Environmental Investigator

Seattle Public Utilities provides a reliable water supply to more than 1.3 million customers in King County, and provides essential sewer, drainage, and solid waste services to City of Seattle customers.

Position Overview: 

Want to take an active role in protecting our local waterways? Does being a "pollution detective" sound interesting to you?

Seattle Public Utilities needs an Environmental Investigator to lead a program to identify and eliminate illicit discharges to the City drainage system and help the City comply with the Stormwater National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit.

Responsibilities:

• Develop/refine program approach and coordinate with other team members. Define procedures, quality assurance project plans (QAPPs), sampling and analysis plans and define field methods and logistics.
• Organize the work of seasonal field teams and assist in collecting water samples within the City's drainage system.
• Submit and track samples delivered for laboratory analysis. Receive field and lab data, review for quality according to QAPPs and manage Access and enterprise-level databases.
• Analyze data and determine where follow-up and investigation of potential sources is needed, including further sampling efforts.
• Work internally with City staff and property owners to correct problems and eliminate pollution sources, enforce the City's Stormwater Code when appropriate.
• Maintain records and prepare reports to meet permit requirements.
• Contribute to other source control monitoring and inspection activities as part of the Source Control and Monitoring Team, whose mission is to reduce pollution sources within the City of Seattle. 

To Apply: 

For additional information, qualifications and how to apply, please click here.