Senior Environmental Technician (Industrial Pretreatment)

Senior Environmental Technician (Industrial Pretreatment)

Our Industrial Pretreatment team is seeking a Senior Environmental Technician with expertise in compliance programs related to water and wastewater regulations. You will make a positive impact on our team through significant industrial user permitting, providing support to sector control programs (such as fat, oil, and grease), sampling, and evaluating industrial user surveys. You will have the opportunity to help ensure safe drinking water for residents of Colorado Springs by assisting with our Backflow Prevention and Cross-connection Control Program. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to work closely with leadership and various publicly-owned treatment works (POTWs) at the state and local levels. Our team emphasizes environmental stewardship, ensuring the quality of water re-entering the environment and the protection of the POTW.

A day in the life of a Senior Environmental Technician may include:

• Performing industrial permitting activities, including permit drafting, issuance and management, facility inspections, reporting, sampling, identification of non-compliance, enforcement, and providing support to permitted industrial customers
• Performing sector control program support (e.g., requiring users to install sector-specific control systems or make changes to methods of waste disposal)
• Performing investigative fieldwork to pinpoint sources of wastewater pollutants
• Evaluating non-domestic users to characterize industrial activities and waste streams; verifying information provided by industrial users; and documenting findings and communicating with facilities
• Recommending and completing program compliance enforcement under the direction of the supervisor
• Interfacing with various constituents and providing answers and information regarding program requirements, details, and specifications
• Installing, programming, maintaining, and troubleshooting IPT’s monitoring, data recording, and automatic sampling equipment
• Collecting and preserving industrial effluent, wastewater treatment plant, and sewer collection system samples for the evaluation of wastewater disposal activities within the collection system, including standard IPT monitoring and investigating abnormal discharges
• Interpreting data, reviewing, preparing, and analyzing technical reports; maintaining required reports, files, and databases, including data entry and evaluation as well as report management
• Implementing quality assurance procedures
• Assisting with administrative efforts of the Backflow Prevention and Cross-connection Control Program

Who You Are

The following knowledge, skills, and expertise are valued for this role:

• Relevant experience in industrial pretreatment, wastewater compliance, and/or other environmental compliance programs
• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Chemistry, Biology, or a related field
• Strong technical writing skills
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes as sources of industrial waste and/or wastewater treatment
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing
• Ability to apply strong attention to detail and to read and comprehend complex information (e.g., applicable legislation and regulations)
• Possession of a valid, unrestricted driver's license is required; this position requires operating a Colorado Springs Utilities vehicle while performing fieldwork

Please note that an essential function of this position is handling equipment and containers (e.g., small sample bottles, 5-gallon carboys, large autosamplers) as well as moving iron manhole covers, as a result of sampling water and wastewater sources. This position also requires inspecting industrial and commercial facilities, installing and extracting automatic samplers, collecting grab samples from industrial/commercial processes, manholes, and surface waters, and operating and adjusting sampling and field analytical equipment.

Our Commitment to Our Employees  

Our people are the heart and soul of Colorado Springs Utilities.  They keep the lights on, gas flowing, water coming in, and wastewater leaving.  We do not just say people are important – we prove it!  That’s why we are honored to invest in protecting the health and financial security of our employees and their families through our rich benefits program.

• Time Off – Because everybody needs time off to recharge
  • Vacation – New employees accrue 13 days of paid time off to start, while our more tenured employees accrue 24 days per year
  • Personal Leave –3 days per year of personal leave
  • Paid Holidays –12 paid holidays per year
  • Sick Leave – Accrue 12 days of sick leave annually for those days when you or a family member is feeling under the weather
  • Vacation Buy – Purchase up to 40 hours of additional vacation time
• Pension Plan – Looking forward to a comfortable lifestyle once you’re done working? The Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) provides you with retirement benefits and peace of mind when you retire 
• Medical – Select from three comprehensive medical plans, starting at $0 per month.  Employees also enjoy access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA). (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Wellness Program – Voluntary wellness program that allows you and your spouse to each earn up to $500 to use towards healthcare expenses, $100 in Visa gift cards, and up to $400 in gym membership reimbursements
• Dental – Select from two dental plans, with in-network PPO preventive care covered at 100% and access to orthodontia coverage (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Vision – Voluntary plan that covers full vision care services and discounts on LASIK eye surgery (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Retirement Saving Programs – Supplement your pension plan with voluntary retirement programs such as the PERAPlus 401(k) and MissionSquare’s Roth IRA and 457 plans
• Disability Coverage – Short-Term (STD) and Long-Term Disability (LTD) insurance available for purchase (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Makes the going a little easier by aiding with mental health, stress management, work-life balance, financial and legal matters, and much more
• Long-Term Care Insurance (LTC) – Whether it's due to an accident or a serious illness, LTC insurance is available for purchase to help you and your loved ones (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Life Insurance – Company-paid life insurance and supplemental coverage available (effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• Tuition Reimbursement – Employees are eligible to receive up to $5,250 annually for Tuition Reimbursement
• Qualifying Public Service Employer – Payments made towards student loans may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Salary : $5,250