Classified Ad Title:
Environmental Compliance Inspector - Lousiville, KY

Post Date
11/25/2024

Expiration Date
1/24/2025

Details:
Position Description:
- Assists with the administration and enforcement of MSD's federally mandated and approved Pretreatment Program, under the General Pretreatment Regulations, industry-specific Federal Categorical discharge limitations, Stormwater Regulations under EPA NPDES Programs, other applicable local, state or federal laws, the MSD Wastewater/Stormwater Discharge Regulations and MSD's Consent Decree.
- Assists in the administration and enforcement of the Metro Louisville Hazardous Materials Ordinance and other applicable local, state or federal laws pertaining to hazardous materials.
- Drafts legally enforceable General Wastewater Discharge Permits (GDP). Drafts legal enforcement instruments such as Correction Notices and Notices of Violation.
- Inspects GDP facilities to ensure that facility sampling/monitoring locations are representative for the purpose of collecting samples for the Quality Charge Testing and Pretreatment Programs.
- Reviews and approves Hazardous Material Spill Prevention and Control Plans and serves as a member of the Jefferson County Multi-Agency Hazardous Materials Response Team.
- Inspects facilities to ensure that hazardous materials are stored properly and that adequate spill prevention and control measures are in place.
- Participates in 24/7 on-call response to emergencies in the community involving hazardous materials spills and any discharges to the public sanitary, combined and/or storm sewer systems. Investigates and documents facts concerning emergency incidents.
- Works with environmental contractors to ensure proper and complete mitigation of hazardous materials spills.
- Maintains equipment necessary for field monitoring.
- Conducts MS4 inspections at industrial and commercial Low Risk Industrial Facilities located in the MS4 and responds to issues involving the MS4.

Duties/Responsibilities:
- Conducts investigations of commercial/industrial facilities concerning discharges and permit limits and MS4 IDDE/Industrial stormwater program requirements and the use, manufacture and/or storage of hazardous materials.
- Drafts General Wastewater Discharge permits and reviews and approves submitted HMPC plans.
- Reviews analytical data to ensure continued compliance with Local Limits and state and federal regulations pertaining to industrial wastes and hazardous materials.
- Makes recommendations relative to controls to protect the MS4 (IDDE) at Low Risk Industrial Facilities.
- Performs inspections of permitted and/or HMPC facilities to determine sources of pollutants of concern, applicable Local Limits, and/or use, manufacture and/or storage of hazardous materials.
- Updates Hansen database and permitted facility files.
- Queries Hansen and LIMS databases and evaluates and trends facility analytical data.
- Prepares inspection reports, investigation findings memorandums and enforcement documents.
- Represents MSD in meetings with GDP industrial customers.
- Participates in on-call roster in a 24/7 rotation.
- Serves as part of the Louisville Metro Incident Command System structure and Emergency Operations Plan.
- Responds to any declared level incident.
- Investigates reports of slug or accidental spills.
- Conducts field investigations to determine the sources of collection system, waterbody and/or treatment plant problems.
- Responds to customer service complaints. Maintains equipment and MSD Mitigation Kit program.

Education/Experience/Skills Required:
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Necessary to the Work
- Knowledge of MSD business practices, industrial processes, chemical wastewater treatment and Federal, State and Local regulations
- Knowledge of the uses and characteristics of chemicals, pretreatment systems and commercial business inspections
- Knowledge of hazardous materials
- Knowledge of the sewer and drainage system
- Skill in performing mathematical calculations
- Skill in oral and written communication
- Skill in operating a PC and associated Windows environment software (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access)
- Ability to query relational databases and evaluate and trend data
- Ability to read sewer plans, sewer atlases, maps and blueprints
- Ability to verify site plans, flow schematics, production and pretreatment equipment specifications and maintenance diagrams
- Ability to negotiate
- Ability to resolve problems
- Ability to exercise tact and diplomacy
- Ability to work outdoors, at night and under adverse working conditions such as inclement weather
- Ability to work in confined spaces; ability to work effectively under heavy, unpredictable surges in workload
- Must have an acceptable and reliable means of being contacted during off-duty hours
- Ability to work 24 hour emergency response, various shifts, weekends and mandatory overtime.

Minimum Requirements:
- Associate Degree in environmental sciences, engineering, chemistry or a related field
- Two or more years of related experience
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.
- Must possess Pretreatment Inspector Certification within six months of obtaining the position.
- Must possess Hazardous Material Technician Certification within six months of obtaining the position.
- Must possess a valid driver's license. Must have safe work and driving habits.

Salary:
$54,184.00 - $81,244.80 Annually

Application Instructions:
To apply, please visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/louisvillemsd/jobs/4733311/environmental-compliance-inspector?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs