Environmental Compliance Technician

Salary : $78,416.00 - $95,314.18 Annually
Location : 333 Civic Center Plaza, Tracy, CA
Job Type: Full Time
Department: Public Works
Opening Date: 10/14/2026
Closing Date: 11/12/2026 4:00 PM Pacific
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: TEAM

Description
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TENTATIVE RECRUITMENT SCHEDULEApplication Deadline: NOVEMBER 12, 2026

Oral Board Exam: WEEK OF NOVEMBER 30TH OR DECEMBER 7TH

Selection interview: WEEK OF DECEMBER 14TH

Each of the three positions focuses on a different program area:

Water Distribution and Supply (Cross-Connection Control)
This assignment supports the City's cross-connection control program for the public water system. The technician ensures backflow devices are properly maintained and functioning to protect drinking water quality. Candidates with experience repairing, testing, or maintaining backflow assemblies will thrive here, especially those comfortable working closely with contractors, businesses, and property owners.
Water Resource (Conservation)
This role supports the City's water conservation and efficiency efforts, including public outreach, education, and enforcement of conservation-related codes. The technician serves as a community-facing ambassador for responsible water use, helping residents and businesses understand requirements and best practices. A background in conservation, public education, or code enforcement is especially valuable.
Pretreatment
This assignment supports the City's pretreatment and wastewater compliance programs, with a strong focus on fats, oils, and grease (FOG). The technician inspects and samples commercial and industrial sites, monitors FOG compliance, prepares and maintains wastewater discharge permits, and works directly with industrial and commercial users to interpret and apply federal, state, and local regulations. The role also investigates illegal discharges into the wastewater system and assists with compiling and preparing the City's annual state pretreatment report.

DEFINITION
Under general supervision, performs a variety of routine to complex duties which, depending on assignment, include pretreatment inspections and tests of water, stormwater pollution prevention, water quality, water conservation and efficient uses, backflow, wastewater, cross connection programs, and/or industrial wastes; collects stormwater, water, wastewater and/or industrial wastes samples; conducts field investigations and audits of construction projects to determine compliance with regulations and permit conditions; contacts industrial and institutional customers concerning water conservation and/or wastewater disposal services; prepares reports; and performs related duties, as assigned.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives general supervision from assigned supervisory or management staff. Exercises no direct supervision over staff.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS
This is a technical classification performing a wide variety of environmental inspection duties. Incumbents serve to relieve the supervisor of performing technical detail work and are expected to function with very little direct oversight. Successful performance of the work requires the frequent use of tact, discretion, and independent judgment, knowledge of departmental and City activities, and extensive staff contact. This class is distinguished from other technical classes by the nature, scope, complexity, and diversity of responsibilities involved in the environmental compliance function. This class is distinguished from the Environmental Compliance Analyst in that the latter is responsible for the more complex work, including program administration.

Essential and Marginal Duties
EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL JOB FUNCTIONS (Illustrative Only)

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

When performing Water Resource assignments:

• Inspects commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential properties for compliance with water restrictions/prohibitions and discharges of stormwater to the City's storm drain system; enforces water and stormwater violations.
• Inspects and enforces new and redevelopment construction projects for compliance with federal, state, and local regulations; ensures installed Post-Construction Stormwater Treatment facilities and devices are compliant with standards and verifies self-monitoring reports; inspects as necessary to confirm.
• Verifies and approves customers for qualifying water conservation and efficiency rebate and incentive programs.
• Assist in the implementation of practices and procedures for the City's Water Conservation and Efficiency Program, including inputting water consumption data collected; assists with preparing reports and notices for the City and outside regulatory agencies.

When performing Pretreatment assignments:

• Inspects, monitors, and conducts sampling at various categorical and non-categorical commercial and industrial sites, including conducting comprehensive inspections of new and existing industry, restaurants, and contaminated projects for compliance with fat oils and grease programs and wastewater discharge regulations; evaluates environmental risks associated with industrial processes and activities; ensures hazardous chemicals are stored in accordance with regulations.
• Monitors the fats, oils, and grease (FOG) inspection program; conducts, tracks, and schedules inspections.
• Prepares accurate records and correspondence, including writing, updating, negotiating, and maintaining industrial wastewater discharge permits and holding tank wastewater discharge permits. Meet and correspond with industrial and commercial users to interpret and implement federal, state, and local regulations, ordinances, and policies of the pretreatment program.
• Investigate and trace the sources of illegal industrial wastes entering the City's wastewater collection system.

