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Salary : $64,459.20 - $74,235.20 Annually

Location : Sioux City, IA

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : 202500024

Department : Utilities Wastewater Treatment Ops

Division : Utilities Treatment Operations

Opening Date : 02 / 28 / 2025

Closing Date : 3 / 14 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Central

Description

Are you someone who thrives on ensuring compliance and safety? We have the perfect opportunity for you! The City of Sioux City is on the lookout for a dynamic and dedicated Compliance Technician to become an integral part of our team.

Key Responsibilities :

• Conduct compliance monitoring and site inspections.
• Perform laboratory analysis as part of our Industrial Pretreatment and Fats, Oil, and Grease (FOG) program.

Why You'll Love Working With Us :

At the City of Sioux City, our employees are our most valuable asset. We provide peace of mind through our exceptional compensation and benefits package, ensuring the well-being of both you and your family. Here's what you can look forward to :

For more details on our benefits, please visit our benefits page :

Requirements :

What We're Looking For :

If you have a friendly personality, enjoy teamwork, and can adapt to flexible schedules, we want you on our team! Embrace this exciting role and make a positive impact on our community.

Join us and be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to excellence in compliance and environmental safety! Apply today!

Duties

Qualifications

Cognitive Demands, Skills, and Abilities : Ability to speak clearly so others can understand you, ability to identify and understand the speech of another person, ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. Skill in planning, scheduling, supervising, and inspecting the work of subordinate personnel; skill in motivating employees.

Job Knowledge : General knowledge of standard laboratory terminology, equipment, techniques, sampling practices and safety. Ability to quickly acquire general knowledge of National Pretreatment standards. Good knowledge of waste streams and their impact on the wastewater treatment plant compliance. Considerable knowledge of relevant sampling, analytical, data management and equipment maintenance techniques. Working knowledge of established procedural and analytical methods for sample handling, analysis and interpretation of results. Working knowledge of safety procedures and application of safety principles to chemical handling, use of equipment, facility maintenance and use of personal protective equipment. Working knowledge, or ability to gain working knowledge of wastewater treatment processes and operational parameters. Thorough knowledge of safety practices and procedures. General knowledge of computers, word processing and spreadsheet software.

Language Ability and Interpersonal Communication : Requires effective communication skills and the ability to provide assistance to customers (external and internal). Requires the ability to write and speak effectively with fellow employees, City officials, regulatory agencies, consultants, and the general public; read in English; apply common sense understanding to the work process, procedures, programs, and services; and to provide and follow verbal and written instructions. Requires the ability to work as a member of a team in order to accomplish tasks; the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with citizens / customers; superiors, other City employees, contractors, and vendors; and the ability to relate to minorities, women, and other protected classes in the community at all socioeconomic levels.

Physical Requirements : The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and smell. Ability to quickly move hands, hands together with arms, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects, ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time; this involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue, ability to use abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing, ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with body, arms and / or legs, ability to see details at close range, ability to see details at a distance. Regularly lifts up to 25 pounds and occasionally lifts up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment : Work is typically performed inside and / or outside and includes there to be a potential for exposure to disagreeable environmental factors. Such factors included being exposed to dampness, wetness, humidity, toxic / caustic substances, grease, dirt, fumes, gasses, odors, insects, unrestrained animals, cold, heat, noise, mechanical, chemical, and electrical hazards, atmospheric conditions that affect the respiratory system, confined spaces, and may require the use of a respirator. The employee may be exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in certain areas of the work environment may be loud. Visits to locations within the community whose environment may be different. Travel in all types of weather extremes to perform job duties, attend training, meetings, conferences, and workshops; must be mobile and able to visit businesses within the metro area.

Minimum Required Qualifications

Must possess a valid driver's license throughout length of employment. Must obtain an Iowa Grade 1 Wastewater Certification within 24 months of date of hire.

Any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skill, and abilities.

PREFERRED : Two or more years of previous experience in a water, wastewater, storm water, laboratory, or related environmental field.

For Full-Time employees and qualifying Transit and Library Part-Time employees, the City of Sioux City offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Flex Spending Accounts, Life, Disability and Retirement. For more information on the benefits available, please visit our