Are you looking for an exciting and fulfilling career in stormwater management? The Central Coast Water Board has an opening for a Water Resource Control Engineer in our Stormwater Program. The position is located at 895 Aerovista Place, San Luis Obispo. Apply today and join our team.
Duties:
Implement municipal stormwater permits and programs that protect and restore water quality, beneficial uses, and watershed health. Use engineering methods and principles to review applications for issuance and reissuance of Phase I and Phase II Urban Runoff Stormwater NPDES Permits under section 402 of the federal Clean Water Act.
Implement permits and programs for construction activities and industrial facilities that protect and restore water quality, beneficial uses, and watershed health. Provide engineering technical assistance to landowners, contractors, developers, facility owners and operators, municipal planners, municipal inspectors, and municipal permitting staff, related to construction sites and industrial facilities.
Review submittals, including technical reports and database entries, to determine compliance with schedules, requirements, prohibitions, standards, and limitations. Review and analyze technical data. Prepare appropriate written and oral comments and directives that are clear and concise on permit requirements and other reports. Provide guidance and regulatory oversight to regulated facilities.
Conduct site inspections, including sample collection and preparation of inspection reports. Review and evaluate operation and maintenance of permitted facilities, monitoring reports, selected sampling points, and laboratory techniques to evaluate program performance and actual or potential effects on receiving waters and risk to human health and ecological receptors.
Identify discharger non-compliance and prepare and implement enforcement actions. Interpret and apply pertinent laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines.
Work collaboratively in groups internally and with external stakeholders to develop technical, regulatory, and procedural recommendations for projects and issues related to expertise and assignments, including water quality monitoring, pollutant control, green stormwater infrastructure planning and design, and stormwater control implementation. Coordinate with stakeholders on permits and work consistent with the State Water Board’s racial equity resolution, the Water Board’s Strategic Workplan, and related actions.
