Job Details

Wells Ordinance Compliance Inspector II

Valley Water


Salary: $7,976.80 - $10,204.13 Monthly

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number: 01477-E

Location: CA, CA

Department: Raw Water

Closing: 6/12/2022 11:59 PM Pacific

Description

Wells and Water Measurement (Position Code 0280)
COVID-19 vaccination requirement:
*To protect our most valuable assets, our employees, as well as the communities we serve, Valley Water requires all newly hired Valley Water personnel to be fully vaccinated (for COVID -19) or to be formally excused from the requirement through the **reasonable accommodation process (for details, see bottom of job posting)

Valley Water Telework Program: Eligibility for telework will depend on the type of work performed, operational needs, and the ability for the employee to perform the essential functions of their job duties while teleworking. Employment with Valley Water requires employees to live within 150 miles of their primary physical work location located in San Jose, California by their start date.
This position requires the individual to be onsite and is typically not a teleworking position.
Duties:Do you have a passion for helping your community by providing safe, clean drinking water to Santa Clara County residents? Our Wells Ordinance Inspector II position may be right for you!

Well Ordinance Inspector II will perform the full range of duties in the following areas: inspecting well construction, and destruction, issuing permits, ensuring compliance with the Valley Water's Well Ordinance, and creating maps and maintaining GIS databases. Positions at this level are distinguished from the I level by the performance of the full range of duties, working independently, and exercising independent judgment and initiative. Well Ordinance Inspector II will receive only occasional instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise and are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies of the work unit.
Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
This position will:

• Inspect the construction and destruction deep excavations to ensure compliance with Valley Water Well Ordinance and State well standards. Process and manage well inspection documentation and related data.
• Review and process well permit applications and associated plans, maps, etc. for conformance with Valley Water and State well standards.
• Prepare correspondence and take enforcement action to resolve ordinance violations including, but not limited to, abandoned wells, damage wells, artesian flow, open well casings and permit violations.
• Provide customer service in person or on the telephone relating to subjects including, but not limited to, well permitting, well searches, Valley Water Well Standards, and Valley Water Well Ordinance.

Ideal Candidate's Background includes:
Applicants whose experience and background best match the ideal experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education are considered ideal candidates for the position. To determine the top candidates, each applicant will be assessed based on the ideal candidate criteria as listed below.

Ideal Experience:

• Three years of Well Ordinance compliance inspection.
• One+ year of experience preparing reports and/or business correspondence (letters, emails).

Ideal Skills and Abilities:

• Inspect and document well construction and destruction for conformance with Valley Water Ordinance.
• Review and analyze well permit applications for conformance with California Well Standards and Valley Water Well Ordinance.
• Develop and maintain specialized software and databases for gathering and analyzing well data.
• Conduct field investigations.
• Interpret, apply, explain, and ensure compliance with California Well Standards and Valley Water Well Ordinance.
• Make sound, independent decisions within established policy and procedural guidelines.
• Use independent judgment within general policy, procedural, and legal guidelines.

Ideal Knowledge:

• Principles, practices, and methods of well construction, destruction, maintenance, inspection, and documentation.
• Methods and techniques involved in gathering and interpreting well data related to groundwater resource protection.
• Operations, services, and activities of a public water supply and watershed management agency.
• Reading and interpretation of maps, charts, graphs, and geologic logs.
• California Well Standards and Valley Water Well Ordinance.
• Principles, methods, and techniques of groundwater resource protection with respect to wells and other vertical conduits.

Ideal Training and Education:
Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in hydrogeology, environmental geology, water resources, geography, environmental studies or a related field.

Required License or Certificate

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid California driver's license. Individuals who do not meet the driver's license requirement due to a disability will be considered for a reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.
• Possession, or ability to obtain, and maintenance of a valid Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) certificate.

To review the Classification Specification, please click here (Download PDF reader)

Selection Process

(1) The selection process may include one or more of the following: application review, application assessment, performance exercise, written exercise and/or interview.
(2) The Employment Application, Qualifying Information Questions and/or Supplemental Questions will be evaluated based on the ideal candidate criteria listed above. Resumes are highly recommended.

NOTE: Position and start date is subject to availability of funds. Valley Water retains the right to repost this position as deemed necessary.
Consideration may be given to existing applicant pools within the same classification.
COVID-19 vaccination requirement:
* Fully vaccinated means (1) it has been at least two weeks since a person has completed the entire recommended series of a COVID-19 vaccine, and (2) the person has provided proof of vaccination in a form consistent with the requirements for verification of vaccine status in the State of California's July 26, 2021 Public Health Officer Order.
**Limited Exemptions to Vaccination Requirement
An individual who has been provided a job offer may request a reasonable accommodation to the vaccination requirement if they:
1. Have a contraindication recognized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or by the vaccine's manufacturer to every approved COVID-19 vaccine. A contraindication means a condition that makes vaccination inadvisable;
2. Have a disability and are requesting an exception as a reasonable accommodation based upon this disability; or,
3. Object to COVID-19 vaccination based on their sincerely held religious belief, practice, or observance.
Valley Water's Equal Opportunity Non-Discrimination Policy is available for review upon request.

Valley Water will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources in advance of any special needs by calling 408-630-2260.

Please be aware that once submitted all application materials become the property of Valley Water and will not be returned. Human Resources staff are not authorized to make copies of application materials for applicants.




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