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SalaryThe San Diego County Air Pollution Control District (SDAPCD) Invites Your Interest for This Exciting Career Opportunity!
ASSISTANT AIR POLLUTION CHEMIST
Interviews will take place the week of May 6, 2024. Job offers for selected candidates will be made the week of May 13, 2024.
THIS POSITION IS ELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT AT STEP 1, $81,328.00 ANNUALLY. COUNTY EMPLOYEES ARE SUBJECT TO THE COUNTY PROMOTIONAL RULE FOR STEP PLACEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMP ORD 1.3.5.
Future Salary Increase
July 2024 - 7.88% increase to base pay (2.75% Across-the-Board + 5.13% Market Increase)
The County of San Diego is currently accepting job applications for Assistant Air Pollution Chemists for the Quality Assurance Program.
The San Diego County Air Pollution Control District strives to protect the public from harmful effects of Air Pollution, achieve and maintain air quality standards, foster community involvement, and develop and implement cost-effective programs meeting state and federal mandates, considering environmental and economic impacts. To learn more about this department, click here.
SDAPCD employs Air Pollution Chemists in four different programs: Regional Air Monitoring, Quality Assurance, Community Air Protection, and Source Emission Testing.
SDAPCD Regional Air Monitoring Program mission is to measure the air quality in San Diego County to determine if the air quality meets federal and state health and safety standards. This effort requires monitoring various pollutants in the county through the establishment of around 10 monitoring stations located throughout the County.
SDAPCD's Quality Assurance Program mission is to ensure that the data collected in the Regional Air Monitoring Program meets federal and state data quality objectives. This effort requires reviewing data and conducting field audits of the monitoring stations and equipment in the Regional Air Monitoring Program.
SDAPCD's Community Air Protection Program mission is to reduce pollution exposure in communities based on environmental, health, and socioeconomic information. This effort will require community air monitoring, community emission reduction plans and incentive funding to deploy the cleanest technologies in the most impacted areas. This recruitment will help lead SDAPCD’s effort in monitoring air quality within these communities.
SDAPCD's Source Emission Testing Program mission is to measure pollutant emissions from facilities to determine if the emissions meet the facilities operational permit emission limits. This effort requires conducting measurements conducted at the facilities premise at the point of release into the atmosphere and can be at elevated locations.
Under the direction of a Senior Chemist, the Assistant Air Pollution Chemists perform professional work involved in the collection, evaluation, and chemical analysis of air contaminant samples. This is the first working level class that performs chemical analyses and testing of air contaminant samples. For additional information regarding this job classification, click here.
WORK SCHEDULE
The current vacancies for Assistant Air Pollution Chemist may be assigned to work a hybrid schedule. This schedule may consist of teleworking or working remotely, as well as working in the laboratory and in the field as needed.
IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE
The ideal candidate for Assistant Air Pollution Chemist will possess the following experience, attributes, and traits:
- Knowledge of technical methods and applications involved in operation of laboratory analytical instrumentation and air monitoring equipment
- Knowledge of technical methods and applications involved in quality assurance (i.e. data review) of laboratory analytical instrumentation and air monitoring equipment
- Familiar with writing standard operation procedures
- Familiar with coding in Visual Basic (macros in Excel) and or Anaconda/Python
Hiring Timeline & Dates
- Job Offer and Background Process begin the week of May 13, 2024. Note: Current County employees may be excluded from additional background screening.
- Pre-employment Medical Screening: Approximately 3 days following successful background investigation results.
- Anticipated Start Date: Start date will be based upon successful completion of medical screening or other mutually agreed upon date.
If you are not selected for this interview process, you may have the opportunity to compete for future vacancies.
Minimum Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree from a U.S. accredited college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency in chemistry, chemical engineering, or a closely related field, which includes the completion of thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units of physical, analytical, and organic chemistry, AND, one (1) year of progressively responsible professional experience in collecting, evaluating, and conducting chemical analysis of air contaminant or environmental samples; OR,
- A master's degree from a U.S. accredited college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency as stated above in chemistry or chemical engineering; OR,
- One (1) year of experience as a Junior Air Pollution Chemist for the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District.
Applicants must submit a copy of their official or unofficial transcripts in order to verify completed coursework from an accredited U.S. college or university; or a certified foreign studies equivalency report if a degree was obtained from a college or university outside of the U.S.
The Department of Human Resources removes personally identifiable information from all recruitments. This practice, called Blind Applicant Screening, hides a candidate’s personal information that could influence or bias a hiring decision. Personal information includes name, phone number, address, gender, age and race. This process helps contribute to a fair and equitable selection process leading to a more diverse and inclusive workforce.
The most highly qualified candidates, based on the evaluation results, will be referred for an interview. Be sure to include your experience in meeting the minimum requirements in both the Work Experience section and the Supplemental Questionnaire section of the Application.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application Work History and/or supplemental questionnaire.
Condition of Employment
As part of the County of San Diego’s pre-employment process, prospective candidates will undergo a background check (including fingerprinting) and a pre-employment medical screening prior to beginning County employment. Current County employees may be excluded from this process.
Evaluation
Qualified applicants will be placed on a six (6) month employment list based on scores received during the evaluation of information contained in their employment and supplemental applications.
Please ensure all information is complete and accurate, as the responses you provide on the supplemental application questionnaire will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system. If you are successful in the initial screening process, your application will be reviewed individually to confirm that the information you provided is accurate and qualifying.
Please ensure all information is complete and accurate, as the responses you provide on the supplemental application questionnaire will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system. If you are successful in the initial screening process, your application will be reviewed individually to confirm that the information you provided is accurate and qualifying.
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable an individual with qualified disabilities to perform the essential functions of a job, on a case-by-case basis.
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