Job description

System Overview: The Passaic Valley Water Commission (PVWC) is one of the largest and oldest water agencies in the Northeast. They are a public drinking water supplier owned by the cities of Paterson, Clifton, and Passaic. Their 225 employees supply water to nearly 800,000 people with demand averaging approximately 80 million gallons per day to the municipalities of Paterson, Passaic, Clifton, Prospect Park, Lodi, and North Arlington, and 22 wholesale customers.

PVWC owns and operates the Alan C. Levine Little Falls Water Treatment Plant, which underwent an extensive upgrade in 2001 to use ozone technology for treatment. It was the largest drinking water treatment plant in the world employing this technology, and it remains a model for treatment operators from around the world to emulate. Their process is tuned for optimum treatment of the nature of their water supply to remove particulate matter, pathogenic bacteria, and organic contaminants.

PVWC has approximately 65,000 service connections. Their system also includes over 650 miles of mains ranging in size from 4 to 51 inches in diameter, 3,000 fire hydrants, a complete meter repair, and testing department, two maintenance yards and warehouses, and a corporate office. They operate three finished water reservoirs with a combined storage capacity of 250 MG, and they are evaluating adding an additional 75 MG. PVWC has removed more than 34,800 utility-owned lead service lines since the 1980s, and their Lead Service Line Replacement program offers replacement solutions for customer-owned service lines.

PVWC is dedicated to the communities it serves. They know how important it is to provide their customers with high-quality drinking water, reliability, and service. They have been serving the citizens of
Northeast New Jersey since 1849 and will continue to in the years to come.

Opportunity:

Under the direction of the Laboratory Director, the primary responsibility of the Environmental Compliance Investigator is to regularly communicate with Federal and State environmental agencies as well as PVWC internal stakeholders. Reporting water quality data to said agencies and stakeholders. Drafting of correspondence and written reports as needed. Must have exceptional organizational skills. Must possess a valid Driver's License.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in a natural or environmental science, environmental policy or data analysis related field.

NOTE: Applicants who do not meet the above educational requirements may substitute additional experience as indicated below on a year-for-year basis with thirty (30) semester credit hours being equal to one (1) year of experience.

Experience:

Two (2) years of environmental compliance-related experience. Knowledge of of water treatment processes and common water laboratory techniques is preferred. A working understanding of current federal and state water-related environmental standards and regulations is required.

PVWC is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at PVWC via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from PVWC’s Human Resources’ Department will be deemed the sole property of PVWC. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by PVWC because of the referral or through other means.

EOE/AA/M/F/V/D

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $111,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• On call
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Little Falls, NJ: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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