Environmental Compliance Manager

Salary : $68,346.00 - $94,958.00 Annually
Location : 235 Government Center Drive, NC
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 00170
Department: LINEAR ASSETS & EMS
Division: EMS - Community Compliance
Opening Date: 02/02/2024
Closing Date: Continuous
FLSA: Exempt
Job Summary
Incumbents in this position are responsible for managing CFPUA's Pretreatment Program and Cross Connection Program while ensuring CFPUA compliance with State and Federal Regulations.
Essential Job Functions

• Develops plans and programming, formulates budgetary data, assigns job duties, conducts employee evaluations, prepares contractual obligations, develops educational curriculum, and reports parameters as they relate to the overall programming of the office.
• Manages Cross Connection Control Program and serves as the Cross Connection Control Operator in Responsible Control.
• Manages the compliance of 10,000 backflow prevention assemblies.
• Manages the illegal water tampering program from initial investigations to District Court appearances.
• Ensures that the public water supply is safe and protected from potential cross contamination sources.
• Coordinates with the NC Rural Water Association to ensure that a reputable backflow tester certification program is in place for testers within CFPUA service area.
• Serves as a proactive participant in promoting a safe work environment.
• Performs safety inspections and accident investigations, ensures that monthly safety tailgates are conducted, and conducts safety training for the department.
• Reviews SOPs to ensure safety portion is accurate and is adhered to.
• Reviews new chemical SDSs for work section and Industrial Users.
• Manages educational outreach programs to comply with permit requirements and support program needs.
• Develops annual budget for work section
• Monitors purchases and account balance for work section.
• Recommends programs enhancements for budgeting purposes.
• Manages inventory and vehicle oversite.
• Guides and trains Compliance Officers, Operations and Engineering staff with interpreting Ordinances, technical specifications, and permit conditions.
• Ensures backflow protection and grease interceptors are installed as necessary on new and up-fitted projects.
• Manages Pretreatment Program ensuring compliance with local, State and Federal Regulations by interpreting and enforcing regulations, and establishing Standard Operating Procedures for permitting, monitoring, and inspecting industrial and commercial wastewater dischargers.
• Performs statistical analyzes of wastewater data for decision making processes, uses statistical analyses, and develops headworks analyses to safely allocate pollutants to industries.
• Writes and administers industrial discharge permits while ensuring that allocated pollutants are protective of employees and public health, the environment, the wastewater collection system, and the wastewater treatment plants.
• Enforces the Sewer Use Ordinance by managing a staff of Environmental Compliance Officers who investigate violations such as permit limit violations, illegal discharges, sewer blockages and overflows.
• Identifies causes and determines remedial actions.
• Issues notice of violations and assess civil penalties.
• Manages the permitting and regulation of food service establishments, significant industrial users, industrial users, breweries, marinas, and waste haulers.
• Ensures that long term sampling events are conducted properly yielding valid data to be used in decision making processes.
• Create new Standard Operating Procedures, permits, ordinances, plans and enforcement policies in order to ensure all regulatory requirements are met.
• Trains interdepartmental and external departmental employees as procedures are developed, revised, and implemented.
• Ensures that ISO requirements are met when developing new procedures.
• This position is a member of the organization management team and is responsible for demonstrating and holding others accountable to the CFPUA values.
• This position is required to work in partnership with their own department and all other CFPUA departments toward achieving organizational goals.
• This position is responsible for creating a culture of belonging and inclusion.
• This position works in partnership with the Human Resources department to ensure staff completes all relevant employment training.
• This position is responsible for ensuring compliance with all CFPUA policies and procedures.
• This position works in partnership with the Human Resources department to ensure compliance with federal and state employment law.
• Manages the tracking of assets in Maximo software program.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

In the event of an emergency, all employees are considered essential personnel and may be required to perform alternate duties.
Education, Experience, and Other Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, biology, chemistry, or related course study.
• Five (5) years of professional work experience including managerial experience in Environmental Compliance or related work field.
• Cross Connection ORC and NC Pretreatment licenses are required.
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid State of North Carolina driver's license.

Pay Grade: R34
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to foster, maintain, and promote equal employment on the basis of qualifications and without regard to age, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability, or genetic disorder.
Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment status of all person hired to work in the United States. Cape Fear Public Utility Authority participates in E-Verify.
We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave. Part-time employees who work an average of __ hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis. To learn more details, visit our benefits page.
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Do you possess Cross Connection ORC and NC Pretreatment licenses?

• Yes
• No

Required Question