Environmental Compliance Inspector

Job Summary Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. 

DUTIES SUMMARY 

Under direct supervision, to inspect and monitor industrial, commercial, institutional, and governmental establishments; to ensure that waste discharge is in compliance with Federal, State, and Local discharge requirements, and within the Water Reclamation Plant (WRP) treatment and processing capacity; and to perform related work as required. 

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS 

The class of Environmental Compliance Inspector is the field working level in the Environmental Control series. Supervision is received from the Environmental Control Officer and Environmental Compliance Lead Inspector. Incumbents perform the more routine tasks and duties associated with field inspection and monitoring activities. In the course of duties, incumbents are expected to increasingly develop a breadth and depth of knowledge and skill that leads to full proficiency in the following areas: increasingly difficult inspections of facilities, investigative field monitoring, and the use, maintenance, and calibration of monitoring equipment. As knowledge and skill is gained through on the job experience, certifications and satisfactory proficiency demonstrated, incumbents in this class may reasonably expect to be placed on an eligibility list for Environmental Compliance Lead Inspector.  

Minimum Qualifications

 Education:    Graduation from high school, or equivalent; some college is preferred,

             And

 Experience:   One (1) year of experience in industrial discharge inspections, or as a building inspector, code compliance inspector, fire inspector, hazardous materials inspector, or county health inspector,

             Or

 Certificates:   Possession of a valid Grade One (1) or higher Environmental Compliance Inspector certificate issued by the California Water Environment Association (CWEA);

             Or

 Possession of a valid Pretreatment Facility Inspection Certificate issued by California State University, Sacramento Office of Water Programs;

             And

The ability to obtain a Grade One (1) Environmental Compliance Inspector certificate issued by the California Water Environment Association (CWEA) within 18 months after hiring;

Necessary Special Requirements

Possession of a valid Class “C” California Motor Vehicle Operator’s License. For out of state applicants, a valid Driver’s License is required and a valid Class “C” California Motor Vehicle Operator’s License must be obtained within ten (10) days of appointment (CA Vehicle Code 12505c). 

An employee within this classification may be designated as a “key responder” and as such shall be required to respond to non-normal working hour emergency operational conditions.

Physical Tasks and Environmental Conditions

There is frequent need to stand, sit, stoop, walk, and perform other similar actions during the course of the workday. Employee accommodations for physical or mental disabilities will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Work involves exposure to potential physical harm, hazardous chemicals, and infectious disease. 

Incumbents require sufficient mobility to work in a variety of environmental and weather conditions, transport materials and supplies weighing up to 100 pounds, work in man-lift 30 to 60 feet, and work to heights of 150 feet. Must be able to work under moderate to high stress conditions. Must be able to see in the normal visual range with or without correction with vision sufficient to read small print, computer screens and other printed documents. Must be able to hear in the normal audio range with or without correction. Employee accommodations for physical or mental disabilities will be considered on a case-by-case basis.  

Salary $33.2060 to $42.5064

Apply online at: www.sbmwd.org

Recruitment opens 9/29/2025 and closes on 10/28/2025

EEO/ADA (909) 453-6091