Environmental Inspector

The Position

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JOB SUMMARY:

This is technical field and office work in a wastewater pollution control program. Work involves inspection of industrial pre-treatment facilities throughout southern Broward County, industrial discharge monitoring, and conducting all industrial licensing activities including preparation and resolution of notices of violation. Work involves investigating public complaints and conducting surveys and tests for violations of federal, state and local pollution control regulations. Work includes responsibility for field sampling, laboratory analysis and reporting of various conditions constituting current or potential environmental hazards. Work is performed in accordance with standardized field and laboratory methods and techniques, with some independent judgment exercised in recognizing abnormal test results. Technical supervision is received from a superior who assigns work, reviews test findings, and assists in complex analyses and code interpretations.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Inspects and investigates industrial waste control, pre-treatment, or treatment facilities; creates and maintains files on industrial users; enters manholes; installs 45-pound samplers; collects samples and measures industrial flows.

• Investigates industrial and commercial firms to determine the nature of business, the wastewater generating processes, and the magnitude, type, and strength of the wastes produced. Investigates and determines compliance with well field protection programs.

• Analyzes the adequacy of industrial wastewater pre-treatment processes; determines compliance with legal requirements; serves notices of violations; discusses violations with the firm's management and seeks corrections, collects pertinent information; prepares reports and testifies in court as required.

• Reads and interprets federal, state, and local regulations and determines need for compliance programs. Renews plant licenses such as Hazardous Materials Storage, and compiles reports to satisfy such regulations as SARA Title III and Community Right-to-Know; updates and maintains plant safety and emergency procedures as needed including Hazardous Communications, confined space entry, and hurricane preparedness.

• Investigates public complaints and related environmental hazards within the scope of pollution control regulations relative to noise meters, vapor, odor, dust, toxins, effluents and various pollutants.

• Installs, operates and maintains field test equipment; records tests results, and notes effects on plant and animal life.

• Prepares solutions and reagents for chemical and physical tests of wastewater samples in the laboratory; records and calculates field and laboratory data, including meteorological conditions, and assists in cumulative compilations and analyses.

• Serves complaints on code violators; collects pertinent information; prepares reports and testifies in court as required.

• Assists with the installation and inspection of pollution abatement equipment; investigates requests to burn refuse and recommends proper controls.

• Assists in the explanation of pollution control regulations to industrial and governmental officials; advises on corrective action and reports findings to an engineering/technical superior.

• Maintains inspection records; submits narrative and statistical reports.

• Performs monitoring surveillance both day and night, if needed, and on-call duties when required.

• Must effectively and positively represent the City in delivering and performing work with colleagues and clients, irrespective of gender, race, religion, age, disability, political affiliation or belief, or sexual orientation.

• Must establish and maintain effective and professional relationships with work colleagues, supervisors and managers.

• Performs related work as required for this position description only.

The Requirements

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required:

A Bachelor's Degree with major course work in chemistry, physics, biology or related field; plus three (3) years experience in regulation compliance work. It may be determined that additional experience in pollution regulation compliance work or as an "A" or "B" licensed operator (DEP certification) substitutes for some of the required education.

Preferred:

Five years of experience in regulations within a utility.

Additional education and experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience may be substituted for the above requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of chemistry, physics and biology as pertains to wastewater pollution.

• Knowledge of the apparatus and techniques used in field testing for pollutants and industrial effluents.

• Knowledge of the basic laboratory solutions, cultures, reagents and the standard measuring apparatus used in quantitative and qualitative analyses.

• Knowledge of federal, state and local pollution control regulations, including applicability, inspection and enforcement.

• Ability to enforce the code with tact and impartiality in a professional manner.

• Ability to evaluate laboratory test results with accuracy and judgment.

• Ability to keep records and prepare narrative and statistical reports.

• Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public and co-workers.

• Skill in the use of mechanical measuring devices.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective and professional relationships with work colleagues, supervisors, managers and the public.

The Examination

Required Education and Background Information: Look over the announcement carefully to determine your eligibility. Please note minimum education and experience requirements. Closed competitive positions are open only to employees while open competitive positions are open to anyone who meets the minimum qualifications for the position. Evidence of a GED test score is required if submitted for high school diploma. Applicants are responsible for clearly documenting work experience and/or providing all relevant information at the time of application. Additional information will not be accepted after the announcement closing date.

Examination: Depending on the number of applicants and the quality of their education and experience, the examination may consist of one or more of the following tests: written examination, performance examination, education and experience evaluation, oral examination and/or other job related examinations.

You will be notified of the time and place of your examination when you file or later by mail. A passing grade is required on each part of the process. Repeated participation in any examination for which the same test is used is limited to once every 6 months. Your examination results will be sent by email as soon as possible after the grading is completed.

Final passing grades are used to determine a candidate's position on the eligibility list of successful candidates. Departments fill vacancies from this list. The top three names are considered for each vacancy unless otherwise modified. Those not appointed are returned to the eligibility list for further consideration in accordance with the Civil Service Ordinance. Your name will remain on a register for one year for open competitive examinations and two years for closed competitive except where labor contract conflicts.

Your name may be removed from an eligibility list prior to one year according to Hollywood's Civil Service Ordinance or labor contracts. Your eligibility may be canceled if you refuse a position or if you are not available for work. You are responsible for notifying the Employment Office, in writing, of any change in your address or telephone number.

Special Accommodation and Communication Needs: The City of Hollywood provides necessary reasonable accommodation in the examination process upon request to persons with disabilities. Such requests must be made PRIOR to any scheduled examination.

Veteran's Preference:The City values the service that veterans and their family members have given to our country, and as such, proactively recruits and hires veterans and qualified spouses to the greatest extent possible. Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. To obtain veteran's preference, candidates MUST submit a copy of separation papers (DD214) and meet eligibility requirements as stipulated by the Florida Statutes. For additional information, please refer to the

Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Additional Information

All successful applicants will be required to pass an extensive background which may include criminal history searches, driving history checks, credit report, courthouse searches, education verification, employment verification, professional license verification, or other search methods as deemed necessary for the position. In addition, the applicant will be required to undergo a medical examination, which may include a drug screening, prior to appointment.

EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES:The City of Hollywood has an Ordinance which regulates the employment of relatives of City employees. Effective January 28, 2008, a relative may only be hired under the following additional conditions:

• The relative must have competed in an appropriate examination process as determined by Human Resources and be placed on a civil service eligibility list;

• The relative must be among the top three ranked candidates available on the certified eligibility list unless expanded by the Civil Service Board;

• The Department or Office Director and the Director, Human Resources must demonstrate that it is in the best interests of the City of Hollywood to hire the relative of a public officer or employee.

As of 12/15/2005 the City will require all newly hired employees to sign an affidavit affirming non-usage of tobacco or tobacco products within the last yearprior to submission of application and will continue to be a non-user of tobacco products throughout employment with the City of Hollywood.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: The Employment Office will make reasonable efforts in the examination and workplace to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources of special needs by calling (954) 921-3216.

All applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, abilities, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression (except as limited by law, Personnel Rules, Collective Bargaining Agreements, or bona fide occupational disqualifications).

The City of Hollywood is an Equal Opportunity / Equal Access Employer.