Environmental Quality/Hazardous Materials Specialist

About This Position

The Environmental Quality Specialist/Hazardous Materials Specialist position will primarily manage the proper handling and disposal of hazardous wastes for the Water Services Department and work in conjunction with other divisions to ensure compliance with local, state and federal regulations. The Environmental Quality Specialist will inspect work sites for compliance, advise management on hazardous wastes and materials management; coordinate waste disposal projects including the handling of laboratory, asbestos, PCBs, hazardous chemicals and mixed waste. This position will maintain certifications in RCRA, DOT and HAZWOPER Incident Command.

This Position Will Be Responsible For

• All aspects of compliance (permitting, monitoring, record keeping, and reporting);
• Review and comment on draft legislation;
• Participate in stakeholder meetings;
• Interpret rules and policies;
• Conduct compliance reviews;
• Escort regulators on inspections;
• Maintain permits, plans and certifications;
• Understand hazardous and non-hazardous waste manifests and associated documents;
• Conduct training on regulatory compliance.
  
  

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Familiarity with or working knowledge of regulatory reporting requirements for the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Clean Air Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
• Strong skills in written and oral communication, including the ability to lead training sessions and present at public meetings.
• Working knowledge of safety and environmental regulations related to construction and storm water management.
• Working knowledge of CERCLA and RCRA as it applies to environmental due diligence and cleanup activities.
• Proficient in Adobe Acrobat, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Ability to work irregular hours and being on call.
  
  

SALARY

Pay Range: $76,627.20 - $107,806.40 per hour

Hiring Range: $76,627.20 - $93,121.60 per hour

Pay Range Explanation

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
  
  

Benefits

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi
  
  

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

Minimum Qualifications

• Two years of professional level experience in the field of ground or surface water, air, or soils management.
• Bachelor's degree in hydrology, environmental engineering, geology, environmental science, hydrogeology, biology, chemistry, hazardous materials management, or a related field.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• Requires working outside in a variety of environmental extremes such as heat, cold, rain, air pollution and dust.
• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
• For information regarding pre-screening and driving positions, click here.
• The City job description can be found here.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus experience in the following:

• Three years of Hazardous waste management.
• Two years of transporting and disposing procedures for safe handling of hazardous waste.
• Federal, State and local regulations and enforcing compliance.
  
  

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes April 20, 2026. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

How To Apply

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Environmental Quality Spec, JC:51520, ID# 61301, 04/06/2026, USM, JG, Benefits:007

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