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City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

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Pretreatment Compliance Technician
FLSA: Standard/Non-Exempt EEO Category: (30) Technicians
Class Code: 17107 Salary Grade: IA0
Approved: July 22, 1998 Last Revised: September 26, 2024

Purpose:
 

Under general supervision and using working knowledge of concepts, practices, procedures, and regulations, this position verifies and ensures compliance of the pretreatment regulated community in accordance with authority delegated by EPA/TCEQ. Responsible for projects which are of limited scope and complexity.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
  Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
  1. Assists in case file preparation, participates in administrative and criminal enforcement proceedings, and provides testimony in legal proceedings for alleged violations of regulations.
  2. Uses, maintains, generates, tracks, and documents pertinent information about the sampling and monitoring of the regulatory compliance program.
  3. Installs, operates, sets up, secures, calibrates, and maintains the automatic and other sampling, testing, detecting, and monitoring equipment, tools, and devices used in the collecting, preserving, and transporting of environmental and industrial water and wastewater, and other samples from regulated facilities according to prescribed schedules, procedures, and techniques.
  4. Maintains and inventories equipment and supplies used.
  5. Follows requisite EPA and TCEQ approved chain of custody, quality control, and other established procedures to allow use of data acquired for billing purposes and as evidence in a court of law.
  6. Interprets and explains City policies and procedures, and provides technical information, training, guidance, and support to internal and external customers.
  7. Researches, develops, and writes informational, incident, inspection, and technical reports, memos, correspondence, and other documents to appropriate internal and external customers.
  8. Assists liquid waste haulers at the receiving station.
  9. Performs rotational on-call duty and responds to spills and emergency events, incidents, complaints, actions, and other related situations.
  10. Analyzes, monitors, samples, and investigates industrial and other users of the sanitary sewer system during the development, construction, operational, and closure phases of their existence to ensure compliance with Federal, State, and Local environmental and pretreatment regulations.
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
  None.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
  • Knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and Local regulations.
  • Knowledge of City practices, policies, and procedures.
  • Skill in oral and in written communication.
  • Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
  • Skill in using computers and related software applications.
  • Skill in data analysis and problem solving.
  • Skill in planning and organizing.
  • Ability to conduct research.
  • Ability to provide customer service and problem solving.
  • Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with City employees and the public.
Minimum Qualifications:
 
  • Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major/minor course work in a scientific field related to the job, plus two (2) years of relevant experience; 
    OR
  • Graduation with an Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in a scientific field related to the job, plus three (3) years of relevant experience; 
  • Graduation with a Master's degree from an accredited college or university may substitute for two (2) years of the required experience.
  • One (1) additional year of experience may substitute for one (1) year of the required education with a maximum substitution of four (4) years .
Licenses and Certifications Required:
 

Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.