JOB INFORMATION

APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY TO THE FOLLOWING RELATED RECRUITMENT(S):

• Hazardous Materials Inspector I
• Hazardous Materials Inspector III
• Supervising Hazardous Materials Inspector

Hazardous Materials Inspector II positions perform increasingly responsible professional hazardous materials management work; conduct inspections of City facilities, property and work sites which have hazardous materials or waste management activities, including underground storage tank (UST) and aboveground storage tank (AST) systems; perform inspections at the Miramar Landfill to divert unacceptable waste; identify existing or potential hazardous materials, waste or other environmental contaminants; determine and perform appropriate waste sampling protocols; diagram field sites; draft permits; conduct hazardous material training classes; test, identify, categorize, manifest and package waste received through household hazardous waste or load check programs; scoping and managing vendor services contracts; and perform other duties as assigned.

NOTES:

• Employees in job classifications represented by Municipal Employees Association (MEA) are scheduled to receive the following general wage increases:

• Eligible benefitted employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

You must meet the following requirements on the date you apply, unless otherwise indicated.

EDUCATION: A Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Industrial Hygiene, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Sanitary Engineering, Environmental Health, Biology or a closely related degree. Individuals applying with a closely related degree MUST have completed at least 18 semester/27 quarter units of college-level chemistry course work which MUST include lecture and laboratory classes in chemistry.

NOTE:

• Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for education lacked on a year-for-year basis. One year of full-time experience = 30 semester/45 quarter college-level units.

EXPERIENCE: Two years of full-time experience in ONE of the following areas:

• Investigative/inspection experience including inspecting and investigating hazardous materials and waste management practices for conformance with laws and regulations. Job experience may include hazardous waste sampling, storage, testing, packaging, and manifesting of hazardous waste; knowledge of regulations contained in CCR Title 22, 40 CFR, 49 CFR, and Health and Safety Code Division 20, Chapter 6.5; site inspections and report preparation; regulatory compliance experience related to UST and AST systems; and/or conducting hazardous material training activities.
• Management of household hazardous waste experience including coordinating and managing community collection events or permanent centers; testing materials collected through a household hazardous waste or load check program; identifying, confirming, and categorizing chemical waste, and packaging and manifesting waste received; and knowledge of regulations contained in CCR Title 22, 40 CFR, 49 CFR, and Health and Safety Code Division 20, Chapter 6.5.
• Environmental control experience including storm water, pesticide site assessment and/or air pollution control management with job duties including inspection and sampling, reporting, process design, knowledge of regulations, training, and program implementation.

NOTE:

• City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours. OCA experience without the required documentation will NOT be considered.

LICENSE: A valid California Class C Driver License is required at the time of hire.

HIGHLY DESIRABLE:

• Regulatory compliance experience related to UST and AST systems.
• Registered Environmental Health Specialist.
• HAZWOPER Certification.
• DOT HM-181 Certification.
• Extensive experience creating/working with complicated and interlinked Excel spreadsheets.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (MUST SUBMIT WITH APPLICATION):

• Proof of degree/transcripts, if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.
• Proof of transcripts showing completion of the required course work, if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.
• For City of San Diego employees, proof of Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA), if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.

Required documents should be attached electronically to your application. If you are unable to attach at the time of application submittal, you must submit them as soon as possible via fax: (619) 533-3337; or to the Employment Information Center: City of San Diego Personnel Department, 1200 Third Avenue - Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92101. Include your name and the title of the position for which you are applying.

SCREENING PROCESS

Please ensure all information is complete and accurate as the responses you provide on the supplemental questions will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system. If you are successful in this initial screening process, your application will be reviewed for applicable education, experience, and/or training to ensure all minimum requirements have been met. Successful candidates will be placed on a list which will be used to fill position vacancies during the next six months (180 days). For each vacancy, only those candidates with the most appropriate qualifications will be contacted by the hiring department for an interview.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION