Incinerator Coordinator - Vancouver, WA

Industry

Water

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical infrastructure and environmental challenges. As an Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in protecting public health and the environment by ensuring industrial wastewater meets regulatory standards before entering treatment systems. Your work directly supports sustainable water management and helps communities thrive.

The Incinerator Coordinator will oversee and be responsible for the daily incinerator operation, maintenance, regulatory compliance, and the general performance of the wastewater biosolids incineration process. This position oversees the safe and efficient operation of the fluidized bed furnace, ancillary incinerator support systems, emissions control equipment, and associated solids handling processes. The Incinerator Coordinator works closely with operations, maintenance, engineering, laboratory, and environmental compliance staff to ensure continuous, compliant, and cost-effective treatment and disposal of biosolids.

This position serves as the primary technical resource for incinerator operations and is responsible for process optimization, air permit compliance, maintenance planning, budget management, contractor coordination, and operator training.

Bring your team-focus, adaptability, and commitment to excellence, and we’ll help you grow what drives you – and deliver the world’s most challenging Operations Management projects, together. 

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Incinerator Operations

• Coordinate and oversee day-to-day operation of the biosolids incineration facility.

• Monitor and optimize fluidized bed furnace performance, combustion efficiency, and biosolids feed systems.

• Maintain stable furnace operation through control of temperatures, air flows, bed media levels, and solids loading rates.

• Review operating data, process trends, laboratory analyses, and performance metrics to enhance operational efficiency.

• Coordinate incinerator startup, shutdown, and outage activities.

• Develop and implement standard operating procedures for incinerator-related systems.

• Monitor utility consumption, including natural gas, diesel fuel, electricity, and compressed air usage.

• Evaluate process performance and recommend operational improvements.

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations.

• Maintain compliance with air quality permits, emissions monitoring requirements, and reporting obligations.

• Coordinate emissions testing, source testing, and regulatory inspections.

• Review Continuous Emissions Monitoring System (CEMS) data and ensure reporting requirements are met.

• Investigate permit exceedances, operational upsets, and environmental incidents.

• Develop corrective action plans and implement process improvements when necessary.

• Maintain required operating records, logs, and compliance documentation.

Maintenance Coordination

• Review and coordinate preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for the various incinerator systems.

• Help to plan and coordinate onsite work necessary to manage annual furnace shutdowns and major maintenance outages.

• Plan, schedule, and oversee refractory repairs, bed media replacement, burner maintenance, and emissions control equipment servicing.

• Work with maintenance personnel on repair priorities and equipment reliability initiatives.

• Review equipment condition assessments and develop replacement recommendations.

• Coordinate vendor support and specialized contractor services.

• Ensure critical spare parts inventories are maintained.

Safety Leadership

• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture.

• Ensure compliance with all safety policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.

• Conduct job hazard analyses and operational risk assessments.

• Assist in the coordination of annual shutdown work, confined space, hot work, lockout/tagout, and hazardous energy control activities.

• Participate in incident investigations and implement corrective actions.

• Assist with emergency response planning related to incinerator operations.

Personnel Development

• Provide technical guidance and operational support to treatment plant operators.

• Coordinate operator training and qualification programs.

• Evaluate staff competency and identify developmental opportunities.

• Develop, maintain, and coordinate operator work schedules to ensure adequate staffing coverage for all required shifts and incinerator operations.

• Fill operational staffing gaps as necessary by providing direct incinerator shift coverage, backfilling operator absences, and supporting plant operations to maintain safe, compliant, and uninterrupted facility performance.

• On call to support and mentor operators in incinerator process control and troubleshooting. 

Engineering and Project Support

• Serve as the subject matter expert for biosolids incineration systems.

• Support capital improvement projects and asset management initiatives.

• Review engineering designs, equipment specifications, and construction documents.

• Participate in commissioning and startup of new equipment.

• Coordinate performance testing and acceptance activities.

• Support long-term planning for incinerator reliability and regulatory compliance.

Budget and Contract Administration

• Assist with development of annual incinerator operating and maintenance budgets.

• Monitor performance and identify potential cost-saving opportunities.

• Assist in preparation of scope of work documents for consulting and contracted services.

Here's what you'll need

•    State of Washington Level 3 Wastewater Operator License

•    Must obtain state of Washington Incinerator Operator certification within six months of hire date

Ideally, You'll Also Have:

•    High School Diploma or GED

Working Conditions:

Safety is a core value at Jacobs. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all employees. This position will spend a substantial amount of time performing safety sensitive labor or services.

As an essential function of the position and as a business necessity, this role requires regular travel by motor vehicle to client sites, project locations, and other work-related destinations in connection with the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities. Accordingly, a valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record are required for this position. The OMFS business uses Telematics & Dash Cameras with our fleet of vehicles and all new hires will require a Telematics acknowledgement to be signed.

Posted Salary Range: Minimum

79,400.00

Posted Salary Range: Upper

109,200.00

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $79,400.00 to $109,200.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Job posted on October 27, 2026. This position will be open for at least 3 days.

Onsite employees are expected to attend a Jacobs Workplace on a full-time basis, as required by the nature of their role.

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Locations

City State Country
Vancouver	Washington	United States
Seattle	Washington	United States