JOB INFORMATION

• Hazardous Materials Inspector I
• Hazardous Materials Inspector II
• Hazardous Materials Inspector III

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

• 2% effective 1/1/25
• 5% effective 7/1/25

• 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

• 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.

• 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.

• A Master's Degree in Chemical, Environmental or Sanitary Engineering, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Health or Industrial Hygiene may be substituted for a MAXIMUM of six months of the required experience.
• 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.

• 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.

SCREENING PROCESS

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION