Job Title: Environmental Technician / Compliance Coordinator
Employment Status: Full time (6-month probation period)
40 hours per week, or additional hours as needed
Flexible Work Schedule
Salary Wage: $28.00 - $38.00 (Depending on Experience and Qualifications)
Benefits (after 90 days of continuous full-time employment):
Health Benefits Package (medical/ dental/ vision)
· Life Insurance Policy for Employee ($25,000.00 value)
· Retirement Plan option (Employer matches employee contributions up to 3% of Annual Salary)
· Paid Holidays – 7 per Year
· Sick Pay; 40 hours per year
· Paid Vacation (accrual based)
o 1-2 years continuous F/T employment = 5 days paid vacation
o 3 to 9 years continuous F/T employment= 10 days paid vacation
o 10 + years continuous F/T employment= 15 days paid vacation
Job Description:
Quality Service Inc. (QSI) is a privately-owned company specializing in water, wastewater, and environmental compliance services throughout California's Central Valley and surrounding regions. We are seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented Environmental Technician / Compliance Coordinator to support our Technical and Compliance Department.
This position combines technical environmental compliance responsibilities with project coordination, schedule oversight, deadline tracking, and administrative support. The successful candidate will work closely with management, operators, regulatory agencies, vendors, and clients to ensure projects, reports, permits, inspections, and compliance requirements are completed accurately and on time.
This role offers a combination of office and field work and is ideal for an individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys problem solving, and possesses strong organizational and communication skills.
Desirable Licenses or Certificates:
- Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Public Health, Natural Resources, or a related field preferred.
- Equivalent education and relevant experience may be considered.
Required Education and Preferred Experience Guidelines:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Three (3) years Experience in water treatment, wastewater treatment, environmental compliance, public utilities, engineering or related industries preferred.
- Experience coordinating projects, schedules, or compliance programs is highly desirable.
Desirable Range of Knowledge
· Exceptional organizational and time-management skills.
· Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
· Ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines simultaneously.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
· Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
· Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and Teams.
· Ability to learn industry-specific software and reporting systems. Ability to work independently while maintaining effective collaboration with team members.
· Professional demeanor when interacting with clients, regulatory agencies, and coworkers.
· Valid California Driver's License with a satisfactory driving record.
Job Duties (Include but Are Not Limited to the Following):
Environmental Compliance & Technical Support
- Collect, organize, and maintain environmental, operational, and compliance-related data.
- Assist with monitoring water and wastewater systems to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
- Review analytical results and operational reports for accuracy and completeness.
- Assist in preparing technical reports, permit applications, compliance documents, and regulatory submissions.
- Maintain organized electronic and physical records related to compliance activities.
- Coordinate laboratory sampling schedules and maintain sample tracking records.
- Communicate with regulatory agencies, laboratories, vendors, and clients regarding operations and compliance matters.
- Assist with site inspections, field investigations, and data collection as needed.
- Support project development, implementation, and regulatory compliance initiatives.
Project Coordination & Deadline Management
· Monitor project timelines and track critical compliance deadlines.
· Maintain department calendars, project schedules, reporting deadlines, and inspection requirements
· Coordinate workflow between field staff, office staff, management, subcontractors, laboratories, and regulatory agencies.
· Track project progress and proactively identify upcoming deadlines, potential delays, or missing information.
· Ensure required reports, permits, certifications, and compliance documents are completed and submitted on schedule.
· Assist management with prioritization of projects and workload distribution.
Department Scheduling & Team Oversight Support
- Maintain and oversee department work schedules and project assignments.
- Track staff workloads, project milestones, and deliverable due dates.
- Coordinate scheduling of meetings, inspections, trainings, and project activities.
- Follow up with team members regarding pending tasks, deliverables, and deadlines.
- Provide regular status updates to management regarding project progress and outstanding items.
- Help ensure accountability and continuity of ongoing projects through effective task tracking and communication.
Administrative & Organizational Responsibilities
- Maintain databases, spreadsheets, project management systems, and internal tracking tools.
- Generate reports and summaries for operations and compliance projects
- Organize project files and ensure documentation is maintained according to company standards.
- Assist with client communications and respond to requests for information.
- Support continuous improvement efforts related to department processes and workflows.
Physical Demands and Working Environment – the conditions listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
This position involves a combination of office and field work. Field activities may include visits to water and wastewater facilities, treatment plants, pump stations and related infrastructure. Employees may occasionally be exposed to outdoor weather conditions and environmental conditions associated with utility operations.
Communication
· Excellent verbal, written, and electronic communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly, professionally, and respectfully with customers, coworkers, vendors, regulatory agencies, subcontractors and management.
Professionalism and Confidentiality
- Perform to earn bosses’ full confidence
- Assure discreet handling of all business
- Always use utmost professionalism when conducting business with staff, clients and regulatory agencies
For Employment Consideration Submit the Following:
- Complete QSI Application, with list of references
- Resume with all applicable experience listed
- Copy of current DMV driving record print-out
Quality Service, Inc. is a family owned and operated business which has been providing services to the Central Valley for more than 25 years. Our company has a respected reputation with clients, regulators and other professionals working in the same industry. We strive to provide the most effective and professional services for our clients. QSI strives to be on the cutting edge of technology and pushes to achieve the highest levels of expertise along with balancing full workloads. We require a professional attitude, strong work ethic, and excellent communication and organizational skills from all staff members. In return we offer fair wages, and benefit packages
Pay: $28.00 - $38.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
