Wastewater Plant Safety Officer
Wastewater Plant Safety Officer
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12-05-2025
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Summary
This is a transfer opportunity and first consideration is given to qualified transfereligible employees in the job classification family. If no qualified internal candidate is selected external applicants will be considered.
About the Role:
In this role you will have the exciting and continuously challenging opportunity to gain and demonstrate highly unique experience directed towards addressing a myriad of advanced wastewater & combinedsystem conveyance treatment and construction project safety hazardous material and emergency program subjects.
This position provides an excellent opportunity to apply safety hazardous materials training and emergency response skills and knowledge toward assisting WTD staff with a wide variety of technical issues and advanced safety issues problems questions concerns issues national consensus standards and regulatory requirements. Such assistance often requires innovative problemsolving brainstorming and decision making along with rewarding and sometimes challenging interactions with WTD staff consultants and construction workers. The position will be working in a team with a dedicated team of highperforming safety staff targeting innovative approaches aimed at troubleshooting problems and pursuing solutions through a variety of approaches.
The position also provides an opportunity to become a recognized subject matter expert overseeing the development and implementation of safety management systems and specific technical programs. Essential technical assistance in the ongoing development and updates of divisionspecific safety programs and procedures including but not limited to:- PermitRequired Confined Space Entry
- Hazardous Energy Control
- Fall Protection and Prevention
- Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals
- Life Safety Management
- Wastewater Emergency Response Programs
- Personal Protective Equipment Program
Support the entire Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) and occasionally represent the Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP) in countywide efforts to ensure safe workplaces for employees. Assist in the DNRP Emergency Support Function 3 and the WTD Emergency Response and Resiliency Program. Ensure proper reporting of nearmisses employee injury accidents and vehicle accidents. Conduct afteraction reviews and implement necessary corrective actions to promote safe work practices.
Provide leadership to the Division Safety Committees and WTD Project Teams comprising members representing all sections of WTD. Foster effective working relationships across a diverse division. Develop instructional materials presentations and conduct training sessions and program orientation tours. Conduct Emergency Response Drills & Exercises as well as regular and required safety training classes.
About the Team:
The WTD Safety & Emergency Programs Unit is a dynamic driven and continuously evolving entity dedicated to providing essential employee and facility safety security and emergency response management services for the entire Wastewater Treatment Division. Our goal is to protect employee and contractor safety and security public safety improve water quality restore aquatic resources safeguard properties and ensure compliance with county state and federal regulations. Join our team dedicated to ensuring clean water for generations to come! With over 900 employees engaged in planning designing building and operating treatment facilities our agency is at the forefront of environmental stewardship. Success for us means upholding our legacy while promising future generations a pristine environment. We partner with regulatory agencies to reduce harmful waste discharge and actively educate the public and businesses on water quality protection.
We prioritize accountability to our ratepayers and operate a wellmanaged agencythat serves over 2.3 million King County residents. Our regional wastewater treatment system not only sustains a healthy environment but also fuels economic development fostering prosperity in our region. If youre passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative environment join us in our mission to safeguard our precious water resources.
Commitment to Equity Racial and Social Justice:
King County named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a diverse and vibrant community that represents cultures from around the world. Our True North is to create a welcoming community where everyone can thrive. We prioritize equity racial and social justice making it a foundational and daily expectation for all employees. As a Wastewater Plant Safety Officer you will actively apply these principles in all aspects of your work. Learn more about our commitment at now for a rewarding career at the Wastewater Treatment Division of King County Department of Natural Resources & Parks (DNRP). Join our talented workforce in protecting and restoring the natural environment and promoting more resilient sustainable and equitable communities. Enjoy training comprehensive benefits and growth opportunities.Job Duties
What You Will Be Doing:
- Oversee the daily onsite implementation and compliance of all safetyrelated operations and procedures; direct and enforce safe work plans and practices onsite with employees contractors and visitors.
- Participate in ensuring safety protocol and personal protection equipment (PPE) compliance with all plant staff while working at any Wastewater Treatment facility.
- Conduct onsite and structurespecific compliance inspections and hazard assessments.
- Identify and eliminate hazards in the work environment which are unsanitary hazardous or dangerous to onsite staff.
- Coordinate the training and certification of equipment such as overhead cranes aerial lifts forklifts trucks backhoes and other onsite heavy equipment.
- Authorize or suspend work due to unsafe conditions or failure to comply with required safety requirements.
