Stormwater Inspector

The City of Fayetteville is currently recruiting for a Stormwater Inspector to perform a wide variety of technical inspection and engineering duties inspecting stormwater projects, ensuring permit compliance, monitoring water quality, preparing and reviewing plans and specifications, documenting stormwater quality program components, providing information to staff and the general public; and perform a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Answer questions and provide information to City staff, business owners, private contractors, developers, and the general public; respond to and resolve sensitive citizen inquiries and complaints. Assist various agencies in the tracking of spills and/or illegal discharges and dumping. Perform inspections utilizing Best Management Practices (BMPs). Ensure compliance and enforcement of the City’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit and stormwater ordinance; ensure compliance with stormwater quality management plans and federal, state and local codes, regulations and ordinances. Perform water quality monitory and investigative duties to maintain a comprehensive stormwater management program; identify and eliminate illicit connections to the stormwater drainage system. Perform industrial facilities restaurant and outfall inspections and evaluate sites against the stormwater quality management plan. Assist with the coordination of assigned engineering projects, prepare engineering reports, review plans and specifications related to SCMs and drainage, coordinate with other departments and agencies; and perform a variety of complex mathematic calculations. Monitor, inspect and investigate stormwater activities and complaints; maintain and care for field sampling equipment and related property; exercise document and file management skills to prepare, maintain and update a variety of files and records including daily logs, inventories, and work orders. Evaluate, analyze and manage monitored data; compile, prepare and distribute a variety of technical reports, correspondence and documents. Perform construction inspections and post construction inspections of stormwater control measures (SCM). Minimum Qualifications Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: Experience One year experience in watershed management, water quality monitoring or a related field. Training Equivalent to an Associate's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in civil engineering technology, environmental sciences, watershed management or a related field. Required Licensing & Certifications Possession of an appropriate valid driver's license and ability to maintain insurability. Preferred Commissioned by the State of North Carolina as a Notary Public; Emergency Response Training certification; Construction Inspection Level I; Hazardous Materials Operations Level I certification; Stormwater BMP Construction certification; Stormwater SCM Inspection and Maintenance Certification; DOT Erosion/Sediment Level I certification; Confined Space Entry certification; HAZWOPER certification; NC Wildlife Resource Commission Boaters Education card. SBI/Fingerprinting Criminal History Record Check Requirement: To comply with Sessions Law 2025-16, applicants offered a position with the City may be subject to a criminal history record check of State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories conducted by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) in accordance with G.S. 143B-1209.26. The City may consider the results of these criminal history record checks in its hiring decisions. From the time of closing, the selection process is anticipated to last approximately 4 - 6 weeks. The process will consist of a panel interview with the selected candidate being subject to a pre-employment drug screen, background check, and driving history check. An Equal Opportunity Employer Health And Dental Insurance The City of Fayetteville Employee Healthcare Benefit Plan provides comprehensive and affordable health and dental coverage while maintaining reasonable costs to employees. Coverage is available for all regular status employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week. Employees may also choose to cover eligible dependents. The premium is deducted on a pre-tax basis, with the City paying a portion of the premium. Qualifying employees are eligible for benefits on the 1st day of the month following 30 days of service. Employer Paid Leave Vacation Leave Regular employees begin accruing vacation leave the first day of employment. Accruals are based on years of service and the number of hours an employee is scheduled to work. Sick Leave Regular employees begin accruing sick leave the first day of employment. Accruals are based on the number of hours scheduled to work; regular full-time employees accrue eight (8) hours per month. Sick leave hours accumulate without limits and may be used toward creditable service upon retirement from the NC Local Governmental Retirement System. Holidays The City of Fayetteville observes 12 paid holidays per calendar year. When Christmas day is on a Wednesday, an additional holiday is provided making for 13 paid holidays. Bereavement Regular employees are eligible for bereavement leave. The City will authorize 24 hours per calendar year to mourn or attend a funeral or memorial service of a family member. Retirement The City of Fayetteville assists employees in securing their financial future during retirement by participating in the NC Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System, administered by the State of North Carolina. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week become members in the retirement system upon employment. As a member of this system, employees are required to contribute 6% of their gross salary on a tax-deferred basis. Deferred Compensation Plans To further assist employees in saving for retirement, the City offers two supplemental retirement savings programs. These programs enable regular full-time, and part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week, an opportunity to save a portion of their salary on a tax-deferred basis to supplement their retirement benefits. These programs are the NC 401(k) plan and NC 457 plan; both administered by Empower. The City currently contributes 4% of base salary to an eligible employee’s NC 401(k) account. Cafeteria Plan / Supplemental Benefits > Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) – Healthcare and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts (pre-tax) > Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance > Optional Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Death Benefit The first year an employee contributes to the retirement system, the City provides a death benefit of $3,000 once the employee is benefits eligible. After one year as a contributing member of the Retirement System, a death benefit is provided by the NC Retirement System that is equal to the highest 12 months’ salary in a row during the 24 months before death, no less than $25,000 and no more than $50,000. There is no cost to the employee for this benefit. Pay Periods / Deduction For Benefits / Direct Deposit City employees are paid bi-weekly (every other Friday). Benefit deductions are taken for 24 pay periods of the year. As an added convenience and safety measure, the City requires all new employees to sign up for direct deposit. Employee Assistance Program The EAP is available at no cost to all employees and their household members. The EAP provides confidential guidance on legal, financial and personal issues affecting your health, relationships and job. #J-18808-Ljbffr