Water Quality Administrator (Program Administrator)

Actox; Honolulu, Northern (HI, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Honolulu Board of Water Supply is seeking a Water Quality Administrator to plan, direct, and certify public health and safety of the island’s water system. You will guide treatment, lab approvals, and respond to water quality issues across the network.

The role requires 6 years in lab analysis of water contaminants and 2 years in management, plus a 4th-grade operator license. Position based in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, geochemistry, environmental science, biology or closely-related field.
• Six (6) years of experience in laboratory analyses and scientific investigation of water contaminants.
• Two (2) years in a managerial/administrative capacity.
• Education evaluated for foreign credentials if applicable.
• Hawaii State Board of Certification of Public Water System Distribution System Operator Grade 4 license required at time of application.

Responsibilities

• Oversee compliance and enforcement of drinking water and environmental regulations across water source, treatment, storage, and distribution systems.
• Lead environmental planning and research programs to prevent and respond to pollution threats and disasters.
• Develop and enforce water quality and environmental protection policies.
• Analyze reports, studies, and information to assess impact on water quality and policies and changes in service provision.
• Direct the preparation of plans for modification or expansion of programs and budgets.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Environmental planning

Water quality analysis

Policy enforcement

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemistry, geochemistry, environmental science, biology

Job description

The Honolulu Board of Water Supply is hiring a Water Quality Administrator (Program Administrator). The position is responsible for planning, directing, organizing, administering and certifying the public health and safety, regulatory conformance and environmental protection of the department's water sources, treatment, and delivery systems through program managers and staff in various specialized scientific and technical areas of expertise. This role provides final authority on water quality decisions, guiding treatment processes, system integrity, lab-based service approvals, and responses to water quality issues across the island’s water system.

What You Will Do:

• Oversee compliance and enforcement of drinking water and environmental regulations across water source, treatment, storage, and distribution systems.
• Lead environmental planning and research programs to prevent and respond to pollution threats and disasters.
• Develop and enforce water quality and environmental protection policies.
• Analyze reports, studies, and information to assess the impact on water quality and environmental protection policies and changes on the provision of services to the general public.
• Directing the preparation of plans for the modification or expansion of programs and budgets.

Minimum Qualification Requirements
At time of application, you must be a citizen, national or permanent resident alien of the United States or a non-citizen eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT:
Equivalent to graduation from a regionally-accredited four year college or university with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, geochemistry, environmental science, biology, or a closely-related field.

Substitution: Work experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis. Such experience must have provided the knowledge, skills, and analytical ability normally gained from attainment of a bachelor's degree.

The education requirement must be met at the time of application. Education obtained outside of the United States must be comparable to a degree earned at a regionally-accredited college/university in the United States. In order to receive credit for the education, a foreign credential evaluation (FCE) must be provided. We also reserve the right to request further information about your academic program, evidence of comparability, or an original transcript.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:
Six (6) years of experience in the practices, principles and techniques of laboratory analyses and scientific investigation of water contaminants.

• Of this experience:
  two (2) years of which shall have involved monitoring and enforcing compliance of environmental rules and regulations, OR designing water quality studies or projects incorporating the review, interpretation and analysis of data to formulate conclusions and recommendations;
• including or supplemented by three (3) years of experience in a managerial/administrative capacity.

Such experience must have include demonstrated proficiency in:

• Administration: Supervisory principles and general administrative practices.
• Core Sciences: Principles of chemistry, toxicology, and microbiology.
• Lab Operations: Current laboratory test methods and water quality testing technologies.
• Compliance Oversight: Interpreting drinking water regulations and meeting critical deadlines.
• Rule Enforcement: Formulating and implementing environmental policies, rules, and monitoring programs.
• Risk Management: Identifying and resolving operational deviations to maintain compliance.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT:
State of Hawaii, Board of Certification of Public Water System Distribution System Operator Grade 4 License, at the time of application.