Compliance Laboratory Supervisor - Chemist III Specialty

ABOUT THIS POSITION

The Water Services Department's Laboratory Services Section is seeking a Compliance Laboratory Supervisor - Chemist III Specialty. The Laboratory Services Section engages in the analysis of water and wastewater samples to ensure compliance with federal, state and local environmental regulatory requirements. This Chemist III Specialty position will manage the supervision of three sections within the compliance laboratory: Microbiology, Inorganic Wet Chemistry, and Metals.

This management position's responsibilities include:

• Interpreting results, writing comprehensive analytical reports, and maintaining compliance with policies and procedures as required under state and federal regulations to ensure analytical quality,
• Planning, assigning, and supervising the work of laboratory personnel involved in the chemical, biochemical, and microbiological examination of water and wastewater,
• Communicating and interacting effectively with a broad cross section of technical, professional, and operational staff,
• Method development for the testing of enterovirus and norovirus RNA using RT-qPCR.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Familiarity with highly technical instrumentation and analytical procedures, including any or all of the following: IC, ICP, ICP/MS, TOC, Autoanalyzers, PCR, immunoassay, florescent assay, biomonitoring principals, and Wet Chemistry techniques.
• Demonstrates superior seamless customer service, integrity, and commitment to innovation, efficiency, and fiscally responsible activity.
• Knowledge of laboratory quality systems and related policies and procedures that meet NELAP requirements.
• Knowledge of AZ State, federal, and NELAP regulations is necessary.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel applications.
• Maintains regular and reliable attendance.

SALARY

Pay Range: $74,796.80 - $110,510.40 annually

Hiring Range: $74,796.80 - $100,235.20 annually

Pay Range Explanation:

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

BENEFITS

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Five years of supervisory experience in professional environmental laboratory work.
• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, microbiology, or a related field.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus experience with/in:

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Methods, Standard Methods, and/or Arizona Department of Health Services policies and procedures for laboratory analysis.
• Coordinating the reporting of analysis to regulatory agencies on a schedule that meets Safe Drinking Water Act and Clean Water Act requirements.
• Writing and revising Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for various analytical methods in both microbiology and inorganic chemistry.
• Troubleshooting and maintaining instrumentation in both the microbiology and inorganic chemistry labs.
• Using a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) to enter, review, approve, and query data.
• Writing comprehensive Scopes of Work for City Council for purchasing of new instrumentation.
• RT-qPCR instrumentation and/or enteric virus analysis by EPA 1615 is highly preferred.
• Evaluating instrumentation needs and interpreting the annual, 3+9, and 7+5 budgets.
• Training Laboratory Technicians and Chemists on analytical tests and procedures.
• Reviewing and approving microbiological and chemical data for compliance.
• Planning, researching, and developing new analytical methods.

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes September 3, 2024. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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