Job description

System Overview: The Passaic Valley Water Commission (PVWC) is one of the largest and oldest water agencies in the Northeast. They are a public drinking water supplier owned by the cities of Paterson,

Clifton, and Passaic. Their 225 employees supply water to nearly

800,000 people with demand averaging approximately 80 million gallons per day to the municipalities of Paterson, Passaic, Clifton,

Prospect Park, Lodi, and North Arlington, and 22 wholesale customers.

PVWC owns and operates the Alan C. Levine Little Falls Water

Treatment Plant, which underwent an extensive upgrade in 2001 to use ozone technology for treatment. It was the largest drinking water treatment plant in the world employing this technology, and it remains a model for treatment operators from around the world to emulate. Their process is tuned for optimum treatment of the nature of their water supply to remove particulate matter, pathogenic bacteria, and organic contaminants.

PVWC has approximately 65,000 service connections. Their system also includes over 650 miles of mains ranging in size from 4 to 51 inches in diameter, 3,000 fire hydrants, a complete meter repair, and testing department, two maintenance yards and warehouses, and a corporate office. They operate three finished water reservoirs with a combined storage capacity of 250 MG, and they are evaluating adding an additional 75 MG. PVWC has removed more than 34,800 utility-owned lead service lines since the 1980s, and their Lead Service Line Replacement program offers replacement solutions for customer-owned service lines.

PVWC is dedicated to the communities it serves. They know how important it is to provide their customers with high-quality drinking water, reliability, and service. They have been serving the citizens of
Northeast New Jersey since 1849 and will continue to in the years to come.

Opportunity:

The primary responsibility of the Chemist 3 is to perform various complex and specialized chemical analyses and innovative experimentation. Ability to troubleshoot and maintain instrumentation within the laboratory and throughout the facility. Supervises Chemists 1 & 2 and coordinates their work activities. Identifies and analyzes chemical compounds found in various water sources using approved methods for specialized laboratory equipment (GC-MS, GFAAS, etc.) and evaluates the validity of results. Determines the type of analysis and approved method to be performed. Ability to interpret and summarize data collected from analytical instrumentation. Stays current in the field of water chemistry and quality. Prepares and/or supervises the preparation of accurate records, reports and correspondence. Provides technical expertise and training for lab and facility instrumentation. Chemist

Ability to plan and coordinate workflows for a large chemical laboratory and develop effective work procedures. Must be able to lead assigned staff, plan, organize and implement chemistry-related projects. Ability to write reports and scientific articles.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in a natural or physical science, including or supplemented by twenty-four (24) credit hours in chemistry and/or biochemistry which shall have included a minimum of six (6) credit hours in analytical chemistry.

NOTE: Applicants who do not meet the above educational requirements but posses the specialized credits outlined above may substitute additional experience for the remaining education on a year-for-year basis. A Master's degree in chemistry may be substituted for one (1) year of experience. A Doctorate degree in chemistry may be substituted for two (2) years of experience.

Experience: Three (3) years of chemical analysis work in a public health or chemistry laboratory. Experience in leading a team, writing grant applications and reports and monitoring grant spending.

PVWC is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at PVWC via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from PVWC’s Human Resources’ Department will be deemed the sole property of PVWC. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by PVWC as a result of the referral or through other means.

EOE/AA/M/F/V/D

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $131,444.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• On call
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Clifton, NJ 07011: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• chemical analysis work: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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