Compliance Officer

Introduction

THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The Water Utilities Department is currently conducting a salary and compensation study to maintain standing as a regionally competitive water and wastewater employer. The results of this study may impact compensation rates in fiscal year 2024/25.

About Oceanside's Water Utilities Department & Our Environmental Compliance Team

The City of Oceanside is accepting applications for the position of Compliance Officer in our Compliance Program. This program oversees the Oceanside Water Utilities' overall environmental compliance and is critical to our water, wastewater, recycled and advanced treated water in conjunction with our environmental operations.

The Oceanside Water Utilities Department is an innovative and forward-looking organization whose goal it is to ensure ongoing access to safe, affordable drinking water & reliable wastewater collection & treatment services by maintaining top talent, resource resiliency, dependability, and system efficiency.

The Department owns and operates two drinking water facilities, two waste reclamation facilities, and a state-of-the-art advanced water treatment facility.

About the position

The Compliance Officer oversees all aspects of compliance as it pertains to operational water and wastewater impacts on air and ocean water quality including the industrial waste program. This position leads the regulatory compliance efforts of the Department with only general direction from the Director and Division Manager.

You should be excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Oversee and coordinate the City's regulatory compliance program and ensure the City complies with mandates as well as federal, state and local regulations.

• Serve as our primary technical expert on matters involving regulation

• Represent our agency to outside agencies involved in environmental compliance regulation

• Affect change in official city policy and by preparing memos, staff reports, agreements and documentation for a variety of regulatory issues

• Supervise a team that is passionate about caretaking of the environment motivating, mentoring, training and monitoring performance.

• Train program staff on new and dynamic regulatory requirements

We will also rely on you for…

Attending local, regional, state and national regulatory and industry conferences to increase your knowledge on current requirements and share updated findings; and overseeing the more difficult work associated with compliance, enforcement and corrective actions.

If this sounds like you, keep reading!

Examples of Duties

Coordinates and manages regulatory compliance issues; coordinates the organization, staffing and operational activities for the industrial waste program to maintain regulatory compliance; directs, supervises and reviews the work of staff involved in monitoring programs for water, wastewater, wells, ocean water, bio-solids, fuel tanks, generators, landfills, vehicles, pesticide application, toxic solvent storage, diesel fuel and air quality, and initiates actions for compliance and/or retrofitting; writes, reviews or assists in preparing compliance reports for any of the above; communicates with regulatory agencies and acts as liaison with internal staff and representatives from outside agencies involved in environmental compliance regulation, establishes working relationships with regulatory agencies and representatives, interacts and negotiates with regulatory agencies and participates in negotiations to establish monitoring programs and permit conditions; interprets complex environmental topics, regulations, and casework and provides written or oral explanations to City staff or the public; monitors new, proposed or pending environmental compliance regulations, and initiates appropriate actions to assure compliance; attends and reports at hearings, meetings and technical committees as department representative before state and county regulatory agencies; serves as primary technical expert within the department on matters involving regulation, environment; develops position papers and written testimony; maintains permanent records of investigations and actions taken, maintains regulatory and compliance records and databases; conducts field investigations, oversees inspections of all regulated facilities by outside agencies, assuring follow-up and corrective action on any noted compliance deficiencies; train and educate City staff on compliance issues; prepare notices of violation, use monitoring equipment to detect pollutants and con-compliance, inspect sites for potential violations and hazards; attends commission and Council meetings and makes presentations to City Council, commissions, community groups and other governmental officials; may prepare and submits grant applications; may administer grant funding and grant-funded projects and services; develops, and administers contract services for environmental projects; reviews the work of consultants and contractors; investigates accidents and incidents involving environmental compliance issues; performs related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Principles of supervision, training and performance evaluation.

• Current federal, state and local regulations affecting regulatory and environmental compliance issues impacting water and wastewater operations and facilities.

• The methods, techniques, operations, and effects of environmental management systems and programs within the City and throughout the region.

• Sources and fate of pollutants, impact of exposure on public or environmental health.

• Basic chemistry, biology and laboratory protocols.

• Techniques for sampling, measuring and analyzing pollutants.

• Regulations for industrial waste and pretreatment programming, activities, monitoring, and reporting protocols.

• Methods of regulatory control.

• Modern and complex principles and practices of wastewater sampling and testing.

• Legislation regulating grant administration.

• Methods and procedures used in review, rating, and evaluation of grant applications.

• Principles and practices of management, training and performance evaluation.

• Modern office procedures, methods and equipment including computers and applicable software applications.

• Principles and procedures involved in record keeping, report writing, and professional correspondence.

• Basic principles of effective leadership, supervision and personnel management.

Ability to:

• Read, understand and relate to others complex rules and regulations and to assess their impacts and summarize them into reports for consumption by a wide audience.

• Read and understand laboratory reports, charts, graphs and mathematical or chemical models or formulas.

• Plan, organize, and manage professional and support staff.

• Complete regulatory permit applications.

• Negotiate on matters pertaining to City interests, contracts, and properties.

• Speak and present effectively to groups, audiences, and regulatory bodies.

• Maintain and update accurate records and files.

• Prepare clear and concise reports.

• Perform basic arithmetic calculations accurately.

• Work independently and efficiently to carry out assignments.

• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.

• Establish and maintain effective relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Experience and Training

Experience:Three years of increasingly responsible water, wastewater, industrial waste/pretreatment, or environmental laboratory regulatory compliance experience.

Training: Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in environmental science, environmental policy, engineering or a related field.

License: Possession of an appropriate, valid Class "C" California Driver's License.

Working Conditions and Selection Process

Environmental Conditions: Primarily an office environment; exposure to computer screens; public contact; occasional field work, travel from site to site, and exposure to water or wastewater, toxic solvents, materials or fumes, electrical or radiant energy and extreme weather conditions.

Physical Conditions: Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sitting for prolonged periods of time; exposure to computer screens, speaking and hearing to exchange information; walking or traversing over various types of outdoor terrain including uneven, unpaved, steep or slippery surface areas; visual acuity to read and interpret reports.

Selection Process:All properly completed applications will be reviewed and the most appropriately qualified individuals will be invited to continue in the selection process. Failure to provide all required application materials will result in disqualification from the selection process. The process may include any combination of a written exam, oral interview, and/or skills assessment to further evaluate job-related qualifications. Candidates who successfully complete the selection process will be placed on an eligibility list and will remain eligible for employment consideration for a minimum of six months.

Note:Prospective employees will undergo, and must successfully pass, a full police background reference check (including fingerprinting) and a medical examination. Drug screening may be required.

RESUMES ARE NOTBE ACCEPTED IN LIEU OF COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS BUT MAY BE ATTACHED.

CANDIDATES WHO REQUIRE A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION IN THE SELECTION PROCESS SHOULD STATE THEIR NEEDS IN WRITING WHEN SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION.

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