laboratory’s mission of providing accurate, responsive and cost-effective analytical and technical services to all areas of the community.

The Quality Control Specialist coordinates and monitors the city's laboratory or cities contract laboratory quality assurance activities for water, wastewater, pretreatment and environmental testing. Ensures compliance with all regulatory aspects of the Quality Assurance plan; and monitors, investigates and evaluates water quality programs, processes, and concerns.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college with major course work in Chemistry, Biology, Biochemistry, Environmental Engineering, or a related field and
• Three (3) years of experience in laboratory or quality control/quality assurance operations, including water, wastewater or industrial pretreatment procedures
• Valid Driver’s License
• Must be able to pass Drug Screen

Preferred Qualifications:

• One (1) year of experience working with TNI or TCEQ accreditation requirements or ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory quality standards
• One (1) year of experience with state and/or federal regulations relating to water quality, such as the Safe Drinking Water Act or the Clean Water Act
• Experience with laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and/or electronic quality management and data-management systems

The Quality Control Specialist job responsibilities include:

• Develops, prepares and monitors the quality control and assurance plan for water, wastewater, pretreatment and environmental testing activities
• Participates in internal and external audits, corrective actions, preventive actions, and studies regarding water, wastewater, and pretreatment quality assurance activities to ensure laboratory maintains compliance with regulatory requirements, which include Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) standards and The NELAC Institute (TNI) rules
• Communicates effectively (both written and orally) with internal and external customers and maintain accurate and timely records
• Interprets laboratory test results and sampling data; and maintains files of all monitoring activities and quality control documents
• Develops and reviews Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s); maintains inventory of logbooks, SOP’s and other controlled documents and oversees the archiving and destruction of laboratory documents in accordance with local, state and federal regulations
• Investigates water quality problems in reservoirs, tributaries, treatment plants, distribution system and at customer city/industrial complexes; and assists users in resolving water quality and/or compliance issues
• Estimates and projects needed funds regarding assigned quality control responsibilities; and coordinates and participates in procurement and calibration of monitoring devices and support equipment
• Performs other related duties as required

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing and balancing.

Light Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg control requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in The City of Fort Worth’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.