Wastewater Pretreatment Inspector I

JOB INFORMATION

See NOTE(S) below for future wage increases and/or additional compensation opportunities.
APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING RELATED RECRUITMENT(S):

• Hazardous Material/Pretreatment Trainee
• Wastewater Pretreatment Inspector II

• Employees in job classifications represented by Municipal Employees Association (MEA) are scheduled to receive the following general wage increases:
  • 4% effective 7/1/24
  • 2% effective 1/1/25
  • 5% effective 7/1/25
• Eligible benefitted employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

You must meet the following requirements on the date you apply, unless otherwise indicated.
EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree in Chemical or Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Biology or a closely related field. Closely related degrees MUST include the completion of at least 18 semester/27 quarter college-level units of chemistry, including lecture and laboratory classes in both organic and general chemistry.
NOTE:

• Additional qualifying professional experience may be substituted for education lacked on a year-for-year basis. One year of full-time experience = 30 semester/45 quarter college-level units.

• One year of full-time professional-level industrial waste pretreatment inspection experience applying regulations at industrial facilities which must include ALL of the following:
  • Identifying and classifying processes subject to local regulations and/or federal pretreatment standards.
  • Determining whether pretreatment technology in place meets or exceeds model technology for the applicable category and standards.
  • Performing water use and loss audits.
  • Drafting permits that apply federal pretreatment standards and establishing monitoring requirements.
  • Developing manufacturing processes and pretreatment process flow diagrams.
  • Calculating limits using the Combined Wastestream Formula (CWF).

• One year of full-time professional-level experience in ONE of the following options, as a primary job function:
  • Chemical, environmental or sanitary engineering experience in the design, operation and inspection of wastewater and/or pretreatment processes.
  • Chemical wastewater laboratory experience in an industrial waste program including the sampling and analysis of toxic pollutants.
  • Environmental regulatory experience conducting site evaluations and determining compliance with environmental regulations.

• A Master's Degree in Chemical or Environmental Engineering, Chemistry or Biology may be substituted for a MAXIMUM of one year of the required experience.
• City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours. OCA experience without the required documentation will NOT be considered.

• Proof of degree/transcripts, if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.
• Proof of transcripts showing completion of the required course work, if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.
• For City of San Diego employees, proof of Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA), if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.

SCREENING PROCESS

Please ensure all information is complete and accurate as the responses you provide on the supplemental questions will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system. If you are successful in this initial screening process, your application will be reviewed for applicable education, experience, and/or training to ensure all minimum requirements have been met. Successful candidates will be placed on a list which will be used to fill position vacancies during the next six months (180 days). For each vacancy, only those candidates with the most appropriate qualifications will be contacted by the hiring department for an interview.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS: Employment offers are conditional pending the results of all screening processes applicable to this position, which may include the following: confirmation of citizenship or legal right to work in the United States; completion of a pre-employment medical review and exam (which may include drug and alcohol testing); reference checks; and fingerprinting. Fingerprints will be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Department of Justice for a conviction record report. Certain positions may require additional screening processes, including a polygraph examination and/or background investigation. All screening processes must be successfully completed before employment begins. A positive test result for alcohol, cannabis/marijuana, illegal drugs, or inadequately explained prescription drugs, or misrepresentation, falsification, or omission of pertinent facts in any step of the screening or selection process, may constitute cause for disqualification or termination of employment. Nothing in this job posting constitutes an express or implied contract for employment with the City of San Diego. Candidates must notify the Personnel Department of any change in their name, mailing address, email address, or phone number, otherwise they may miss employment opportunities.