Job Details

Requisition Number: 202300318

Salary Range: $79,781.52 - $123,854.64

Application Deadline: 4/8/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

Environmental Services Specialist Series - Environmental Services Department (202300318)

About the Department

The Environmental Services Department (ESD) is a national leader in pollution prevention, watershed protection, utility service provision, and climate action. Together, ESD employees positively impact every resident and business in San Jose.

To learn more about ESD, follow @sjenvironment on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and San Jose Environmental Services on LinkedIn.

Position Duties

Currently, there are multiple exciting ESS series opportunities in the department's Sustainability and Compliance (SCD) and Water Resources divisions! To learn more about the great work we do in these divisions, please go to sjenvironment.org. Overviews of these teams and their ESS series positions are below:

Sustainability and Compliance Division's Wastewater Compliance Team

This position supports regulatory compliance and reporting at the Regional Wastewater Facility (RWF) and supports special environmental evaluation studies at the RWF and in San Francisco Bay by performing fieldwork in the lower South San Francisco Bay and tributary areas by boat to sample water and sediment for chemical and biological indicators to evaluate environmental conditions. This position will also manage environmental monitoring databases, ensuring data is valid, accurate, up-to-date, and readily available for answering questions about environmental condition. This position also participates on assigned technical teams as a responsible, proactive, and professional member supporting and advising Capital Improvement projects at the RWF and on regional stakeholder planning and scientific groups.

Responsibilities include:

• Compiling and analyzing water quality data and treatment plant process data for regulatory compliance reporting


• Leading, designing, conducting, and supporting field studies (water quality and environmental sampling) to evaluate environmental condition of San Francisco Bay


• Coordinating and collaborating with cross functional groups to ensure regulatory compliance databases are reporting complete and accurate data


• Responding to, compiling, and summarizing data requests from internal and external partners and colleagues as needed


• Drafting assigned reports or sections of reports as required


• Drafting and managing consultant contracts


• Attending assigned regional stakeholder meetings as a City representative and productive contributing member of the stakeholder group


• Reviewing technical and non-technical reports as assigned and providing comments and recommendations to managers

Water Resources Division's Water Conservation Team

This ESS will assist in implementing the water conservation program that is offered by the Environmental Services Department (ESD) Water Resources Division (WRD), which develops and implements water saving projects and activities, ensures compliance and completes reporting for regulatory agencies, and coordinates conservation, use efficiency, and water supply initiatives with other divisions, departments, and organizations.

The Municipal Water System is required to meet the demands of new ongoing mandatory conservation program initiatives, data collection, and reporting, including analysis of water supply and water use. Ongoing program components include implementing the WaterSmart Home Water Report program, gather information for and prepare the Annual Water Loss Audit, implementing new actions and programs resulting from prior Annual Water Loss Audits, and compiling and submitting data for mandatory monthly reporting on water use and conservation to the State Water Resources Control Board and partner agencies.

Responsibilities include:

• Support and daily administration of the technical, data analysis, and program support aspects of the ongoing water conservation programs.


• Assist customers with inquiries into high water use and provide information on water conservation tips and available programs to reduce water use.


• Perform occasional light field work as directed, such as water conservation inspections/audits, inspection or reading of water meters, tabling at community events, etc.


• Coordinate with communications staff for development of water conservation related information on city websites and on outreach material.


• Compile and organize data related to water supply and demand and run reports on a monthly and annual basis for the purposes of state and other reporting.


• Support actions and plans to be developed to address the new State regulation related to Urban Water Use Objectives.


• Support other water supply related efforts within WRD, including an upcoming transition to Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI).


• Support and/or lead other water supply initiatives under direction/guidance from the Supervising ESS.

Salary Information

The actual salary shall be determined by the final candidate's qualifications and experience. The below salary ranges include an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable pay. The annual salary range for the positions are presently as follows:

• Assistant Environmental Services Specialist: $79,781.52 - $96,947.76


• Associate Environmental Services Specialist: $92,448.72 - $112,323.12


• Environmental Services Specialist: $101,905.44 - $123,854.64

Minimum Qualifications

1. Education: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

2. Experience:

Assistant ESS: One (1) year (2,080 hours) of experience developing, promoting, administering, and/or participating in the implementation of environmental programs (e.g.: programs in air quality, integrated waste management, biology, agriculture, energy, forestry or parks, habitat restoration, wastewater, water resources, stormwater, archaeology, geology, resource conservation, industrial or environmental health and safety, or any program emphasizing environmental sustainability or environmental regulatory compliance).

Relevant experience in environmental services programs typically includes: preparing outreach/educational materials, conducting survey work, tracking and monitoring deliverables, coordinating special events, promoting programs, implementing new programs, policy development, planning and permitting, grants or contracts administration, analyzing data and creating reports, and/or tracking budgets.

Associate ESS: Two (2) years of increasingly responsible experience in developing, promoting, administering, and/or implementing environmental programs in one or more of the areas described under Assistant Environmental Services Specialist experience.

ESS: Three (3) years of increasingly responsible experience in developing, promoting, administering, and/or implementing environmental programs in one or more of the areas described under Assistant Environmental Services Specialist experience, including one (1) year of experience leading people or projects.

Acceptable Substitutions:

• A master's degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience developing, promoting, administering, and/or implementing environmental programs.


• Additional years of experience in developing, promoting, administering, and/or implementing environmental programs may be substituted for the bachelor's degree requirement on a year-for year basis.

If you have questions about the duties of these positions, the selection or hiring processes, please contact Phil Dunbar at Phillip.Dunbar@sanjoseca.gov.

Additional Information:

Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.

Please note that applications are currently not accepted through CalOpps or any other third-party job board application system.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.

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How to Apply

The requisition # for this job posting is 202300318. To view the full job announcement and apply for this position, please go to: www.sanjoseca.gov/citycareers

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Contact - Phil Dunbar at Phillip.Dunbar@sanjoseca.gov

Website - https://www.sanjoseca.gov/citycareers