The State Water Resources Control Board’s, Division of Drinking Water has an opening for a Water Resource Control Engineer in the San Francisco District Office. The position location is 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Richmond, CA 94804.
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Duties:
Under the close supervision of a Senior Water Resource Control Engineer, the incumbent will perform a variety of engineering work relating to public water systems. Duties include: on-site inspection activities including physical inspection of water source intakes, treatment plants, storage reservoirs, pump stations, and distribution facilities. These activities require the incumbent to be physically able to be on one’s feet (standing, walking, hiking, climbing) for extended periods of time during a work day. The position will be responsible for other surveillance activities involved in the inspection of public water systems including the review of system operational records, procedures, submitted documents, and all required administrative programs; data gathering necessary to maintain and update system inventory and inspection information; preparation of reports and letters documenting inspections and required corrective actions; maintaining and updating computer databases; and communicating findings with the Senior Water Resource Control Engineer and water system personnel.
Additional duties include but not limited to: prepare and/or review reports and recommendations on permit requests for construction or modification of public water system sources, treatment plants, reservoirs, distribution and collection systems, and other related construction activities; review engineering calculations, design drawings, and other engineering documents to assure that water purveyors comply with good engineering practices and legal requirements; conduct on-site field inspection of water system facilities as part of permit application processing; provide engineering assistance to public water systems on water quality issues, operational problems, and treatment facilities; provide assistance with Division research projects, policy development, and studies; assist with enforcement activities to bring public water systems into compliance with applicable State laws and regulations; prepare enforcement letters, citations, and compliance orders; tracks compliance dates and takes necessary follow-up action to ensure public water systems comply with directives of the Division; review plans for water treatment plants and proposed projects for recycled water reuse to determine compliance with health and engineering standards and regulations; review and comment on environmental impact reports to local agencies; assist in conducting investigations of water quality problem such as those resulting from chemical or bacteriological contamination of public water supplies; consult with and advise a variety of health and other public officials, engineers, attorneys, water consumer groups, and others on public health aspects of water supply quality control programs; assist in making presentations to interested groups on a variety of health related water supply matters; prepare or reviews reports and recommendations on state funding applications and permit requests for construction or modification of public water system sources, treatments plants, distribution and collection systems, and other related construction activities.