Water Quality & Environmental Compliance Lead – 107005-7893

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https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12211489 Requisition ID:
107005

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People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you
will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along
with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our
benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness,
emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.

We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity
across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide
essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace
different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American
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information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey.

About American Water

American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater
utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to
1886, We Keep Life Flowing by providing safe, clean, reliable and
affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14
million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military
installations. American Waters 6,500 talented professionals leverage
their significant expertise and the companys national size and scale
to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees,
investors and other stakeholders.

As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water
expects to invest $30 to $34 billion in infrastructure repairs and
replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next
10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core
operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its
commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the
environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.

American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality
Index for the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barrons 100 Most
Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental
Protection Agencys WaterSense Excellence Award, among additional
state, local and national recognitions.

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Primary Role

This position can report to any Illinois American Water office location

Leads the cross-connection control program across the state and assists
related compliance programs to continually meet all applicable
environmental regulations. Provides technical leadership on water
quality, treatment, permitting, and regulatory compliance issues.
Implements Company policy on water quality and related environmental
matters.

Key Accountabilities

– Manage the cross-connection control program across the state in
accordance with applicable state and federal regulations.
– Assist other regulatory compliance programs as needed.
– Coordinate cross connection inspections and conduct on-premises
inspections to evaluate hazards and have them abated and/or
protected by installing approved backflow devices.
– Gives technical guidance to operations in dealing with water quality
related issues.
– Recommends treatment and procedures for maintaining approved Water
Quality.
– Ensure compliance with applicable environmental regulatory permits.
– Assists local, State, and Federal regulatory agencies during
inspections.
– Responds to Water Quality and environmental compliance problems,
taking appropriate corrective action including documentation to
advise management. Ensures that customer complaint or inquiries are
properly addressed to attempt to resolve any issues.
– Assures that policies, programs, standards of performance and
approved objectives related to water quality and environmental
compliance are adhered to.
– Supports water quality activities related to the Environmental
Management Program to ensure compliance with applicable regulations
are continually met.
– Plan, prepare and control the portion of the financial plan related
to area of responsibility.
– Conduct special projects and prepare reports.

Knowledge/Skills

Knowledgeable of applicable City, county, state and Federal statutes,
rules, ordinances, codes and regulations governing cross connection
control programs, safety compliance codes and guidelines,
backflow-prevention assembly devices, test kits, and repair techniques
and of occupational hazards and safety precautions.

Advanced knowledge of water treatment practice is required.

Must have advanced knowledge of water quality and environmental
regulations affecting the business.

Must have strong familiarity with various water treatment technologies
and instrumentation used in the business.

Must understand principles of water treatment and distribution and be
able to trou