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Now Hiring a Full-time, Temporary

FIELD PIPELINE LOCATOR INTERN!

$18.71 per hour

40-hours per week, Monday through Friday

Work reporting address:  220 Nellen Avenue, Corte Madera

Open until Filled • Apply immediately • Posted 5/10/2021

An exciting opportunity available to gain experience working with a community oriented organization that is committed to contributing to the well-being of the environment!

THE POSITION:

This position is in the Records Department and will require field locating of MMWD underground pipelines and facilities using a Metro Tech 810 DX inductive locator.  The work will be done in roadways and on steep slopes, which will require proper safety gear and safety practices.  In addition, this work will require the ability to interpret GIS mapping data and record drawings to properly identify the location of the underground water lines.  Good communications skills are necessary in order to report and resolve discrepancies found in the field.  Safety Boots required. Work hours will be Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.  This position is for up to a six (6) month duration at the Corte Madera location. Anticipated Start Date: July 2021

Open until Filled  Apply immediately ~Posted on 5/10/2021~

The Marin Municipal Water District is offering two exciting opportunities to work for a community oriented organization that is committed to contributing to the well-being of the environment!

$18.71per hour

Work reporting address:  Varies by assignment

THE POSITIONS:

WATER TREATMENT PLANT INTERN: (1 position) Under the direct supervision of a qualified and licensed Water Treatment Plant Operator, assist with the operation and maintenance of one of three different drinking water facilities. The candidate will be exposed to surface water treatment plant processes, chemical dosing, industry standard calculations, water quality laboratory tests, the operation and maintenance of analyzers, flushing and monitoring of distribution system in remote locations, facility maintenance and ground water quality verification. Safety Boots required. Work hours will be Monday – Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at one of three different facilities: San Geronimo Water Treatment Plant in Woodacre; Bon Tempe Water Treatment Plant in Fairfax; Ignacio Water Quality Station in Novato. Optional work schedules maybe considered on a case by case basis. This position is for just under a six (6) month duration.  Anticipated Start Date: June or July 2021.

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM INTERN: (1 position) Under the direct supervision of a certified Water Distribution Operator, learn how to operate and maintain mechanical, electrical and control equipment.  Perform inspections of mechanical and electrical equipment.  Assist operators in handling consumer calls.  Assist field personnel with confined space entries.  Learn the basics of a potable water distribution system.  Safety Boots required.  Work hours will be Monday - Friday 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  This position is for just under a six (6) month duration at the Corte Madera location. Anticipated Start Date: July 2021.

Now Hiring Full-time, Temporary

Water Efficiency Technician Intern

Open until Filled  Apply immediately ~Posted on 4/26/2021

The Marin Municipal Water District is offering an exciting opportunity to work for a community- oriented organization that is committed to contributing to the well-being of the environment!

Salary Range $21.57 – $24.89 per hour

40-hours per week, Monday through Friday

Work reporting address:  220 Nellen Avenue, Corte Madera, CA

THE POSITION: (1 position). The position will play a key role enforcing mandatory water conservation requirements by conducting neighborhood patrols and issuing notifications for water waste offenses.  The position will also assist with other water efficiency projects, as needed, including but not limited to contacting customers by phone, email and in-person, distributing supplies, staffing informational booths at community events, performing field inspections to verify product installations and making landscape measurements. Work hours are anticipated to be Monday thorugh Friday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. but some weekend, early morning or late evening shifts may be required, so flexibility is a must.  This assignment is for just under six (6) months duration at the Corte Madera location. Anticipated Start Date: June 2021.

Now Hiring for Full-time Temporary Summer Helpers!

Open until Filled Apply immediately ~Posted on 4/26/2021

Spend your summer working on projects that allow you to work outside while earning valuable work experience by working with a community-oriented organization that is committed to contributing to the well-being of the environment!

$15.75 - $19.24 per hour

40-hours per week, Monday through Friday

Work reporting address:  Varies by Assignment

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age

The Positions:

METER BOX MAINTENANCE – (1 position) Works with regular crews to prune vegetation around meter boxes, perform general cleaning and maintenance of boxes, and assist with installing or replacing meters and meter boxes.  May provide assistance on a variety of administrative tasks including, but not limited to, data entry, sorting and printing documents. Work Location: 220 Tamal Vista Blvd, Corte Madera. Work hours are Monday through Friday 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This summer assignment is scheduled for three (3) months duration at the Corte Madera location.  Anticipated Start Date: June 2021.

WATER EFFICIENCY – (2 positions) Provides assistance on a variety of administrative tasks in response to the current drought situation, including stuffing envelopes, making photocopies, and assisting with processing outreach to customers.  Will also assist with other water efficiency projects, as needed, including but not limited to distributing supplies, staffing informational booths at community events and conducting neighborhood patrols to identify water waste offenses.  Work Location: 220 Nellen Avenue, Corte Madera. Work hours are anticipated to be Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. but some weekend, early morning or late evening shifts may be required, so flexibility is a must.  This summer assignment is scheduled for three (3) months duration at the Corte Madera location.  Anticipated Start Date: June 2021.

Employment Opportunity

The City of St. Helena has an exciting opportunity to fill a position in the Public Works Wastewater Treatment Plant.  This is a great opportunity to become part of a team of dedicated individuals that take pride in serving the local community. The City of St. Helena is seeking to fill an opening for a Chief Wastewater Plant Operator position or a Wastewater Operator III seeking an opportunity to promote to a Chief. The City will place at the Chief level based on qualifications. Additionally, the City will also establish a pool of qualified candidates to be place on a one-year eligibility list that will used to place potential future vacancies upcoming in the department. 

Distinguishing Characteristics: The Plant Operator III is the advanced journey level class responsible for the full range of treatment plant responsibilities and for the performance of the most complex and difficult assignments within the series. Incumbents in this classification provide training to less experienced staff. This classification is distinguished from the next higher classification of Chief Utility Operator in that the latter is responsible for the overall operation and supervision of the wastewater treatment program.

The Chief Plant Operator – Wastewater Treatment is a supervisory level class within Public Works responsible for assigning and supervising the day-to-day operation, development, repair, and maintenance of the City’s wastewater treatment facilities, and incumbents are expected to perform the full scope of assigned duties. This classification is distinguished from the next higher classification of Utilities Operations Manager in that the latter is responsible for the overall management and administration of the Utilities Division.

Examples of Duties: (include but are not limited to the following)

Operates , monitors and maintains all plant equipment and components, including but not limited to pumps, valves, gearboxes, fans, blowers, aerators, flow controls; reads and interprets meters, gauges and charts; maintains and upgrades mechanical and electrical systems.

Conducts regular on-site inspections of plant and system operations making appropriate adjustment to process controls ensuring that operational problems are identified and corrected; ensures that plants are operating within safety standards established by federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations.

Performs basic and skilled water and wastewater pollution control and laboratory testing and analysis; takes samples and coordinates detailed testing with outside laboratories; adheres to quality assurance programs for laboratory analysis and instrumentation; prepares and updates reports, including records and logs in compliance with state and federal mandates for reporting.

Performs maintenance and construction work as directed on the water and wastewater treatment system and related facilities; maintains plant facilities and grounds in a safe, clean and orderly condition; loads and unloads equipment and materials.

