Sr. Water Quality Specialist

At WSSC Water, we are passionate about our one water mission and devoted to delivering safe, seamless, and satisfying service to our 1.9 million customers. It takes teamwork to deliver the essential, which is why we proudly call ourselves Team H2O – working together, sharing our talents and creativity to safeguard public health and protect the environment.

Salary: $96,038.00 - $163,523.00

WSSC Water is seeking a Sr. Water Quality Specialist responsible for helping to ensure production and distribution of safe water for the public while meeting regulations and customer satisfaction. Areas of responsibility include distribution system water quality investigations, planning and operating regulatory compliance activities, and water quality emergency response. 

• Routinely monitors regulatory water quality monitoring activities to assure compliance with monitoring, water quality, and reporting requirements. May interface with federal and state regulatory agencies to coordinate regulatory compliance processes
• Participates in the formulation and implementation of long-range plans for various engineering or scientific programs of significant importance to the Commission, and serves as project team leader as needed
• Participates in WSSC Water’s CIP and/or AMP processes involving water quality issues, and independently reviews and evaluates impacts on water quality
• Provides customer support on water quality problems including making initial response to customer calls, conducting operational investigations, coordinating support with appropriate staff, maintaining a complaints database, and developing corrective and preventive measures
• Leads special water quality studies to solve long-term problems or prepare for future regulations
• Plans and coordinates full, pilot, and bench scale tests including developing test protocols, coordinating sampling, as well as testing and background research with various WSSC Water divisions, and preparing reports and recommendations
• Participates in regional decision-making processes to protect water quality against accidental or deliberate contamination
• Coordinates WSSC Water responses to regional inquiries and serves as liaison with regional partner agencies
• Serves as a standing member of the Contamination Rapid Response Team (CRRT); participates in all CRRT activities including proficiency training and exercise
• Drives a vehicle to conduct WSSC Water business

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 4+ years of environmental science/engineering (or related work experience) in water supply, water quality, and/or water treatment/distribution system operations that includes:
  • Laboratory analyses performing advanced testing on water and/or wastewater
  • Experience leading water quality-related projects that include planning and developing protocols and reports

OR

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 8+ years of environmental science/engineering (or related work experience) in water supply, water quality, and/or water treatment/distribution system operations that includes:
  • Laboratory analyses performing advanced testing on water and/or wastewater
  • Experience leading water quality-related projects that include planning and developing protocols and reports

Preferences:

• Master’s degree in environmental science/engineering, or related field
• Experience in functional supervision of professional or sub-professional staff

To learn more about WSSC Water, please visit www.wsscwater.com. To review the complete job description and apply for Sr. Water Quality Specialist (vacancy #26-0127), please visit WSSC Water Careers at https://wsscwater.peopleadmin.com/.