Careers

Description:

• Conducts compliance inspections of businesses that use and/or dispose of hazardous materials/waste, including solid waste facilities.
• Reviews blueprints and plans for new construction of underground storage tank facilities and issues permits.
• Reviews applications, issues permits, and conducts field inspections related to soil boring projects and monitors well sites to assure proper construction and destruction practices.
• Reviews hazardous materials business plans for completeness and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Meets with contractors, business representatives, the general public, etc., to explain applicable laws, regulations and fees, and assist in completing business plans.
• Maintains and calibrates equipment and meters, including: scheduling maintenance and taking inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Reviews lab reports from soil and water samples and determines appropriate action.
• Collects evidence at potential environmental crime scenes, reviews analytical lab reports to determine if investigation is needed and forwards information to law enforcement officials.
• Responds to complaints regarding hazardous materials and solid waste.
• Updates and maintains computer database information and related documents, records and files.
• Maintains and upgrades knowledge, skills, and development by attending seminars, meetings and training programs and reading trade and professional journals and publications.
• Prepares routine and non-routine reports as requested utilizing a variety of software; receives, sorts, and summarizes material for the preparation of reports; prepares work reports; and relays and interprets administrative decisions, policies and instructions.
• Reports administrative and/or operational problems to supervisor.
• Disseminates a variety of information and/or reports to various agencies, divisions, or departments via telephone, mail, email or fax.
• Performs other related duties as assigned. 

Skills/Eligibility:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

Education and Experience:

Thirty semester units earned from an accredited college or university or equivalent, with one or more of the following disciplines: Biology or microbiology, Chemical Engineering, Physical or Environmental Science, Geology or Soil Science, Environmental Health, Environmental or Sanitary Engineering, Toxicology, Industrial Hygiene, Hazardous Material Management, Fire Science, Fire Technology; 

-OR-

 

Equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university or equivalent degree with major coursework in the disciplines listed above; 

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Qualifying experience in hazardous materials management, regulation, analysis or research; environmental research, monitoring, surveillance or enforcement; or resource recovery may be substituted on the basis of one year experience for 15 units, for a maximum of 15 units.

Licenses and Certifications:
Valid Drivers License

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

 

Knowledge of:

• Applicable state, federal and local ordinances, codes, laws, rules and regulations and legislative issues.  
• Basic principles of physical, biological and social science as related to public health and environmental quality control.
• Methods and techniques of inspecting and making investigations of hazardous material handlers, facilities and criminal violations.
• Correct English usage, including spelling, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary.
• County and internal departmental policies and procedures.
• External governmental bodies and agencies related to area of assignment.
• All computer applications and hardware related to performance of the essential functions of the job.
• Standard business arithmetic, including percentages and decimals.
• Record keeping, report preparation, filing methods and records management techniques.
• General office procedures, policies and practices, as well as knowledge of computer and other general office equipment.

 

Skill in:

• Using tact, discretion, initiative and independent judgment within established guidelines.
• Using a computer to accurately and rapidly enter and retrieve data and information.
• Communicating orally with internal staff, citizens, and other departmental staff in order to give and receive information in a courteous manner.
• Interacting professionally and respectfully with customers, including difficult, hostile, or distressed customers.
• Operating and routine maintenance of general office machines such as copiers, facsimile machines, telephones, and two-way radio base stations.