Job Description

Full Salary Range: $29.23 - $42.38 Hourly

Anticipated Hiring Range: $29.23 - $36.48 Hourly

Why Do I See Two Salary Ranges?

The City of Greeley, in compliance with Colorado state law, includes a salary range for all positions posted. This law improves wage transparency. We post both the full salary range and the anticipated hiring range, where we expect to make an offer. Offers are based on experience, education, certifications, and other factors.

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The City of Greeley is committed to providing a comprehensive total rewards program that supports employees in their work by encouraging excellence andinvesting in employee development and recognition. This philosophy is grounded in fiscal responsibility, organizational effectiveness, and employee safety and well-being, ensuring the responsible stewardship of public resources while offering meaningful and comparable rewards. This approach ensures that the city remains an attractive, inclusive, and rewarding work environment, while also effectively serving the community.

Benefits:

This position is benefits eligible. Please view our benefits guide here.

The City of Greeley is seeing an Industrial Pretreatment Specialist to join the Wastewater Treatment Reclamation team at our treatment plant in Greeley, Colorado. The Industrial Pretreatment Specialist reports directly to the Wastewater Technical Services Manager and is a support position that samples and acquires data from commercial and industrial users, applying General Pretreatment Regulations to applicable commercial and industrial users to ensure compliance with Greeley Pretreatment Chapter ordinance requirements. The incumbent will also sample and acquire data from wastewater treatment processes to ensure that the City’s Colorado Discharge Permit System (CDPS) permit monitoring requirements are fulfilled according to the City of Greeley, State, and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permits, rules, regulations, and laws.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills:

Minimum Requirements:

• Current, valid Colorado driver’s license with an acceptable record.
• Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, or a related field with specialized technical training of equivalent length.
• Relevant experience in environmental laboratory work and field sampling.
• Confined space entry training required or ability to acquire within one (1) year of hire date.

OR

• A combination of related education, experience, certifications, and licenses will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job may be considered by the hiring authority.

Preferred:

• One (1) to three (3) years of experience with an understanding of sampling, monitoring and analysis procedures and protocols, as well as knowledge of Federal, State and local pretreatment regulations.
• Class D Colorado Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator’s license
• Wastewater Treatment plant operations experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to read, understand, and follow instructions.
• Ability to interpret and apply General Pretreatment Regulations and local ordinances
• Ability to maintain clear, accurate, and organized records.
• Ability to follow safety procedures and maintain a strong safety record.
• Ability to interact effectively with the public during inspections, tours, fairs, and presentations.
• Strong customer service, collaboration, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, database entry, and software related to sampling equipment, flow meters, and pH meters.
• Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage schedules, coordinate meetings, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt to changing demands, and complete daily assignments and special projects effectively.
• Ability to work independently with sound judgment and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Strong work ethic, initiative, and a positive, solution- oriented approach.
• Ability to build and maintain effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively within political and regulatory environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to evaluate data, identify trends, and document reasonable assumptions to support resolution.

Essential Functions:

• Programs and operates auto samplers, collects samples and data from industrial users to ensure quality, defensible pollutant data to determine compliance with State and Federal Clean Water Act requirements.
• Programs and operates autosamplers and collects samples and data from WTRF to ensure that the City’s Colorado Discharge Permit System (CDPS) permit monitoring requirements are fulfilled.
• Applies general pretreatment regulations and local ordinances to applicable commercial, industrial users, and cleans and prepares sampling equipment using EPA required techniques.
• Receives analysis data in electronic format and reviews analytical reports to verify that all required pollutant parameters were analyzed according to Federal requirements of 40 CFR 136.
• Distributes analytical data to interested parties to determine compliance with state and Federal requirements.
• Conducts and maintains a commercial user survey and maintains database on the prescribed frequency.
• Oversees and maintains Best Management Practices programs for dental amalgam and food service establishment commercial sectors.
• Issues written or verbal communications to commercial users regarding any requirements or instructions.
• Investigates complaints of spill and illegal discharges.
• Inspects commercial user sites and prepares investigative reports.
• Provides evidence for possible enforcement actions.
• Develops, organizes, and assists with public outreach/education efforts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A.

Travel: Standard Local Travel: This position requires occasional local travel within the County. Employees may be expected to walk or drive short distances to attend meetings, trainings, or perform work at other city buildings or partner sites.

Work Environment:

• Work is performed in indoor and outdoor environments with exposure to all weather conditions, machinery noise, wastewater-related biohazards, traffic areas, and occasional laboratory chemicals.
• Duties may include occasional confined space entry, spill and illegal discharge investigations, and driving a City vehicle in all weather conditions.
• Position requires working independently, with groups, and in meetings at various City and field locations.
• May require occasional evening, weekend, holiday, or extended-hour work.
• Work may involve interruptions, competing priorities, and firm deadlines.
• Frequent interaction with employees, customers, and the public in person and by telephone requires effective communication skills and the ability to coordinate with other departments and agencies.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires the ability to stand or sit for extended periods; walk and move within confined work areas; and frequently perform repetitive motions, hearing, talking, and reaching for activities.
• Requires the ability to kneel, stoop, bend, twist, crouch, and lift or move objects up to 50 lbs., with assistive equipment as needed.
• Requires manual dexterity to operate tools, vehicles, sampling equipment, and to accurately enter, retrieve, and verify information.
• Requires sufficient vision to identify materials, inspect equipment, locate water and sewer infrastructure, operate vehicles and sampling equipment, and perform close visual tasks such as reading, data review, and computer work.

EOE Statement: The City of Greeley provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

ADA Statement: We are committed to an inclusive and barrier-free search process. We provide accommodations for applicants requesting accommodation through the search process such as alternative formats of this posting. Individuals with disabilities in need of accommodations throughout the search process should contact the ADA Coordinator at: HR@Greeleygov.com

Conditions of Employment: The City of Greeley is an at-will employer.Employees and the City may terminate employment at any time for any reason.Candidates must successfully complete all pre-employment screenings and employment eligibility verification. Pre-employment screenings include a drug test, a background and national sex offender search, a motor vehicle record search, and for some positions, a physical demands evaluation. For more information about City policies and practices during the recruitment process, including but not limited to EOE, Reasonable Accommodation, and pre-employment screenings, please visit our career page HERE