KAS (Knowledge, Ability and Skills):

See Job Description posted on the Human Resources Department website at:

https://www.cityofsthelena.org/hr/page/job-description

WATER QUALITY LABORATORY MANAGER

SALARY RANGE (depending upon qualifications/experience): 

$11,837.00—$14,302.00 PER MONTH

SUMMARY

Marin Water is recruiting for a Water Quality Laboratory Manager to manage, supervise and coordinate the activities and operations of the District’s state certified Water Quality Laboratory. Responsibilities will include the supervision, prioritization and scheduling of Lab activities and personnel to ensure that the District maintains compliance with drinking water regulations. The Lab manager will also serve as the technical resource for and may perform a variety of chemical, biological, microbiological, and physical analysis of water samples. The ideal candidate will have a track record of driving continuous improvement and effecting change and experience managing a laboratory or major area of a laboratory. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate experience mentoring and supervising staff, the ability to adapt to evolving priorities, to understand and interpret water quality regulations and knowledge of state certification process for drinking water laboratories.

THE DISTRICT

The District provides high-quality drinking water to customers and visitors of its service area. The District is a medium-sized, municipal, water agency with a Board of Directors/General Manager organizational structure, 240 full-time employees and a $107,895,000 combined annual operating and capital budget for FY 2021. Annually, the District delivers water to 190,000 residents and businesses in the central and southern portions of Marin County and has stewardship responsibilities for 21,000 acres of pristine watershed lands on Mt. Tam. The District’s two water treatment plants and one finishing plant produce an average of 22 million gallons of water per day that are delivered to customers through 900+ miles of pipeline 95 pumping stations and 138 storage tanks.

THE JOB

Typical duties may include but are not limited to the following. Please see job description for the full list of duties and qualifications:  Click Here for the Water Quality Laboratory Manager Job Description.

The Water Quality Laboratory Manager is responsible for direction and supervision of a work unit and has responsibility for complex laboratory procedures, interpretation and application of federal and state water quality regulations, writing of comprehensive reports and documentation for governmental agencies and maintaining the state certification for the laboratory.

• Manages the operations, services, and activities of the District’s state certified Water Quality Laboratory, including the performance of a variety of chemical, microbiological, and physical tests on raw and treated water;
• Develops, implements and evaluates laboratory programs to support regulatory compliance activities;
• Directs, assigns, evaluates and administers the scheduling of laboratory analysis and establishes analytical procedures;
• Establishes and reviews monitoring programs, recommends changes in methods or monitoring programs and policies including treatment plant process changes.
• Directs the use by laboratory personnel of a laboratory information management system;
• Manages lake water quality by developing and implementing adaptive monitoring and treatment schedules to minimize taste and odor.
• Evaluates and interprets water quality data related to water treatment and distribution systems and watershed water quality studies;
• Plans, assigns, supervises and reviews the work of water quality laboratory personnel; plans and implements sampling, data gathering, and special testing programs to evaluate and solve varied water quality issues and to meet drinking regulations and engineering needs.

The Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District invites applications for ELECTRICAL/INSTRUMENTATION TECHNICIAN to establish a hiring list and fill one current vacancy.

Recruitment is Open Until Filled.  This recruitment may close without notice.  The Initial Application Review will be April 21, 2021.  Applications received after this date will be considered at the discretion of the District.

The District is seeking an Electrical/Instrumentation Technician who performs preventative maintenance, repairs, makes adjustments, overhauls, calibrates, replaces and installs new electrical, instrumentation, computerized control systems, and computer network equipment in the wastewater treatment plant, sanitary and storm pumping stations; and performs other related work as required.
  
The ideal candidate will possess the following attributes:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to adapt to work or environment changes.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to create a professional and positive work environment.

Employment Opportunity

The City of St. Helena has an exciting opportunity to fill a position in the Public Works Water Treatment Plant.  This is a great opportunity to become part of a team of dedicated individuals that take pride in serving the local community.

The City of St. Helena is seeking to fill two (2) openings at the Water Plant. There is one (1) Chief Water Plant Operator position and one (1) Operator III. The qualified candidates will be placed on a one-year eligibility list that will used to place potential future vacancies in Public Works which includes the following classifications: Plant Operator (Water or Wastewater), Water Distribution Operator and Maintenance Worker.

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