Environmental Compliance Officer

ANNUAL PAY OF $158,953.60 – $193,190.40 PLUS EXCELLENT BENEFITS!

Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) is looking for an Environmental Compliance Officer to join our Environmental Health & Safety Division, where you’ll lead environmental compliance programs, support workplace safety, and serve as a trusted partner to staff across CCWD.

This is a role for someone who thrives on collaboration and communication—someone with strong interpersonal skills, a service mindset, and the ability to bring teams together to solve complex challenges. Here, your work will make a direct impact on providing an essential service to the communities we serve.

Bring your environmental compliance expertise, your passion for environmental stewardship, and your drive for teamwork to CCWD—and help us continue the great work we do in the Environmental Health & Safety Division.

This is a single-position classification responsible for performing advanced and complex programmatic and analytical work in support of environmental compliance programs. The incumbent regularly works on tasks which are varied and complex, requiring considerable discretion and independent judgment. The position relies on experience and judgment to complete assigned duties. Assignments are given with general guidelines and incumbents are responsible for establishing objectives, timelines, and methods to complete assignments. Work is typically reviewed upon completion for soundness, appropriateness, and conformity to policy and requirements.  

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

Training: Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in environmental science, environmental engineering, or a related field.

 Experience: Four (4) years of increasingly responsible professional experience in environmental compliance work.

Licenses and Certifications: 

• Possession of a valid California driver’s license to be maintained throughout employment.