Charlotte Water is seeking a Water Quality Technician 2 to administer the Septage Receival Program. This is a great opportunity with unlimited growth potential to join the Charlotte Water team.
Charlotte’s local government, with more than 7,000 employees and a $2.39 billion budget, works hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play.
Charlotte Water is an enterprise department of the City of Charlotte and one of the largest public water and sewer service providers in the southeast with 300,000 customer accounts and over 1000 employees. Our service area includes the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mint Hill, Matthews and Pineville. Charlotte Water’s FY 23 budget is $535M and a five-year capital program of $2.5 billion. We enjoy the highest credit ratings from all three major credit rating agencies as a result of sound financial planning and management and strong support from our City Council. We value competent, skilled candidates with a customer service focus to work in a team environment.
This position checks in trucks at station; ensures proper and safe offloading of septage; makes sure drivers have proper permits and equipment; inspects various equipment at station; calibrates testing equipment; samples and tests offloads; safely handles chemicals and specimens; assures that offloads do not contain prohibited substances; and maintains log books. This position also bills and reconciles company transactions; develops and maintains spreadsheets; analyzes samples; performs clerical tasks such as filing and handling phones; investigates customer complaints; and maintains documentation.
Operation of septage receival stations.
- Checks in trucks at station.
- Ensures proper unloading of septage.
- Makes sure haulers follow rules and comply with safety requirements.
- Reviews truck manifests and keeps logs and related records of trucks in order.
- Conducts sampling and testing of offloads.
- Prepares standards and reagents; calibrates, operates, maintains and troubleshoots a variety of analytical and field instruments.
- Monitors haulers and truck companies to assure offloads do not contain prohibited substances.
- Analyzes samples, coordinates spreadsheets, and makes sure company information is updated.
- Bills and reconciles billings to companies.
- Performs clerical duties such as filing and answering phones.
- Schedules offloads
- Collects and reviews permit applications from septage haulers
- Issue permits to septage haulers
- Makes sure drivers and companies have proper permits and equipment.
- Reviews data for compliance with permit requirements, water quality standards, and miscellaneous regulations and statutes; interprets and reviews laboratory data and reports for clarity and accuracy; identifies anomalies and unusual trends; and alerts appropriate staff for corrective action.
- Performs inspections, technical tasks and troubleshooting activities relative to area of responsibility.
- Investigates environmental or system impacts and customer water quality complaints.
- Keeps detailed and accurate records.
- Safely handles hazardous chemical and biologically active specimens; complies with state certification and federal guidelines.
- Participates in emergency response activities.
- Maintains inventory of chemicals and equipment.
- Performs other related job duties as assigned.
- Develops, schedules and delivers training for permitted septage haulers
Salary: $43,443.00 - $48,873.00/year - Commensurate with experience
Applications must be submitted through the City of Charlotte website at the address: https://charlottenc.gov/HR/Pages/Jobs.aspx
If you have questions about this position please contact:
Bill Gintert / Environmental Compliance Manager
CHARLOTTE WATER
4222 Westmont Dr. / Charlotte, NC. 28217
P: 704-336-4636 / C: 980-200-2339 / Bgintert@charlottenc.gov