Specialist, Water Quality - (26-WQ&T-813012-069)

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Division:

Department Name

Operations

Water-Quality and Technology

In-Person

At DC Water, we provide more than 700,000 District of Columbia residents and 24.6 million annual visitors with essential water, wastewater, and stormwater services. DC Water also provides wholesale wastewater treatment services for 1.8 million people in Montgomery and Prince George's counties in Maryland, and Fairfax and Loudoun counties in Virginia. We aspire to be known for superior service, ingenuity, and stewardship to advance the health and well-being of our diverse workforce and communities. To achieve this vision, we commit to our shared mission every day—exceeding expectations by providing high quality water services in a safe, environmentally friendly, and efficient manner.

The Specialist, Water Quality position supports drinking water quality throughout the District of Columbia with a broad range of responsibilities including field work, customer communication, providing data analytics and GIS mapping support, research, and interagency information coordination. Assignments are developed principally through the needs of the Branch and the operating and maintenance requirements of the water distribution system.

• Develops, implements, and coordinates technical and administrative procedures to support the drinking water quality monitoring programs.

• Coordinates with departments within DC Water and Agencies such as Washington Aqueduct and Department of Health regarding water quality data, monitoring programs, equipment and supplies, public communication, among other drinking water quality related tasks.

• Uses mapping software to analyze spatial data and design digital maps.

• Develops plans for field technicians to flush and investigate valves related to water quality issues. Recommends distribution system upgrades, such as water main replacement, installation of flushing stations, fire hydrant locations, and main shut-offs schedule within the system.

• In emergencies, coordinates responses or actions to mitigate water quality issues, which may in