Career Opportunities
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Salt Lake City Public Utilities Division
$62k to$102k salary, DOQ plus benefits.
O&M Manager for NACWA Platinum 17 award winning 56 MGD treatment plant. Excellent benefits, quality of living. Graduation from a technical college with specialization in wastewater or a mechanical trade plus ten (10) years' paid experience in process plant operations and maintenance, including two (2) years in a supervisory capacity. Education and experience may be substituted one for the other on a year-for-year basis, except for the supervisory requirement. Completed job details and on-line application @ www.slcgov.com/jobs E.O.E. -
Project Location: Leviathan Mine (~6,900 feet), Sierra Nevada Mountains, Alpine County, CA.
Opening: Seasonal field position to assist with work activities at an inactive sulfur mine. Broadbent & Associates, Inc. (Broadbent) is operating two water treatment systems at the mine. The primary operations field season is April through November. Training will be provided in March. Additional periodic support will also likely be necessary in December, January, and February.
Job Title and Description: High Density Sludge (HDS) Plant and Aspen Seep Bioreactor (ASB) Operator. The HDS Plant is a lime treatment system designed to collect and treat acid rock drainage (ARD) from on-site groundwater seep and stream sources. The ASB is a sulfate reducing bioreactor designed to treat ARD from an on-site groundwater seep. The position will be to assist in the operation of both the HDS Plant and ASB.
Duties: Operator duties will include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. Complete safety training and operator training
2. Assist in completing Daily Toolbox documentation
3. Work with other team members to complete system startup activities and testing
4. Work with system designers to optimize system operations
5. Monitor remediation system controls and operation parameters both remotely and on-site
6. Perform and document system inspections
7. Measure field parameters and collect compliance and discharge water samples
8. Evaluate sludge characteristics
9. Assist in system troubleshooting and repairs
10. Perform system component maintenance tasks
11. Oversee lime, fuel, flocculent, sodium hydroxide, ethanol, and water deliveries and phase separator pickup
12. Embrace and support a safe work environment
13. Maintain site safety and operator field logs and assist in the preparation of operation status and periodic reports
14. Stop work as necessary to prevent incidents or impact to the environment
Minimum Qualifications Required:
1. 9-10 years relevant experience
2. Interest in water treatment
3. Strong mechanical/electrical skills
4. Experienced in working with valves/piping, pumps, generators, and controls
5. Self starter, quick learner, and effective communicator
6. Strong attention to detail and safety
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certification preferred, but not required. Staff will be available initially to guide the operator in client protocols and site-specific practices. Salary-based position with full company benefits when working full time for project. Current HAZWOPER training certification is preferred but can be provided if necessary. Candidate will need to be based out of the Minden/Gardnerville, NV area, as the project site is located southwest of the Carson Valley.
EMAIL RESUME TO:
Broadbent & Associates, Inc.
ATTN: Randy Miller
EMAIL: rlmiller@broadbentinc.com
PHONE: 775-322-7969
www.broadbentinc.com
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The NWEA Certification Board has one Board member that has a term that expires in December of 2011.
NWEA is requesting a call for nominations for individuals that meet the following requirements:
Board Member who is a Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator certified at the highest level.
If you are interested in applying for this position please email the NWEA President, Angela MacKinnon at angela.i.mackinnon@mwhglobal.com. Thank you for your interest in serving Nevada’s Wastewater Community.
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