Vector Reduction Coordinator

Please note this recruitment will close on April 24, 2025 or when a sufficient number of applications are received, whichever comes first.  Interviews will be held in the first weeks of May, those invited will receive details via email communication.

Salary Range: 

Vector Reduction Coordinator

$3,397.60- $4,220.80 Biweekly

DEFINITION

The Vector Reduction Coordinator collaborates with staff and responsible parties, who have significant vector sources on properties under their control, to develop and implement cooperative Vector Management Plans with OCMCVD.  Goals include reducing mosquito breeding sites by working with stakeholders to mitigate significant vector sources, to lower staff time and pesticide use, and to prevent formal enforcement actions authorized under the California Health and Safety Code (HSC). In some situations, the District must employ the HSC to ensure safe conditions and to carry out its public responsibilities. The Coordinator will prepare reports, letters, and supporting documentation when enforcement is warranted. The Coordinator will work with various stakeholder groups including landowners, land managers, regulatory agencies, and other groups to provide practical and appropriate Vector Reduction Guidelines for the variety of land uses.  The Coordinator also ensures the District’s compliance with environmental laws and regulations.

 SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED 

Receives general direction from the Director of Operations. May exercise supervision and direction of staff members while collaborating with other supervisors on vector reduction projects. May also exercise technical and functional direction over and provide training to lower-level staff and seasonal staff.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS

This is an advanced-level classification responsible for enforcing the District’s Vector Reduction Management Program.  This class helps the Director of Operations in a variety of administrative, coordinative, analytical, and liaison capacities.  The Vector Reduction Coordinator serves as the District’s liaison to other governmental agencies, private groups, and individuals in enforcing the District’s Vector Reduction Management Program.   The position requires a thorough understanding of District source reduction policies, Integrated Vector Management principles, regulations pertaining to the California Health and Safety Code, NPDES standards, CEQA/federal environmental laws, and property rights, familiarity with stormwater management and infrastructure design, public works engineering, pesticide usage, and city code enforcement.

EXAMPLES OF JOB FUNTIONS

Job functions and performance are subject to provisions contained within the Personnel and Salary Resolution and Memorandum of Understanding applicable to the specified job classification. Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

• Works collaboratively with department directors, Vector Inspectors, and other staff in planning, setting goals, and implementing the District’s Vector Reduction Program; evaluates source reduction projects; obtains permits for, and oversees, the design of source reduction projects. 
• Conducts and provides training to the Vector Inspectors and other field staff for the coordination of a source reduction program and enforcement methods; responds to staff requests to evaluate vector sources.
• Contacts and works with public and private landowners to reduce sources of standing water in basins and other property features; analyzes sites, reviews plans, and determines resolutions and alternative recommendations.
• Investigates and manages sources of standing water notifications to determine ownership and cause; coordinates with municipal and county code enforcement departments to gain property owner compliance with vector-related public nuisances.
• Maintains records and prepares reports on problematic vector production sites for mosquitoes and other vectors to enforce abatement notices; pursues long-term abatement with property owners including reminders, site visits, meetings, notices, and court proceedings.
• Inspects known, large issue vector breeding sites and determines the scope of work, and remediation actions needed.
• Consults with and advises local, state, and federal agencies, construction companies, and homeowner associations on modifications to reduce vector breeding in storm drains, flood control channels, ditches, gutters, etc., issues abatement notices when appropriate. 
• Applies for permits with regulatory agencies for District staff to perform routine mosquito control work.
• Reviews designs and features of plans and permits for new and redevelopment projects; provides written vector control evaluations for projects such as plan check and CEQA review and issues recommendations for proper vector source reduction. 
• Monitors and reviews NPDES permit regulations, makes comments and works with regulators on changes; recommends actions to District staff and coordinates with NPDES stakeholders on changes to permits. 
• Researches, drafts, and updates vector control Best Management Practice documentation; provides design, construction, and maintenance recommendation along with program and policy changes to the Director of Operations to improve vector control procedures.
• Monitors legislation and developments regarding environmental regulation on storm water, mosquito, and other vector control programs.
• Attends a variety of District meetings and meetings with local, state, and federal regulators to discuss coordination and cooperation in vector control management.
• Ensures staff observe and comply with all District and mandated safety rules, regulations, and protocols. 
• Performs other duties as assigned.

ABILITY TO:

• Reduce the long-term use of District resources by working with stakeholders to mitigate significant vector sources to lower staff time and pesticide use. 
• Prepare reports and other correspondences for stakeholders outlining multiple vector reductions strategies.  
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders to ensure vector reduction strategies are implemented and efficacious       
• Understand and follow local, state, and federal laws, regulations, codes, ordinances, and guidelines governing programs related to vector control, especially environmental laws, and regulations. 
• Understand watershed management concepts and urban water engineering, methods of environmental assessment and mitigation.
• Develop vector reduction strategies and vector control practices.
• Effectively use computer systems, software applications relevant to work performed, and modern business equipment to perform a variety of work tasks; an understanding of GIS and mapping preferred.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Urban Planning, Biology, Environmental Management, or a closely related field and three (3) years of public health or environmental health project management experience. Alternatively, the equivalent of eight (8) years of public health or environmental health experience related to vector reduction strategies.

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid California driver’s license by time of appointment.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, certification in Public Health Vector Control Categories A – D, as required by the California Department of Public Health, within one year of appointment and maintained throughout employment with the District.

When assigned to an office environment, must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone; ability to stand and walk between work areas may be required.  Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment.   Positions in this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information.When performing field work, must possess mobility to work in changing site conditions; possess the strength, stamina, and mobility to perform light to medium physical work; to sit, stand, and walk on level, uneven, or slippery surfaces; to reach, twist, turn, kneel, and bend, to climb and descend ladders; and to operate a motor vehicle and visit various District sites; vision to observe biological and environmental conditions. The job involves fieldwork requiring frequent walking in operational areas to provide surveillance and environmental analysis, with exposure to hazardous materials in some site locations. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects averaging a weight of 50 pounds, or heavier weights, in all cases with the use of proper equipment and/or assistance from other staff.

Salary : $88,338 - $109,741