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Overview

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Position

Protect Our Environment as a Sanitary Chemist III
Join our passionate team dedicated to maintaining our healthy island waters! The Department of Environmental Services, Environmental Quality Division, is looking to hire a Sanitary Chemist III to supervise the General Chemistry activities related to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) compliance monitoring program.

What You ll Do

• Supervise subordinate Sanitary Chemists and Sanitary Laboratory Technicians in the day-to-day activities
• Schedule, coordinate, and supervise the collection of representative samples
• Supervise and conduct chemical and physical analyses of wastewater, treatment plant effluents, and receiving water and sediments according to EPA-specified procedures
• Operate and maintain a city-owned vehicle to obtain and transport samples from locations around the island
• Perform other related duties as required

Special Working Conditions

• Exposure to falls, cuts, toxic gases, burns, infections, and waterborne diseases
• Will serve as Disaster Response Worker during declared civil defense emergencies
• The laboratory is currently located in Honolulu but will be moving to Ewa later this year

Apply today! If you qualify for the position, your name will be referred to the hiring department for further consideration for this vacancy, as well as future job openings with this job title.

Additional Job Information

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Responsibilities

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

At time of application, you must be a citizen, national, or permanent resident alien of the United States or a non-citizen eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment.

Education Requirement

Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major work in chemistry or a biological science.

Substitution

Work experience may be substituted for a bachelor
s degree in chemistry or a biological science, on a year-for-year basis. Such work experience must have provided the knowledge, skills, and analytical ability normally gained from attainment of a bachelor
s degree in chemistry or a biological science. Education must have been completed by the time of application in order to be credited. Education obtained outside of the United States must be comparable to a degree earned at an accredited college/university in the United States. In order to receive credit for the education, proper documentation, e.g., a foreign credential evaluation (FCE), must be provided. We also reserve the right to request further information about your academic program, evidence of comparability, or an original transcript.

Verification Requirement: In order to be given credit for your education, clearly list your education credentials on your application. As part of the hiring process, you may be asked to furnish documentation to verify your education to satisfy this education qualification requirement. If available, please attach an electronic copy of your diploma and/or official transcript which shows the embossed seal or applicable FCE to your application. Or mail a photocopy of your documents to the following address: Department of Human Resources, 650 South King Street, 10th Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813. Copies will not be returned. Unofficial transcripts will not be accepted. All information on your documentation must be legible and complete in order to be given credit.

If you do not have your documentation to verify your education at this time, please note that if selected for the job, you will need to furnish verification documents in order to move forward in the hiring process.

Experience Requirement

Three (3) years of professional (i.e., post-bachelors degree, non-clerical) experience in a chemical or microbiological laboratory.

Such Experience Must Have Demonstrated Knowledge Of

• the principles and practices of chemistry and microbiology, especially as they relate to wastewater and water liquid wastes analyses
• the methods, techniques and equipment used in laboratory analysis
• environmental sanitation

Such Experience Must Have Also Demonstrated The Ability To

• gather, organize, analyze and interpret field and laboratory data; and
• keep records and prepare reports of laboratory and field observations and results of tests

Substitution

A Master
s degree in chemistry, a biological science, or a related field from an accredited four-year college or university may substitute for one (1) year of professional experience in a chemical or microbiological laboratory. The substitution must have been completed by the time of application in order to be credited. Education obtained outside of the United States must be comparable to a degree earned at an accredited college/university in the United States. In order to receive credit for the education, proper documentation, e.g., a foreign credential evaluation (FCE), must be provided. We also reserve the right to request further information about your academic program, evidence of comparability, or an original transcript.

Verification Requirement: In order to be given credit for your education, clearly list your education credentials on your application. As part of the hiring process, you may be asked to furnish documentation to verify your education. If available, please attach an electronic copy of your diploma and/or official transcript which shows the embossed seal or applicable FCE to your application. Or mail a photocopy of your documents to the following address: Department of Human Resources, 650 South King Street, 10th Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813. Copies will not be returned. Unofficial transcripts will not be accepted. All information on your documentation must be legible and complete in order to be given credit.

If you do not have your documentation to verify your education at this time, please note that if selected for the job, you will need to furnish verification documents in order to move forward in the hiring process.

License Requirement

Possession of a valid appropriate driver
s license (Type 3/automobile).

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

Industries

• Government Administration