Surface Water Quality Specialist

Posted: Friday, 07 March 2025
Valid Thru: Sunday, 06 April 2025
Index Requested on: 03/07/2025 07:21:50
Indexed on: 03/07/2025 07:21:50

Location: Santa Ana, CA, 92701, US

Industry: Advertising and Public Relations
Occupational Category: 13-0000.00 - Business and Financial Operations
Type of Employment: FULL_TIME

Michael Baker International is hiring!

Description:

DESCRIPTION

Michael Baker International is seeking a Surface Water Quality Specialist to join our team in Santa Ana, CA. We work on projects that serve some of the largest agencies, utilities, and private developers in the State of California. As a part of our Water Quality team, you will work alongside and be trained by our industry leading team on tasks appropriate for a junior engineer/scientist/compliance specialist. Our highly interactive team consistently works on complex, fast-paced, think on your feet type of projects which often take place in unique and remote locations.

Tasks may include:
  • Data collection, review, organization, and analysis of stormwater reports, inspections, and sampling records
  • Site reviews, field inspections, and stormwater sampling at construction sites and industrial facilities. Coordination with construction site managers, contractors, and other project personnel may be needed.
  • Development, review, and of stormwater management and compliance plans, specifications, and estimates, as well as preparation of stormwater permits. Plans include Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs), Erosion and Sediment Control Plans (ESCPs) Water Pollution Control Plans (WPCPs), Low Impact Development (LID) Plans, and Water Quality Management Plans (WQMPs). Stormwater permitting will occur under the California Construction General Permit (CGP), Industrial General Permit (IGP), and MS4 permits throughout the region.
  • Preparation of plans will include the use of drafting and mapping software, such as AutoCAD and ArcGIS.
  • Regulatory compliance assistance to both public and private clients, policy development and analysis, and report writing for Phase I and Phase II NPDES permits, the Construction General Permit, the Industrial General Permit, and the Statewide Trash Amendments.

PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
  • Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, Environmental Engineering, or Environmental Science preferred
  • Coursework or experience with civil engineering design, construction site management, erosion and sediment control, water quality, and/or hydrology and hydraulics
  • 2+ years of experience in surface water or a related field
  • Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
  • Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office, Bluebeam, AutoCAD, and ArcGIS
  • Familiarity with mobile data collection

COMPENSATION
The compensation range for this position is $90, 000 - $105, 000. This will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate.Michael Baker International, a leading provider of engineering and consulting services, including design, planning, architectural, environmental, construction and program management, has been solving some of the world's most complex infrastructure challenges for more than 80 years with a legacy of expertise, experience, innovation and integrity.

Based in Pittsburgh and with nearly 100 offices nationwide, we partner with clients on everything from roads, bridges, tunnels, mass transit, and airports, to water treatment plants, arctic oil pipelines, environmental restoration and specialized overseas construction. We serve as a trusted adviser to the communities we serve, making them safer, more accessible, more sustainable and more prosperous.

We provide visionary leadership in facilitating transformational change for our clients. Our work delivers differentiating innovations and dedicated experts who challenge the status quo and share a world of diverse experience and an impassioned entrepreneurial spirit. We deliver quality of life.

We Make a Difference.

Michael Baker International is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Michael Baker International provides equal employment opportunity for all persons, in all facets of employment. Michael Baker International maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply for any open position for which they feel they are qualified and all will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.

EEO is the Law. Applicants to and employees of Michael Baker International are protected under Federal law from discrimination.

*It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.Michael Baker International is seeking a Civil Associate II to join our team in Santa Ana, CA. The ideal candidate will have a background/interest in water quality.

Responsibilities:

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Educational requirements:

  • high school

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