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Job Description

CHEMIST I
ASSIGN: SPECIALTY

JOB CODE 23412

Effective Date:	03/08N

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

The Chemist I Specialty assignment includes three areas of specialty:

Organics/Volatiles/Semi-Volatiles Section incumbents are responsible for performing organic testing on drinking water and wastewater for volatile pesticides, herbicides, synthetic organic compounds, disinfection by-products, fuels, and taste and odor causing compounds. Incumbents then interpret sample results and generate traceable, technically valid and legally defensible data. Incumbents perform method development in support of the Clean Water Act (CWA), Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), Industrial Waste, Pollution Prevention programs, and new regulations.

Inorganic/Metals Section incumbents are responsible for performing compliance testing and method development in support of the Clean Water Act (CWA), Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), Industrial Waste, and Pollution Prevention programs. Incumbents provide technical and analytical expertise to support and maintain the laboratory license with the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS). Incumbents then interpret sample results and generate traceable, technically valid and legally defensible data.

Biology/Microbiology Section incumbents are responsible for performing compliance testing for microorganisms per EPA standard methods and method development in support of various regulatory programs and special studies for the Water Services Department. The Microbiology group regularly engages in the microbiological (total and fecal coliform) parasitology (cryptosporidium and giardia), and molecular biology (polymerase chain reaction) analyses of water and wastewater samples in accordance with federal and state laboratory requirements and internal quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) policies and procedures.

This assignment differs from the base classification of Chemist I due to the greater quality control and documentation requirements to develop scientifically sound, legally defensible methods that ensure compliance and maintain the laboratory's ADHS licensure and NELAC certification.