- Manage all onsite safety and emergency response elements of the Wastewater Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Life Safety Management (LSM) Program.
- Review safetyrelated work orders; coordinate with O&M staff to ensure safe work associated with scheduled preventive maintenance assignments and plant system outages.
- Provide sitespecific training and health & safety information to employees.
Experience Qualifications Knowledge Skills
Qualifications You Bring:
- Experience in wastewater safety; or any combination of experience and education which provides the skills knowledge and abilities to perform the key roles and responsibilities of the position.
- Advanced knowledge of federal state and local industrial safety and health regulations and applicable national consensus standards including the Washington Administrative Code National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) American National Safety Institute (ANSI) and Department of Homeland Security.
- Knowledge of safety program development implementation management evaluation practices and skill in project management.
- Knowledge of Emergency Response emergency management disaster preparedness operations and techniques.
- Knowledge of accident and incident investigation practices procedures protocols and hazard analysis.
- Knowledge of training principles and adult learning styles.
- Knowledge of PermitRequired Confined Space Entry programs hazard assessment permit procedures training equipment and emergency response & rescue.
- Knowledge of Chemical Safety programs hazard assessment storage and use procedures.
- Knowledge of Fall Protection programs hazard assessment procedures training equipment and emergency response & rescue.
- Knowledge of Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemical System programs procedure elements management of change process hazard analysis prestartup safety review and hot work operations.
- Knowledge of Personal Protection Equipment programs hazard assessments procedures training and equipment.
- Knowledge of Hazardous Energy Control Programs hazard assessment procedures training equipment.
- Knowledge of Accident Prevention Programs and sitespecific/ projectspecific Contractor Health and Safety Plans (HASPs).
- Knowledge of occupational health risks and interventions.
- Skill in reviewing assessing developing and implementing policies and procedures.
- Skill in verbal and written communication and public speaking
- Ability to work weekends evenings holidays and oncall 24hour emergency response.
- Ability to effectively engage in and sustain relationships with people from diverse cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds
- Ability to work independently and as a team member
- Demonstrated proficiency with business applications such as Microsoft Office suite.
- Customer Focus Building strong customer relationships and delivering customercentric solutions.
- Collaborates Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Cultivates Innovation Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.
- Ensures Accountability Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
- Manages Ambiguity Operating effectively even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.
- Decision Quality Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
- Washington State Drivers License.
- Ability to drive County vehicle to various job sites each day.
- CSP CIH CHMM WDOE Wastewater Certification
- Documented training certification: PermitRequired Confined Space Entry Fall Protection Hazardous Energy Control and First Aid/CPR/AED.
Supplemental Information
Working Conditions:
- Onsite Work Details:Employees in this will report on onsite at the treatment plants beginning at the West Point treatment plant later many of the forecasted capital projects will begin at South Treatment plant and the report to location will be onsite at South Treatment plant. to move to South Treatment plant. Onsite reporting locations may be at various King County worksites including the collaboration space at King Street Center (201 S. Jackson St Seattle WA 98104) and treatment plant facilities.
- Requirement:Employees must reside in Washington State and be within a reasonable distance to King County worksites to meet onsite reporting requirements.
- Work Schedule:This fulltime position works a 40hour work week. This position is exempt from the overtime provision of the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) and is not overtime eligible.
- Union Representation:This position is represented by Service Employee International Union(SEIU) Wastewater Local 925.
Application and Selection Process:Discover More About the Wastewater Treatment Division: Visit our websiteand check us out at Facebook X (formerly Twitter) InstagramYouTube and theWTD Blog.
This is a transfer opportunity and first consideration is given to qualified transfereligible employees in the job classification family. If no qualified internal candidate is selected external applicants will be considered. We value diversity diverse perspectives and life experience and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply. Application materials will be screened for clarity completeness and alignment with the experience qualifications knowledge and skills essential for this role to determine which candidates may be invited to participate in one or more panel interviews.
To apply submit a:- Complete Application
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- Responses to the supplemental questions
Note: Additional documents wont be considered during minimum qualification screening.
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Guided by our True North we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting support and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply including Native American and people of color immigrants refugees women LGBTQ people living with disabilities and veterans.
King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer
No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race color religion national origin sex (including gender identity sexual orientation and pregnancy) age genetic information disability veteran status or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions including but not limited to recruitment hiring selection for training promotion transfer demotion layoff termination rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
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