Aqua · 8 hours ago
Environmental Compliance Specialist
Denver, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expAqua, an Essential Utilities company, is seeking an Environmental Compliance Specialist to support its compliance functions. The role involves managing environmental programs, conducting compliance reviews, and maintaining regulatory data to ensure adherence to environmental standards.
Business DevelopmentCustomer ServiceInfrastructure
Responsibilities
Coordinates and oversees Aqua’s environmental programs including water and wastewater sampling programs, pretreatment, and grease control programs. This task includes preparing and maintaining all sampling plans, issuance and tracking of sampling work orders, drafting permit applications and contracted laboratory budgets, and analyzation of compliance data
Schedules sampling for water and/or wastewater systems and assists operators and managers with sampling issues
Organizes and tracks compliance data for inclusion in reports including field data. Conducts data analysis, summarizes findings and prepares reports on various environmental programs. Makes recommendations to department leadership when issues or questions of non-compliance arise
Records and monitors test results in the company compliance database and/or spreadsheets. Documents and tracks activities to ensure compliance with departmental and regulatory standards policies, and procedures
Identifies gaps in documentation or potential areas of non-compliance and recommends solutions. Prepare and submit necessary paperwork for reduced monitoring of any contaminant that allows reductions from the base monitoring frequency
Reviews inspection reports and regulatory correspondence, meeting with operators and managers as needed to gather details and discuss results. Partners with engineers and management to draft responses
Assist operations with regulatory compliance inspections
Responds to inspection reports and other correspondence from regulatory agencies. Researches and provides pertinent information to department leadership in response to state violations. Builds and maintains strong working relationships with state and federal environmental regulatory staff
Reviews and analyzes new and proposed environmental regulations. Informs management of potential impact of the regulations and assists management with written comments on the regulations as needed. Provides regulatory updates to Facility Operators on any new sampling requirements and provides updates of laboratory results to operations
Coordinates, drafts, and issues any public notices. Partners with management, engineering and communications staff as needed on communications
May facilitate training of new Facility Operators on compliance matters
Serves as a company representative to discuss water quality issues with customers who contact Aqua
Assists in the resolution or response to compliance violations
Performs other related activities as assigned, e.g, MOR and DMR review and troubleshooting in CMMS, prepares CCR reports, LCR notices, and performs regulatory certifications for each system as required by rule
Qualification
Required
Associate's degree required, Bachelor's degree preferred
Ability to travel up to 5%
Understanding of environmental regulations
2+ years relevant experience
Exceptional attention to detail
Exceptional customer service skills
Knowledge and experience with data management and calculations using lab data management software (i.e. SAMS)
Proficient in MS Office
Preferred
Prior experience in water utilities a plus
Benefits
Competitive and comprehensive benefits package
Commitment to career growth opportunities
Company
Aqua
Aqua is the holding company for regulated utilities providing water or wastewater services in Pennsylvania,
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$934.8MKey Investors
Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment AuthorityState Revolving FundCPP Investments
2026-01-21Grant· $12.4M
2026-01-21Debt Financing· $4.5M
2025-10-20Debt Financing· $35M
Leadership Team
Sadzi Oliva
President, Aqua Indiana
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