Environmental Specialist II (Dallas Water Utilities - Civil Service)

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The Environmental Specialist II inspects, investigates, evaluates, and determines City compliance with environmental laws, regulations, and standards. Performs regular inspections, manages spills, participates with training, and performs reporting and coordination for the Environmental Compliance Committee.

Responsibilities

• Performs and provides complex environmental evaluation, inspection, and review of City services and utilities; investigates complaints, performs regular inspections, and files compliance reports for environmental agencies.
• Oversees, monitors, and provides knowledgeable skill for clean ups of City spills and other potentially hazardous situations; ensures spills are cleaned appropriately and completely, investigate causes of spills to determine future preventability, and files incident reports and documents.
• Inspects City facilities for environmental compliance; reviews waste storage areas, water facilities, stormwater management tactics, and other waste water activities; observes and identifies issues that need to be addressed and communicates issues and concerns; oversees mitigation and completion of identified issues.
• Drafts, prepares, and files extensive reports on inspection activities and findings; documents areas of non-compliance, preventable reports, and various incidents; ensures all departments and City decision makers are aware of issues and have pertinent information to make informed decisions.
• Understands and applies environmental policies, rules, regulations, and standards to ensure City is meeting and exceeding expectations; provides training and education to other employees to ensure all inspection and compliance activity is done accurately and efficiently.
• Assists and supports with hazardous spills and incidents; provides a detailed inspection of incident and appropriate analysis; participates in emergency situations, maintain spill team schedule, and assists with reports for Environmental Compliance Committee meetings.
• Performs any and all other work as needed or assigned.

Requirements

• Knowledge of Environmental Compliance agencies.
• Knowledge of Environmental procedures and inspection tactics.
• Knowledge of Environmental codes, ordinances, and regulations.
• Ability to perform professional inspections and document non-compliant issues.
• Ability to communicate findings and ensure resolution of issues.
• Ability to train and educate lower level subordinates.
• Ability to provide engagement and follow up to ensure environmental standards are achieved.
• Communicating effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.

Qualifications

High School diploma or GED. Two (2) years of experience in one (1) or more of the following environmental areas:

• Site assessment/inspection
• Waste management
• Handling hazardous materials/chemicals
• Spill response
• Performing chemical analysis
• Pretreatment inspections
• Soil/water/air/groundwater sample collection
• Maintaining/using Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS's)
• Inspecting storm sewer/drainage structures (e.g., MS4, outfalls, storm sewer pipe, inlets, wing walls, culverts, junctions, etc.)

Equivalencies: An associate degree in an architectural, engineering, environmental, or life science field plus one (1) year of the required experience will meet the education and experience requirements. A bachelor's degree or higher in an architectural, engineering, environmental, or life science field will meet the education and experience requirements.

Skills

Valid driver's license and good driving record. For some positions, must have or be able to obtain a Boater Education certification issued by the Texas Park & Wildlife Department (TPWD) AND a Class D Water Operator's license issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) within probationary period.

Benefits

Competitive benefits and growth opportunities.

Pay

Salary Range $49,254.40 - $55,348.80. The salary listed on this job posting is the starting salary range; amount offered will depend upon qualifications.

Schedule

May be subject to varying shifts including nights, weekends, holidays and twenty-four seven (24/7) call-out.