Oil-Gas Separator Traps Inspector (Septage) - Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

POSITION: Oil-Gas Separator Traps Inspector (Septage)

DIVISION: Operations

DEPARTMENT: Toxic Reduction and Control (TRAC)

UNION/GRADE: Unit 9/Grade 21

BASIC PURPOSE:

Performs surveillance of septage disposal activities, inspects septage receiving sites, 8M construction sites, facilities, vehicles, and equipment of septage haulers, and gasoline/oil separators as assigned. Writes permits for issuance to septage haulers. Issues and follows up on Notice of Violation and other informal enforcement actions and coordinates and refers matters requiring escalated enforcement to enforcement staff. Serves as liaison to municipal personnel.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Works under the general supervision of the Program Manager, Construction Permitting.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

None.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Reviews plans for new gasoline/oil separators to ensure structural integrity and proper design and conducts field inspections to verify plans.
• Conducts inspections of septage hauler facilities and drafts septage hauler permits.
• Identifies instances in combined sewer areas where industrial storm water flows to combined sewers and coordinates TRAC's response to such instances.
• Reviews septage and gasoline/oil separator forms, templates, and other related documents and updates and revises them as appropriate.
• Tracks septage and gasoline/oil separator goals and accomplishments and provides reports on accomplishments.
• Maintains accurate and current information relating to septage and gasoline/oil separators on TRAC databases.
• Conducts inspections of septage receiving sites, and the facilities, vehicles and equipment of septage haulers and drafts resulting reports.
• Conducts inspections of gasoline/oil separators to ensure proper design, structural integrity, and appropriate maintenance and drafts resulting reports.
• Conducts dye tests in sanitary sewer lines and at industries and commercial facilities to determine the presence of gasoline/oil discharges.
• Evaluates the adequacy of applications for septage discharge permits.
• Writes septage discharge permits for issuance to septage haulers and tracks permits through the required approvals to ensure the permit issuing cycle meets established criteria.
• Integrates inspection, sampling, and enforcement activities to develop information for septage discharge permit revisions and new permit issuance.
• Issues and follows up on Notices of Violation and other informal enforcement actions for violations of the requirements for septage discharge and gasoline/oil separators and coordinates with and refers matters requiring escalated enforcement to enforcement staff.
• Attends meetings with industrial and municipal officials as required and maintains contact with municipal plumbing inspectors and sewer systems personnel within the assigned region.
• Assures that industrial waste surveys are complete and up to date in an assigned region, working in coordination with Industrial Coordinators.
• Conducts inspections of construction contracts performed by outside agencies under 8(m) permits, which may affect the Authority's wastewater transport system and water distribution system to ensure that the work of contractors conforms to plans, specifications and standards.

SECONDARY DUTIES:

• Participates actively in TRAC multi-disciplinary work groups.
• Drafts reports, memoranda, and other documents.
• Performs related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

• A Bachelor's degree in a related engineering or scientific field; and
• Working knowledge of wastewater collection systems and gasoline/oil separators as acquired through at least two (2) years of professional or technical experience working around or sampling wastewater collections systems or a related field such as construction or plumbing; or
• Any equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge and understanding of wastewater, plumbing or construction principles and practices.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering maps, construction or plumbing plans and specifications.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite and other software.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of sanitary engineering practices and principles.
• Understanding of the installation and operation requirements for gasoline/oil separators.
• Ability to open manholes, move manhole covers, and complete dye testing of sewer lines.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Valid Massachusetts Class D Motor Vehicle Operators License.

Completion of confined space entry training within six months.

Completion of OSHA 10 hour Construction training within six months.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

Inspection equipment, mobile radio, telephone, personal computer, including word processing and other software, copy and fax machine.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and smell.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud in field settings, and moderately quiet in office settings.

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.