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Job description
Metro Water Recovery Job Opportunity
Metro Water Recovery in Denver, CO - a nationally recognized leader among clean water utilities, provides wastewater conveyance and treatment services for more than 2 million people in the Denver Metro area.
At Metro, we help you be your best so we can do our best. You will join a team that offers stability, flexibility, and the opportunity to make a difference. We take pride in being part of an industry-leading team who serves the community by protecting the region's health and environment.
Job Description
This position will be filled at one of the following levels depending upon the candidate's qualifications:
IP Sector Investigator I ($30.47 - $42.50 Hourly) Performs a variety of tasks including field survey, surveillance, investigation, assessment, compliance assistance, and compliance assurance activities related to the implementation of Metro's Industrial Pretreatment Program (IPP) with a primary focus on sectors within the range of industrial and commercial users. With direction, the position applies regulations to conduct surveys, investigations, reviews records, evaluates facility compliance, and prepares enforcement documents. Works under the direction of the Industrial Pretreatment Manager.
IP Sector Investigator II ($32.91 - $45.90 Hourly) Performs a variety of tasks including field survey, surveillance, investigation, assessment, compliance assistance, and compliance assurance activities related to the implementation of Metro's Industrial Pretreatment Program (IPP) with a primary focus on sectors within the range of industrial and commercial users. With direction, the position applies regulations to conduct surveys, investigations, reviews records, evaluates facility compliance, and prepares enforcement documents. Works under the direction of the Industrial Pretreatment Manager.
Qualifications
IP Sector Investigator I Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Knowledge of:
General science (i.e., biology and chemistry) principles
Mathematics and data analysis
General office processes and procedures
MS Office software
Skilled at:
Data collection
Communicating verbally and in writing in a clear and concise manner
Critical thinking and analytical problem-solving
Reading and understanding complex information, regulatory and technical documents
Working in spreadsheets, word processing, and databases
Leveraging diverse modes of communication to optimize the effective exchange of ideas and information
Utilizing technology to seek and share resources and information
Becoming familiar with new information rapidly
Ability to:
Effectively work in a position as a regulator (e.g., directly regulating businesses)
Follow Industrial Pretreatment Program implementation procedures
Learn industrial manufacturing practices, wastewater treatment, or regulatory control
Learn to inspect industrial and commercial facilities
Inspect commercial receiving stations
Legally and safely drive a Metro motor vehicle throughout Metro's service area, including during periods of inclement weather.
Read, interpret, understand, and apply IPP related documents, regulations, and reports
Enter commercial and less complex industrial facilities and perform both pre-scheduled and unannounced inspections and/or investigations in a safe and effective manner.
Wear correct PPE and follow safety procedures (safety shoes, hard hats, etc.)
Assist with sampling procedures and visual inspections
Work outside of normal business hours and normal business days to assist with unusual observation responses and investigations and other environmental incidents as assigned
Effectively communicate verbally and in writing, complicated information to varying audiences
Learn and understand basic manufacturing and treatment processes and operations at commercial and industrial facilities.
Become familiar with hazardous waste identification and generation and handling processes.
Become familiar with sampling techniques and handling processes.
Meet deadlines
Plan and coordinate assigned work tasks
Prepare accurate and complete reports
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with people of varying backgrounds, knowledge, and experience
Perform effectively in a collaborative team environment
Education Must possess a valid driver's license. Associates engineering, environmental science, chemistry, or other related science field desired. A combination of education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
IP Sector Investigator II Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Knowledge of:
General science (i.e., biology and chemistry) principles.
Mathematics, including algebra, and data analysis
Industrial manufacturing practices, wastewater treatment, and regulatory control
Knowledge of federal pretreatment regulations
Inspection strategies of basic to complex industrial and commercial facilities
General office processes and procedures
MS Office software
Skilled at:
Performing investigations
Data collection
Communicating verbally and in writing in a clear and concise manner.
Critical thinking and analytical problem-solving.
Reading and understanding complex information, such as regulatory and technical documents.
Working in spreadsheets, word processing, and databases
Leveraging diverse modes of communication to optimize the effective exchange of ideas and information
Utilizing technology to seek and share resources and information
Becoming familiar with new information rapidly.
Preparation of reports for state and federal regulatory agencies as well as Metro Management
Hazardous waste identification and generation and handling processes
Ability to:
Follow Industrial Pretreatment Program Implementation procedures
Effectively work in a position as a regulator (e.g., directly regulating businesses)
Applying pretreatment procedures and program work including applying sector control mechanism requirements, evaluating compliance, performing inspections, and applying enforcement in accordance with an enforcement response plan.
Legally and safely drive a Metro motor vehicle throughout Metro's service area, including during periods of inclement weather.
Enter commercial and industrial facilities of any level of complexity and perform both pre-scheduled and unannounced inspections and/or investigations in a safe and effective manner.
Wear correct PPE and follow safety procedures (safety shoes, hard hats, etc.)
Work outside of normal business hours and normal business days to assist with unusual observation responses and investigations and other environmental incidents as assigned
Support the collection and handling of samples in accordance with 40 CFR 136 and Metro procedures and protocols.
While inspecting facilities, visually observe sampling and determine conformance with sector control program requirements.
Assist with sampling procedures and visual inspections
Perform effectively in a collaborative team environment.
Meet deadlines
Plan and coordinate work tasks
Prepare accurate and complete reports
De-escalate contentious situations.
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with people of varying backgrounds, knowledge, and experience
Perform effectively in a collaborative team environment
Continuously improve personal work processes and performance
Mentor less-experienced IPP staff members
Education Must possess a valid driver's license. Bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, chemistry, or other related science field desired. A combination of education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Working Conditions
Typical Work Environment Variety of floor surfaces including concrete, gravel, asphalt, dirt, tile, loose stones, uneven surfaces, slippery surfaces, and wet surfaces; Inside environment; Outside environment all year in all weather conditions and temperatures; Residential and commercial wastewater/Biosolids; Chemicals; Lighting conditions including natural light, fluorescent, incandescent, and low light; Vibration; Moving equipment; Work in confined spaces Body Position Demands Standing; Walking; Climbing stairs; Climbing Ladders; Reaching forward and overhead; Balancing; Object handling; Simple hand/ Firm hand grasping; Operating controls; Sitting; Stooping; Kneeling; Crouching; Typing; Fine hand coordination Physical Demands (max forces are expected to be infrequent) Max Weight Lifted: 65 lbs Max Weight Carried: 65 lbs Max Force Pushed: 23 lbs Max Force Pulled: 128 lbs Sensory Requirements Wide field of view; Perception - Spatial; Olfactory (Smelling); Vision - Near; Depth perception; Color discrimination; Perception - spatial and form; Feeling without seeing; Speaking; Vision - near and far
Worksite address
denver, CO, 80285, US
Who can apply
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