Watershed Protection Technician

Company: City of Denton
Location: Denton
Posted on: November 24, 2022

Job Description:

Summary

Responsible forassisting in the surface water monitoring and sampling for compliance with State stormwater regulations and watershed protection.

Essential Functions and Other Important Duties

Essential Functions:

* Performs water sample collection, processing, and basic water quality analysis. Involves surface water sample collection, storage, and preservation according to approved protocol for handling and custody
* Deploys, calibrates, operates, and recovers remote stream monitoring equipment
* Conducts wet and dry weather screening of streams, ponds and outfalls
* Provides and coordinates maintenance of data sondes, automatic water sampling equipment and cleaning vehicles
* Prepares and maintains an inventory of all equipment necessary to perform the above-mentioned duties
* Serves as field crew lead, assigns daily tasks and provides training to part-time interns
* Troubleshoots and maintains data telemetry equipment
* Assists with public education, outreach events and school programs
* Cleans portable sampling equipment and laboratory glassware in compliance with acceptable protocols
* Assists with stormwater site inspections
* Utilizes computer software such as spreadsheets and databases for tracking data and reporting
* Update and create GIS layers
* Maintains regular and punctual on-site attendance

Additional Duties:

* Conducts investigations in response to reported illicit discharges
* Performs other duties as assigned

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications / Acceptable Equivalency:

* Bachelor's degree in biology, natural resources, environmental science, chemistry, geology, engineering or related field

OR

* High school diploma or GED equivalent?and?one year of experience in environmental monitoring, water resources management, field inspection for construction or industrial projects, environmental inspection, plan reviewing or related field

OR

* Any combination of related education, experience, certifications and licenses that will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job

Core Competencies:

* Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
* Ability to form and maintain effective relationships with coworkers and customers
* Knowledge of water quality and sampling techniques
* Ensures accountability - Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments
* Action oriented - Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm
* Collaborates - Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
* Communicates effectively - Develops and delivers communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
* Manages complexity - Make sense of complex, high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
* Decision quality - makes good and timely decisions to keep the organization moving forward
* Directs work - Provides direction, delegates and removes obstacles to get work done
* Nimble learning - Actively learns through experimentation when tackling new problems using both successes and failures as learning resources
* Instills trust - Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity and authenticity
* Optimizes work processes - Knows or builds more effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement

Preferences:

* Bachelor's degree with training in biology, natural resources, environmental science, chemistry or geology
* Experience with environmental analysis

Conditions of Employment:

* Must have and maintain a valid Class "C" Driver's License and valid state required minimum automobile liability insurance prior to employment (must obtain Texas Class "C" driver's license and state required minimum automobile liability insurance within 90 days of hire per state law)
* Must pass a drug test, driver's license check, criminal history background check and social security number verification
* Must pass a physical examination
* Must be able to work in all weather conditions
* May be required to work weekends or evenings as needed to support outreach activities
* Must be able to distinguish colors to conduct laboratory colorimetric analyses
* Must be able to enter confined spaces

Environmental Factors and Conditions/Physical Requirements

Physical Requirements:

Overall Strength Demands:?The bold and italicizedword describes the overall strength demand of the functions performed by the incumbent during a typical workday.

* Sedentary - lifting no more than 10 pounds
* Light - lifting no more than 20 pounds; carry up to 10 pounds
* Medium - lifting no more than 50 pounds, carry up to 25 pounds
* Heavy - lifting no more than 100 pounds, carry up to 50 pounds
* Very Heavy - lifting more than 100 pounds, carry more than 50 pounds

Physical Demand Codes:The following describes if the incumbent is expected to exert the following physical demands during a typical workday and the overall frequency.

Codes for "how often":

Y = Yes

N = No

E = extensive (100-70%)

M = moderate (60-30%)

I = infrequent (20-10%)

A = almost never (

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