Environmental Engineer (Water)

Job Summary

Provide technical environmental engineering support for water wastewater stormwater spill-prevention and water-resource compliance at an aerospace and defense manufacturing site producing acrylic and glass aircraft transparency products.

Protect receiving waters sewer systems groundwater employees neighbors and operational continuity by implementing compliant and practical controls for process wastewater industrial stormwater cooling/rinse systems chemical storage secondary containment washdown wastewater pretreatment sampling and reporting.

Translate federal Clean Water Act/NPDES concepts California Water Board requirements Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board expectations local City of Garden Grove environmental compliance interfaces and customer/audit expectations into reliable daily execution for acrylic casting/forming solvent bonding coatings glass processing finishing maintenance and utilities.

Job Responsibilities

1. Stormwater Program Management

• Maintain and improve the site SWPPP site maps drainage maps pollutant source assessments BMPs inspection forms monitoring schedules and SMARTS records.
• Conduct or coordinate stormwater inspections qualifying storm event sampling pollutant source tracing benchmark/NAL evaluations corrective actions and annual reporting.
• Evaluate outdoor operations raw material areas waste staging tanks loading docks roof drains dust collectors pallets scrap maintenance yards and chemical storage for exposure to stormwater.
• Lead corrective actions for stormwater exceedances including source identification BMP upgrades employee training housekeeping improvements structural controls and treatment options.

2. Wastewater Pretreatment and Sewer Interface

• Evaluate process wastewater streams from acrylic casting/forming glass grinding/cutting polishing rinsing coating support equipment cleaning cooling utilities and maintenance activities.
• Support wastewater discharge authorizations local sewer authority reviews pretreatment requirements sampling flow estimates source-control programs and records.
• Monitor and troubleshoot pollutant parameters such as pH TSS COD/BOD oil and grease metals solvents coolants suspended solids and process-specific constituents.
• Partner with facilities and operations to maintain treatment systems sumps interceptors neutralization equipment filters holding tanks pumps valves and discharge controls.

3. Water/Spill Control Engineering for Acrylic and Glass Manufacturing

• Assess water-related risks associated with MMA/monomer areas solvent bonding coatings tanks totes drums autoclaves ovens dust collectors saws grinders CNC equipment and polishing lines.
• Design or recommend secondary containment drain protection isolation valves berms covers diversion treatment spill kits storage layouts and storm-resistant shelters.
• Support Management of Change and capital projects to ensure new equipment chemicals production lines tank systems and utilities address water quality and wastewater impacts before startup.
• Develop practical procedures for washdown equipment cleaning spill cleanup wastewater transfer sampling and safe maintenance of water-handling equipment.

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4. Regulatory Compliance and Agency Readiness

• Support compliance with Clean Water Act/NPDES concepts California Industrial General Permit requirements Santa Ana RWQCB permits or WDR/NPDES applicability City of Garden Grove environmental reporting channels CUPA/CERS interfaces and SPCC where applicable.
• Prepare regulatory reports permit applications permit modifications technical memoranda inspection responses corrective-action packages and management-review updates.
• Support regulator inspections and information requests by preparing records walking systems explaining control strategies and tracking commitments through closure.
• Maintain a compliance calendar for sampling inspections reports permit renewals monitoring equipment calibration contractor service events and corrective-action due dates.

5. Aerospace & Defense Customer and Audit Linkage

• Ensure water compliance controls support continuity for civil and military transparency production; avoid shutdowns agency actions or releases that could disrupt customer delivery commitments.
• Maintain records and objective evidence that can withstand AS9100/NADCAP/customer insurance corporate and regulatory reviews.
• Coordinate with quality and manufacturing engineering when water systems drainage wash processes or treatment changes could affect product cleanliness optical quality FOD/contamination control or special processes.
• Protect controlled or customer-sensitive areas during sampling inspections contractor work and corrective actions.

6. Data Training and Continuous Improvement

• Analyze sampling and monitoring data identify trends develop visual dashboards and recommend source reduction or treatment improvements.
• Train operators maintenance contractors and supervisors on stormwater BMPs spill prevention wastewater controls drain protection sampling awareness and prohibited discharges.
• Lead water-reduction and pollution-prevention projects such as closed-loop rinse/cooling systems filtration chemical substitution dry cleanup reuse and improved housekeeping.
• Manage environmental vendors and labs for sampling waste/liquid handling treatment system maintenance calibration and emergency water-related response support.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in environmental engineering civil engineering chemical engineering environmental science water resources or related technical discipline.
• 3 years of environmental engineering or environmental compliance experience with water wastewater stormwater pretreatment NPDES/WDR SWPPP sampling or industrial facility compliance.
• Working knowledge of Clean Water Act concepts NPDES stormwater or wastewater permitting California Industrial General Permit expectations SWPPP implementation BMPs sampling protocols and corrective-action reporting.
• Experience evaluating industrial processes wastewater streams stormwater pollutant sources spill pathways secondary containment and drain/sewer/stormwater systems.
• Ability to read P&IDs site drainage maps utility drawings SDSs permits lab reports technical specifications and regulatory correspondence.
• Strong data analysis technical writing root-cause analysis project management vendor management and cross-functional communication skills.
• Ability to work safely in chemical manufacturing areas outdoor stormwater areas treatment system areas maintenance environments and production spaces.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; ability to use environmental databases compliance calendars sampling logs corrective-action systems or GIS/drawing tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace defense acrylic/PMMA/MMA processing glass fabrication coatings solvent bonding chemical manufacturing precision machining or regulated high-mix manufacturing.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) Professional Engineer (PE) QISP CPESC CESSWI CHMM or equivalent environmental/water credential.
• Experience with California SMARTS QISP support Industrial General Permit sampling/reporting Exceedance Response Actions and stormwater BMP design.
• Experience with industrial wastewater pretreatment systems pH neutralization oil/water separation filtration solids removal sump/tank systems and sewer discharge monitoring.
• Familiarity with Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board programs City of Garden Grove environmental compliance interfaces Orange County CUPA/CERS South Coast AQMD coordination DTSC hazardous waste interfaces and EPA NPDES concepts.
• Experience preparing permit applications technical reports agency responses SWPPPs SPCC plans water balance studies pollution-prevention plans or capital project justifications.
• Experience supporting AS9100/NADCAP/customer audits defense-prime expectations ITAR-adjacent or controlled manufacturing environments or disciplined configuration/change-control cultures.
• Bilingual English/Spanish capability or demonstrated ability to train and influence a multilingual manufacturing workforce.

Compensation Data

Salary Range: $96466.00 -$120583.00