Utilities Regulatory Specialist

City of Englewood Brand; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 76,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans

Retirement Plans

Paid Time Off

12 Paid Holidays

Job summary

The City of Englewood is seeking a Regulatory Specialist to oversee federal, state, and local water regulatory activities for Englewood Utilities, including planning, permitting, and compliance reporting.

You will serve as the lead for backflow prevention, coordinate with CDPHE, and prepare regulatory documents for internal staff and external agencies. A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 3–5 years in municipal water compliance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, watershed science, biology, environmental chemistry, civil engineering, natural resources, or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in municipal water regulatory compliance and associated activities including backflow prevention and cross-connection control program, data management, regulatory research, reporting, and monitoring.
• Certifications and/or Licenses: None required. Required Driver's License: Valid Colorado driver's license and a clear or acceptable MVR.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the City's Backflow Prevention and Cross-connection Control Program Manager and directs workflow.
• Acts as Administrative Contact to CDPHE for drinking water regulatory communications.
• Prepares monitoring plans, extension applications, and regulatory reports for CDPHE submission.
• Prepares written reports, maps, memoranda, meeting summaries, and compliance documents for internal staff and external stakeholders.
• Performs regulatory research to assist engineering and operations staff in design plans and procedures.
• Provides training on regulatory requirements to engineering and operations staff.
• Supports regulatory planning in engineering meetings to ensure compliance during design and maintenance.
• Maintains regulatory calendar and ensures staff compliance with state drinking water regulations.
• Develops SOPs for regulatory monitoring and backflow/Cross-Connection Control programs.
• Keeps abreast of EPA and state rulemaking activities for future planning.
• Interacts with communications to create customer messages and answer questions about lead, copper, backflow, and cross-connection programs.
• Conducts field inspections of backflow devices and cross-connections and resolves violations.
• Supports Water Rights Accounting and Planning.
• Tracks regulatory compliance requirements and reporting such as Lead & Copper Rule, Total Coliform Rule, and storage tank inspections.

Skills

Excel

GIS

Regulatory data

Communication

Project & time management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, watershed science, biology, environmental chemistry, civil engineering, natural resources, or related field

Job description

TheRegulatory Specialist, under the supervision of the Environmental Compliance Manager, oversees federalplanning,permitting,andregulatorycomplianceactivitiesfor Englewood Utilities' waterproduction,engineering design,treatment,clean water act, anddistributionactivities.The positionwillensure all compliance reporting and tracking requirements are met andserveas the pointof contact for internal staff and liaison to outside regulatory agenciesandstakeholders.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to: Utilities EnvironmentalCompliance Manager

Direct Reports: None

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as the City'sBackflow Prevention and Cross-connection Control ProgramManager.Directs the backflow team'sworkflowand manages third-party data providers.
• Serves as the City's Administrative Contact to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) fordrinking waterregulatorycommunications.
• Preparesmonitoring plans, extension applications, andregulatoryreports forsubmissionto the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE.)
• Prepareaccuratewritten scientific reports,maps,memoranda, meeting summaries, permit applications and authorizations, and compliance documentsfor internalutilitystaff and outside stakeholders.
• Performs regulatory research for engineering staff and operational stafftohelp themcomply withregulations in their design plans, contracts, method of proceduresetc.
• Provides regulatory training to engineeringandoperations and maintenance staffon regulatory requirements andfuture regulatory developmentto ensurecompliance withstate regulatory requirements.
• Participates in engineering planning meetings to ensure compliance withregulations andassistin design planningand operations and maintenancedirection.
• Maintains a regulatory calendar and ensuresallUtilitystaff is aware andcomplies withstate drinking water regulations. Conducts proactive outreach to determine department needs.
• Prepares standard operations procedures for regulatory monitoring, backflowpreventionand cross connection control program, and operational
• Makes recommendations for thedevelopment and revisions of regulations, policy, and guidance through stakeholder groups and collaborative efforts withCDPHE,utilitystaff, consultants, and attorneys.
• Stays apprisedandparticipatesin EPA and state rulemakingactivitiesfor drinking water regulations toassistwith planning for future capitalprojects.
• Works withcommunication department to create website messages to City customers and provide direct customer service answering technicalquestionsconcerning lead andcopperand backflow prevention and cross-connection control programs.
• Conduct field inspections of public and private backflow devices, cross-connections, and facilities to determine compliance status. Provide recommendations to resolve compliance violations.
• Supports Water Rights Accounting and Planning.
• Ensure data collection and reporting compliance with state and federal requirements.Track status of all regulatory compliance requirements.Compliance reporting includes, but may not be limited to,the following:

Water Quality

• Revised Total Coliform Rule
• Lead and Copper Rule
• Backflow Preventionand Cross-Connection ControlProgram
• Storage tank inspections
• Unregulated Monitoring
• Performs other associated duties as assigned andrequired.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree inenvironmental science,environmental engineering,watershed science,biology,environmental chemistry,civil engineering,natural resources, or related field.Equivalent professional experience in regulatory compliance and/or environmental programswill also be consideredinplaceof education experiencethat isoutside of the list above.

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

3-5 yearsofexperienceinmunicipal waterregulatory compliance and associated activities includingbackflow prevention and cross-connection control program, datamanagement, regulatory research, reporting, and monitoring.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, or CERTIFICATIONS

Certifications and/orLicensures: Nonerequired.

Required Driver'sLicense: Valid Colorado driver's license and a clear or acceptable MVR

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

In addition to above requirements: new hires must, as a condition of employment, pass the following pre-offer and post-offer/hire processes: in-person interviews, reference checks, and background checks, which may include local police check, DMV check, drug screen, and fingerprint checks through CBI/FBI.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Knowledge:

• Watertreatment, water distribution, andwastewater collectionprocesses
• Water qualitymonitoring and reporting practices
• Water storage and distribution practices and compliance requirements
• Regulationsassociated with Clean WaterActand Safe Drinking Water Act
• Regulatory data management applications and business support systems

Skills and Abilities:

• Computer Skills-Strong computer skills needed to work withMicrosoft Excel, environmental databases, sampling equipment data,GIS, and other compliance support systems.Ability to query and process large datasets to distillimportant information, trends, and patterns.
• Communication-Strongverbal and writtenskills neededtomaintaineffective working relationships withregulatory agencies, consultants, andUtilitiesstaff.
• Projectand TimeManagement-Advanced skills needed toensure that compliance reports, applications, and requests are prepared accurately andsubmittedon time. Ability to coordinateandlead a teamwith a variety of environmental and legal consultants toplan andcomplete projects.Ability to complete projectson time, prioritize multiple assignments, and effectively lead the activities of team members and staff.
• Regulatory Compliance- Advancedunderstanding ofstate and federalwaterregulatory and compliance requirements
• Strategic Planning - Continuous improvement mindset to lead planning and implementation ofimprovements indata collection, storage, and reportingprocesses.Support the planning and prioritization of capital improvement projects to meet current and future regulatory requirements
• Communication- Strongand collaborative communicatorroutinely interactingUtilityoperations and maintenancestaff and outside regulatory agencies, partners, consultants, and stakeholders
• Business Intelligence - Experience with data collection, storage, and reporting supportingregulatory compliance activities

Salary Range

$75,671-$113,506.64

The City of Englewood offers a comprehensive benefits package including but not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
• Retirement Plans
• Paid Time Off
• 12 Paid Holidays

Application Deadline

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