Sewage and Waste Control Specialist
7 days ago
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago is seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to fill the role of Environmental Operations Manager. This position will be responsible for coordinating administrative, technical, and professional environmental activities in the implementation of the District's Sewage and Waste Control and User Charge Ordinances.
Key Responsibilities- Provide technical advice and assistance to subordinate employees involved in the administration of the User Charge and Sewage and Waste Control Ordinances.
- Coordinate technical aspects of User Charge appeals made to the Board of Commissioners and represent the Department at appeal hearings.
- Analyze Industrial Waste Division enforcement policies and enforcement practices for consistency and compliance with Federal requirements.
- Coordinate the efforts of Pretreatment and Cost Recovery Section personnel with the Law and Engineering Departments and outside agencies.
- Coordinate the District's compliance, enforcement, and annual reporting as it pertains to Federal Pretreatment regulations.
- Direct and supervise the inspection and sampling of industries discharging to the District's sewage system and the enforcement of waste control ordinances and verification of proper User Charge payments.
- Coordinate investigations of pollution control violators, ensuring the necessary follow-up on continuing violations.
- Prepare section budget and supervise the control of expenditures.
- Review and evaluate a variety of technical reports and prepare summary reports.
- Assign, supervise, and review work; ensure staff compliance with District policies and procedures.
- Graduation from a four-year accredited college or university majoring in environmental engineering, chemical engineering, chemistry, biology, or a closely related field.
- Six years of progressively responsible full-time, post-degree experience in industrial waste activities, with at least two years in a supervisory capacity.
- Graduate study in the designated fields may be substituted for the required non-supervisory experience on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two years.
- Sub-professional technical or professional experience in engineering, scientific, treatment plant operations, or industrial waste activities may be substituted for the required education to a maximum of two years.
Positions in this classification involve a combination of office work and work in the field. Office work is performed in a typical office environment and requires the use of standard office equipment, including computers. Field work is performed outside the office and may involve exposure to industrial equipment or operations, contact with hazardous or toxic materials, and exposure to a variety of weather conditions.
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