Specialist, Compliance WQ - (26-WQ&T-813012-121)
DC Water
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- Location
- Washington, DC
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 23
- 2 days ago
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About the company
DC Water
Utilities · 1,001 to 5,000 employees
What you'll do
- Ensuring customers’ water, wastewater, and industrial waste systems are in compliance with governing DC Plumbing Codes, DC Municipal Regulations, and DC Water Policies.
- Assists in the development and monitoring of DC Water’s customer compliance programs.
- Provides technical support to internal customers within DC Water and other agencies such as Washington Aqueduct, Department of Health, Council of Governments, and local governments on backflow prevention and cross connection issues. Represents the Authority at public meetings.
- Schedules and conducts site Inspections of water and sewer connections, meter yokes, backflow preventers, and/or grease interceptors to ensure compliance with applicable codes, municipal regulations, industry standards and DC Water policies.
- Inspects industrial sewer dischargers, such as hospitals and chemical plants to ensure compliance with their discharge permits.
- Processes the issuance and return of fire hydrant meters and backflow preventers with customers and internal tracking in database and billing systems.
- Process fire hydrant meter readings and account refunds in database and billing systems.
- Schedules and conducts site inspections to recover fire hydrant meters and backflow preventers from customers with expired permits and to investigate reported illegal connections to fire hydrants to ensure compliance with applicable codes, municipal regulations, industry standards and DC Water policies.
- Inspects, tests, and repair fire hydrant meters and backflow preventers.
- Communicates to all stakeholders verbally and through written reports, letters, and emails regarding inspection findings, recommendations, and requirements for complying with applicable codes, municipal regulations, industrial standards, and DC Water policies.
- Responds to and assists staff with emergency investigations.
- Operates Authority vehicles as an essential function of the position. Maintains vehicles and/or equipment in a clean and orderly manner. Reports any operating deficiencies to the appropriate personnel.
- Performs other related duties and projects as assigned at the discretion of the supervisor.
- Take pride in your work. We provide an essential service and do work that matters. A career at DC Water is an exciting opportunity to help improve the environment and make a lasting difference for the community.
- Connect to a strong culture. Everything we do is grounded in our shared values—accountability, trust, teamwork, customer focus, safety, and wellbeing.
- Be your true self. We are an inclusive organization that embraces diversity, and we recognize and celebrate employees’ individuality and unique contributions.
- Build your skills and career path. We are committed to developing a future-ready workforce by helping our employees develop skills for the jobs of tomorrow.
Key skills
Backflow preventionGrease abatementField compliance inspectionsCross-connection controlCode and regulation requirementsHydrant-use permit programSewer discharge permitsDrafting lettersCommunicating to customersEducating stakeholders
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The Specialist, Compliance WQ is responsible for assisting in the development, implementation, and monitoring of customer compliance programs (backflow prevention and grease abatement) and the hydrant-use permit program. This position will be involved in a broad range of responsibilities including, but not limited to, conducting field compliance inspections; tracking and enforcing code and regulation requirements regarding cross-connection control, unauthorized water use, temporary hydrant use and sewer discharge permits, developing enforcement codes, monitoring industry trends, drafting letters describing inspection findings, communicating to customers, and educating stakeholders.