Water Resource Control Engineer (JC-411066) 1/29/24

Company: Catholic Charities Community Services
Location: San Luis Obispo
Posted on: January 24, 2025

Job Description:

To be considered for this position, you must apply at CalCareers.ca.gov. To apply you must first create a CalCareers account. Once your account is created, you can search 411066 to locate the job posting and apply.Note: This position will no longer be available on CalCareers after the job closes on 1/29/2024. No applications will be accepted after the job closing date.Positions at the Water Boards may be eligible for telework with in-person attendance based on the operational needs of the position.Are you looking for an exciting and fulfilling career in wastewater engineering and regulation? The Central Coast Water Board has an opening for a Water Resource Control Engineer in our NPDES Unit, implementing our NPDES and wastewater consolidation programs. The position is located at 895 Aerovista Place, San Luis Obispo. Apply today and join our team.Duties:

• Provide technical, financial, and compliance assistance to underrepresented communities located in the Central Coast Region.
• Facilitate extension of wastewater services to unrepresented communities operating on septic systems.
• Facilitate improvements to wastewater systems serving unrepresented communities that do not meet permit requirements.
• Conduct research to identify unrepresented communities with inadequate wastewater systems.
• Evaluate wastewater management approaches to better serve the unrepresented community, such as consolidation or extension of wastewater service or construction of new or upgraded wastewater treatment facilities.
• Provide technical, financial, administrative, and compliance assistance to unrepresented communities to plan, develop, and implement multi-benefit projects that improve wastewater collection, treatment, reuse, and disposal to achieve water quality improvements.
• Serve as technical liaison between unrepresented communities and public agencies, such as the State Water Board Division of Financial Assistance.
• Develop individual permits and conduct general permit enrollments for facilities that discharge wastewater to protect water quality.
• Analyze existing and proposed projects and data with respect to the discharge of wastewater's impact on surface water quality and compliance with water quality objectives.
• Develop and apply limits to wastewater discharges.
• Evaluate impacts of climate change and adaptation measures for existing and proposed facilities.
• Review submittals, including technical reports and database entries, to determine compliance with schedules, requirements, prohibitions, standards, and limitations.
• Review and analyze technical data. Evaluate laboratory procedures, field techniques, work plans, technical reports, and operation plans prepared by others.
• Maintain databases. Prepare appropriate written and oral comments and directives that are clear and concise on permit requirements and other reports.
• Provide guidance and regulatory oversight to regulated facilities.
• Conduct site inspections, including sample collection and preparation of inspection reports.
• Review and evaluate operation and maintenance of treatment facilities, monitoring reports, selected sampling points, and laboratory techniques to evaluate facilities' performance and actual or potential effects on receiving waters and risk to human health and ecological receptors.
• Investigate complaints and incidents involving discharges of wastes to the environment.
• Identify discharger non-compliance and prepare and implement enforcement actions, including preparing staff letters, reports, and orders; meeting with dischargers relative to enforcement; field investigations; report and file review; and preparation of materials for board meetings, referrals to the Attorney General, and judicial proceedings.
• Assist with appeals. Interpret and apply pertinent laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines.
• Represent the Central Coast Water Board in outreach and engagement efforts, including giving presentations, facilitating meetings and workshops, and conducting tribal consultations.
• Conduct equitable community and tribal outreach and engagement, establish and maintain partnerships, and foster open communication for voices from historically underserved communities.
• Conduct programmatic assessments and identify actions to implement the Racial Equity Resolution, Racial Equity Action Plan, Human Right to Water Resolution, and Climate Change Resolution in integrated water resources management.
• Develop talking points, presentations, and outreach material for members of the media and public.
• Clearly convey complex analyses and concepts to diverse audiences and respond to technical and regulatory questions.
• Prepare and deliver presentations and related documentation for Central Coast Water Board meetings and other public presentations.Additional information:Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class.If the position requires driving, you must possess a current and valid driver's license. Please do not include full Social Security number, method of eligibility, and LEAP information in your application package.Salary information: CalHR salary rules allow appointment at the entrance rate (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, - 599.673) of a classification. For classes with alternate ranges, placement is based on education/experience.Job Type: Full-timeSalary: $6,175.00 - $11,567.00 per monthThe Water Resources Control Board is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSFL) Qualified Employer.
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