Principal Resources Specialist (Environmental Services)

THE OPPORTUNITY

Are you interested in a fulfilling career protecting the environment, supporting wastewater planning and wastewater regulatory programs for the local community? The Inland Empire Utilities Agency is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented, and analytical leader to serve as its next Principal Resources Specialist within the Planning and Resources Department, Environmental Services Unit. This role directs staff in overseeing regulatory compliance for industrial pretreatment programs, including inspection, monitoring, enforcement of wastewater discharge permits, and responding to audits by regulatory agencies. The position is responsible for negotiating wastewater disposal and capacity rights agreements, ensuring proper billing for non-reclaimable systems and the Brine Line, and maintaining strong relationships with customer agencies, industrial facilities, and regulators. It also oversees the preparation of mandated reports, development of local limits, and remediation of non-compliance events, while leading complex water and wastewater projects such as reviewing and processing pretreatment and source control permitting, developing long term wastewater planning documents, preparing feasibility studies, identifying future facilities/infrastructure projects, conducting/supporting utility rate and capacity fee studies, collection of water/wastewater fees, coordinating work with other Agency departments/external consultants/contractors/entities, reviewing detailed reports, conducting wastewater flow/loading and forecasting studies, establishing and evaluating connection fee guidelines, and leading a collaborative team in providing recommendations for the Agency.

The Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA/Agency) serves approximately 935,000 residents in western San Bernardino County and is proud of our reputation of promoting greater water supply reliability through significant contributions to a diverse regional water supply portfolio, including water from stormwater capture, recycling and reuse, and imported water supplies. The Agency continues to be fully committed to ensuring long-term success for the region by leading the way in water resource management, environmental sustainability, and providing essential sanitation services in a regionally planned and cost-effective manner while safeguarding public health and promoting economic development.

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This position is open until filled. The deadline for the first review of applications is 11:59 PM on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Applicants that submit applications after the first review deadline are not guaranteed to be considered for this recruitment. This recruitment may close at any time without notice after the first review deadline. There is one (1) vacancy in the Planning & Resources Department, Environmental Services Unit. This recruitment is being conducted to fill one (1) vacancy and will establish an eligibility list which may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur during the active status of the eligibility list. Salary Range: UN 187 FLSA: Exempt Probationary Period: At-Will

Under direction, plans, organizes, manages, and participates in the development, implementation, and monitoring of programs and activities of the Agency’s Planning and Resources Department; manages, supervises, and reviews the work of professional and support staff; serves as a subject matter expert for the Agency’s water resource programs, policies and initiatives, pretreatment and source control activities, or federal, state and local environmental rules, regulations, and guidelines, where applicable; develops, recommends, and implements policies and procedures; functions as project manager, overseeing scientific studies, projects, and regional programs; represents the Agency and strategically coordinates and collaborates with various customer agencies, partner agencies, regulatory agencies, or other local resource agencies as applicable; provides information and updates to Agency Management, the Board of Directors, and regulators; and performs related duties as assigned.

A Principal Resources Specialist is responsible for managing a team of professionals engaged in implementing the Agency’s programs regarding either water resources, pretreatment and source control, environmental compliance and permitting, or sustainability services. Incumbents are responsible for planning, coordin­ating and directing various tasks, functions, and programs within their areas of responsibility. The work of this class is broad in scope or project focused that requires a significant degree of independence and application of professional experience and judgment on issues which are complex, interpretive, and can have Agency wide impact. The work of this class involves significant accountability and independent decision-making responsibilities in interpreting information and presenting sound proposals and recommendations to external agencies, Agency Management, the Board of Directors, and regulators.

Employees in this class typically report to either the Manager of Compliance and Sustainability, Manager of Environmental Services, or Manager of Water Resources in the Planning and Resources Department and manage the work of professional and technical staff in their assigned area of responsibility.

A Principal Resources Specialist is distinguished from the unit managers within the Planning and Resources Department in that an incumbent in the latter classes has management responsibilities for the respective unit and has broader financial planning, recordkeeping, and administration duties.