Environmental Compliance Administrator at Essential Utilities

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company, employs people in a variety of roles within our eight-state footprint, ranging from field workers and customer service representatives who are on the front lines working with customers, to scientists and engineers who help ensure we’re delivering reliable water and wastewater services to our communities.  If you’re looking for a rewarding career helping improve our environment and protect our natural resources, we encourage you to join our team!

About Essential Utilities

Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities.

Operating as the Aqua (water and wastewater services) and the Peoples and Delta (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states. We are committed to sustainable growth, operational excellence, a superior customer experience, and premier employer status - including a competitive and comprehensive benefits package as well as a commitment to career growth opportunities.

We are advocates for the communities we serve and are dedicated stewards of natural lands, protecting more than 7,600 acres of forests and other habitats throughout our footprint.

Our company is one of the most significant publicly traded water, wastewater service and natural gas providers in the U.S. 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Schedules sampling for water and/or wastewater systems and assists operators and managers with sampling issues.
• Records and monitors test results in the Aqua compliance database and/or spreadsheets.
• Organizes and tracks compliance data for inclusion in reports, including field data.  Plots and graphs data and tracks compliance.  Drafts compliance reports and ensures timely filing of all compliance reports and permits.  Identifies gaps in documents or potential areas of non-compliance and suggests resolutions.
• Performs regular review of water and wastewater analytical data and makes recommendations to the department leadership to ensure compliance or when non-compliance occurs.
• Reviews inspection reports and regulatory correspondence.  Meets with operators and managers to discuss regulatory information.  Works with engineering and/or management to draft responses.
• Prepares and submits necessary paperwork for reduced monitoring for any contaminant that allows reductions from the base monitoring frequency.
• Facilitates and participates in training of operations staff on compliance matters.  Provides regulatory updates to facility operators of any new sampling requirements and provides periodic updates of laboratory results to operations.
• Coordinates, drafts and issues any public notices.  Partners with management, engineering and PR staff as needed on communications.
• Researches and provides pertinent information to department leadership in response to state violations, i.e., monitoring/maximum containment level violations.
• Serves as a company representative to discuss water quality issues with customers who contact Aqua.  Performs and logs phone conversations and mails test results to customers.
• Prepares annual Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) for all systems in accordance with annual deadlines.  Prepares CCR certifications for each system.
• Files all documentation in accordance with department operating procedures.
• Performs other related activities as requested.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Activities, duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

Education, Qualifications and Experience

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, biology, or chemistry preferred
• Experience working with databases and computerized maintenance management systems preferred
• Valid US Driver’s license

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Possess or be able to develop a thorough working knowledge of environmental regulations enforced by multiple state and federal agencies. 

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Excellent organizational skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills; Ability to communicate effectively (clearly, concisely, and professionally) with internal and external stakeholders
• Good analytical and investigative skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment

Overall Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Working Conditions

• Occasional travel to meetings or conferences
• Light lifting work, occasionally lifts 10 pounds and frequently lifts 25 pounds.
• Position is subject to both inside and outside environmental conditions

AAP/EEO Statement

It is the policy of Aqua America, Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Aqua American, Inc

Aqua, an Essential Utilities company is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. Equal employment opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to the following legally protected characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions, including medical conditions related to lactation), physical or mental disability, covered-veteran status, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
Aqua is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.  If you have a condition that may prevent you from applying for a job online or need to request an accommodation during the interview process, please call (1-877-271-9012).  
To maintain the integrity of the recruitment process and to avoid real or perceived conflicts of interest due to employment and/or assignment of family members and personal referrals, specific guidelines apply to the hiring and assignment of these individuals including, but not limited to:

• Family members cannot result in a supervisor/subordinate reporting relationship
• Family members cannot work in the same department.