When performing Water Distribution and Supply Assignments:

• Test and repair installed backflow prevention devices at City facilities to ensure compliance with all laws and ordinances.
• Contacts customers to ensure compliance with backflow device requirements and ensures customers make appropriate repairs; generates and sends initial notices, follow-up notices, and final notices to owners of backflow devices for annual testing; maintains records and files on backflow prevention devices, locations, inspections, testing, and corrections.
• Conduct disinfection and bacteriological testing and sampling for new water mains.
• Maintain database of all public and privately owned backflow devices to ensure reporting compliance with Federal and State regulatory programs.

When performing all assignments:

• Maintains and monitors database of rule violations, investigations, and findings.
• Responds to public inquiries regarding area of assignment.
• Prepares written inspection reports and related documentation for the pretreatment, stormwater management, and/or water conservation and efficiency programs; maintains inspection documentation and records as required in accordance with established City records management procedures.
• Assists in researching, developing, and implementing community outreach and public education materials around pretreatment, stormwater management, and/or water conservation projects and programs; speaks to groups and individuals regarding City programs and efforts; participates as an active and contributing member of designated community organizations, industry specific committees/project teams, and special interest work groups as a representative of the City as assigned.
• Organizes, maintains, and documents all required information for enforcement of City code as directed by the federal, state, and local requirements; prepares technical reports, evidence, and documentation; conducts follow up sampling and inspections.
• Reads, interprets, applies, and explains regulations and standards to customers.
• Maintains accurate records of work performed.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
KNOWLDEGE OF

• Principles, practices, and programs for the City's industrial wastewater pretreatment program, the industrial waste inspection function, and related programs and projects.
• Principles and practices of water conservation and efficiency.
• Principles and practices of stormwater discharge management.
• Practices and techniques related to wastewater and/or hazardous materials sampling and sample handling.
• Practices and techniques of performing industrial facility and process inspections.
• Practices and techniques of performing construction and industrial inspections.
• Principles and practices and terminology of cross-connection and backflow prevention.
• Principles of chemical, biological and related sciences.
• Principles, practices, and terminology of residential, industrial, construction, and commercial wastewater discharge source control.
• Principles, practices and terminology of pollution prevention as related to water quality.
• Occupational hazards and standard safety procedures, including confined space entry procedures and related safety equipment.
• Applicable federal and state laws; city, department, and division regulations, codes, policies, and procedures.
• Recordkeeping principles and procedures.
• Principles and practices of data collection and technical report preparation.
• Basic and advanced arithmetic and statistical techniques.
• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and City staff.
• The structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Modern equipment and communication tools used for business functions and program, project, and task coordination.
• Computers and software programs (e.g., Microsoft software packages) to conduct, compile, and/or generate documentation.

ABILITY TO

• Perform in-depth inspections of construction, residential, industrial, and commercial users.
• Collect water, wastewater, fats, oil, and grease samples to be analyzed in the lab.
• Assemble data and prepare reports and maintain records of testing and findings.
• Read and interpret a variety of meters, gauges, and recording charts.
• Organize, maintain, and update office database and records systems.
• Prepare clear and concise reports, correspondence, and other written materials.
• Make accurate arithmetic and statistical computations.
• Understand, interpret, and apply all pertinent laws, codes, regulations, policies and procedures, and standards relevant to work performed.
• Effectively represent the department and the City in meetings with governmental agencies; community groups; various business, professional, and regulatory organizations; and in meetings with individuals.
• Learn and understand the organization and operation of the City and of outside agencies as necessary to assume assigned responsibilities.
• Independently organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines, and follow-up on assignments.
• Effectively use computer systems, softw