Environmental Scientist/Engineer

JOB OPENING

CITY OF FARMINGTON

JOB POSITION #89 Environmental Scientist/Engineer

NUMBER OF VACANCIES:  1

DEPARTMENT:  Electric Utility / Compliance

WORK LOCATION:  MOC

HIRING RANGE:  $66,211 - $100,926 / Annual

PAY GRADE:  P Exempt

TYPE OF POSITION:  Regular / Full-Time

DAYS WORKED:  Monday Friday

HOURS WORKED:  8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.    

APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED THROUGH:  May 1, 2019

JOB DUTIES

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Works under the supervision of the Assistant Director - Regulation and Control.

Optimizes environmental processes mainly within the electric utility's generation facilities, but also in other electric utility assets.

Monitors compliance with applicable environmental regulations including applicable air, water, and hazardous waste regulations related to utility operation.

Modifies policies, procedures, and operating guidelines to comply with frequent changes to applicable laws and regulations.

Develops and implements environmental compliance plans for air quality, storm water, wastewater treatment, hazardous waste management, pollution prevention, and solid waste management.

Determines when environmental permits are required and prepares applications or directs consultants in the preparation of such applications.

Acts as the electric utility point of contact for environmental issues and provides day-to-day interface with the applicable federal, state, and local agencies to assure compliance with environmental regulations.

Ensures compliance with all environmental regulations applicable to electric utility operation and maintenance by making recommendations to utility management for maintaining compliance with company policies and federal, state, and local environmental regulations through guidelines and procedures as well as actively leading, facilitating and coordinating work activities of others, as related to environmental compliance.

Actively works with electric utility personnel to assure environmental compliance when any modifications to utility equipment or operating procedures are planned or undertaken. Coordinates  and oversees regulatory reporting to environmental agencies, ensures that regulatory notifications are made as needed to environmental agencies for any releases and upset conditions, monitors the implementation of operations and maintenance procedures for electric utility environmental control equipment (CEMS, WWTFs, etc.) and identifies, clarifies, resolves and initiates solutions to complex problems encountered.

Ensures the use cost of effective strategies and productivity improvement methods in all applicable duties. Works with other electric utility personnel to ensure compliance of generation equipment with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations. Optimizes reduction efforts for NOx, CO, and other regulated air emissions to ensure compliance with impending and current regulations.

Optimizes reduction efforts for regulated water quality and discharge requirements, to ensure compliance with impending and current regulations. Coordinates and/or provides required and appropriate environmental training of employees with a thorough understanding of training elements. Participates in planning and implementing community based and other civic programs involving environmental matters (e.g., earth day activities, environmental events at schools and other similar activities).

Provides comments from the City of Farmington and Farmington Electric Utility perspective, both oral and written in regulatory negotiations and public meetings.

May be asked to provide testimony in legal proceeding involving electric utility environmental compliance. Provides economic analysis of environmental compliance. Assures safety of environmental compliance activities.

Submits reports to regulatory agencies as required.

Develops and provides training in environmental related and other regulatory required programs at the electric utility.

Assists management in analysis of annual operating expenses as related to environmental compliance and provides recommendations for modifying existing methods to improve performance and cost effectiveness.

Provides guidance in the activities of plant personnel and contract personnel in the execution of plant environmental testing.

Supplies management with written reports as necessary on the status of regulatory requirements, changes and additions.

Interfaces directly with original equipment manufacturers, consultants, and other qualified professionals including other city departments to assure environmental compliance.

Writes specifications for environmental contract services.

Assists management in various nonspecific environmental research and related projects.

Position may involve frequent travel, including airline travel.

Position requires the operation of a motor vehicle.

Attendance at work is an essential function of this position.

QUALIFICATIONS

This position is subject to the City of Farmington's Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Program. This includes:  pre-employment testing, post-accident testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing, and follow-up testing.

Senior Environmental Scientist/Engineer:  Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in environmental science or environmental engineering or related field.  A minimum of five years previous experience with environmental compliance and design dealing specifically with state and federal air and water regulations, three of which shall be in an electric utility or similar setting or prior consulting experience as related to the electric utility industry. Registration as a Professional Engineer is required.  Additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of registration as a Professional Engineer. 

Environmental Scientist/Engineer:  Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in environmental science or environmental engineering or related field.  A minimum of 3 years previous experience in environmental compliance dealing specifically with state and federal air and water regulations as they relate to an electric utility or industrial process industry.  Experience with a federal or state environmental agency may be substituted in determination of experience related to this position.

Valid driver's license with acceptable driving record for the past three years.

Extensive background checks required.

Experience with environmental regulations at the federal, state, and local level.

Experience with power plant emissions testing, stack emissions control technology, and various sampling procedures.

Experience and knowledge of water, wastewater and industrial pretreatment, water collection, and treatment systems.

Must posses a working knowledge of personal computers and related application software, including spreadsheets, word processor, data base and business applications.

Must possess good oral and written communication skills.

Must have a telephone at residence and be able to be at the generation facilities within thirty minutes after receiving a call.

Must possess the ability to establish and maintain working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, other City personnel and the public.

Must possess the ability to follow verbal and/or written instructions.

Must possess the ability to work under stress and handle stressful situations.

Must possess the ability to meet deadlines.

This position is subject to the City of Farmington's Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policy which includes:  pre-employment testing, post-accident testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing, and follow-up testing.

Must possess the ability to operate tools and equipment listed.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

Calculator, phone, radio, fax and copy machine, computer (desk top and lap top), motor vehicles, water treatment testing equipment, laboratory equipment, and various small hand tools.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hand to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is frequently required to sit, climb ladders and stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear; employee is occasionally required to smell.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work is performed inside/outside in all types of weather conditions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions.  The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and lightning.

The noise level in the work environment is moderate to extreme.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, M/F/D/V.

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