The Position
Job Appointment: Full-Time
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8 am-5 pm. An alternate schedule may be available.
Work Location: 6543 N BURLINGTON AVE, PORTLAND OR 97203-5452
Benefits: Please check our benefit tab for an overview of benefits for this position.
Union Representation: Portland City Laborers 483 (PCL) . To view labor agreements, current and future, please visit the Current City Labor Agreements page .
Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland’s online portal. You will need to respond to the supplemental questions and attach a resume. Do you want to apply your laboratory skills to protecting watersheds and clean rivers in the public sector?
Do you want to be part of the team supporting the City’s stormwater and wastewater natural and built infrastructure?
Are you detail-oriented and committed to providing customers with accurate, defensible laboratory data?
Are you a team player with problem-solving skills in a scientific setting?
If so, perhaps you are the ideal person for this position.
The City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) Water Pollution Control Lab is seeking a
Laboratory Analyst II-CL to fill a current vacancy. BES is a dynamic organization that provides sewage and stormwater collection and treatment services, protects surface and ground water quality, and works for clean rivers and healthy watersheds. The bureau’s vision is to be recognized as a trusted service provider and innovative environmental leader through a demonstrated commitment to our mission and our community.
What you’ll get to do: The Laboratory Analyst II duties include:
- conducting a wide variety of environmental analyses on water, wastewater, and solid samples
- collecting and transporting samples as needed
- perform sample receiving duties including interacting with internal and external customers and peers
The Water Pollution Control Lab (WPCL) is a nationally accredited laboratory located within the Environmental Information Division - a technical data hub that supports bureau mission and objectives, such as regulatory compliance, utility design and construction, wastewater and stormwater management, treatment plant process control, property acquisition, watershed assessment, remediation, and pollution source control. The Laboratory delivers wastewater, biosolids, stormwater, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, soil, and sediment data from approximately 60,000 analyses per year, operates every day, and is the largest municipal full-service environmental laboratory in Oregon.
This list may be used to fill vacancies that occur in the Water Bureau’s Lab or in BES’s Water Pollution Control Lab. Since these facilities operate 7 days a week, Laboratory Analysts are required to work any assigned shift, including weekends and/or holidays.
An ideal candidate will demonstrate through direct or transferrable experience: Qualified candidates will have knowledge of: laboratory methodology as applicable to chemical and microbiological analysis; principles of inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, environmental sciences, biology, microbiology and/or other related scientific fields; good laboratory practices, including quality assurance and quality control; standard computer programs and software used to perform data analysis; mathematics; statistical analysis; laboratory and hazardous chemical safety techniques; operation and maintenance of laboratory instruments and equipment; principles of laboratory ethics as applied to the production of valid analytical data.
About the Bureau of Environmental ServicesThis is an exciting time to join the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES). Together we are re-imagining the work we do to ensure it aligns with Our Values:
- We implement equity in our workplace, business practices, and service delivery.
- We value our customers and partners.
- We carefully manage our watersheds, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and financial resources.
- We encourage leadership among our employees in our City and community.
- We support a diverse, collaborative, healthy, and engaged workforce.
- We urge respectful communication and transparency.
- We advance innovative, sustainable, and resilient solutions.
At BES, we value our customers and partners; Portlanders’ sense of connection to their waterways; conscientious stewardship of our watersheds, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and financial resources; a diverse, collaborative, healthy, and engaged workforce; leadership among our employees and in our City and community; equity in our workplace, business practices, and service delivery; clear communication and transparency; innovative, sustainable, and resilient solutions.
BES is seeking talented individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds with knowledge, ability, and experience working with a broad range of individuals and communities; and that desire to work collaboratively and creatively to broaden the variety of innovative ways to partner with and serve all Portland communities.
To learn more about the work we do at BES, click on the link: About Environmental Services | Portland.gov
Our BES 10-Year Strategic Plan can be found here: download (portland.gov)
Questions:
Terrol Johnson Senior Recruiter
terrol.johnson@portlandoregon.gov
To Qualify
Applicants should specifically address and demonstrate in their résumé and answers to supplemental questions how their education, training, and/or experience meet each of the following minimum qualifications: Knowledge of Standard Methods and US EPA chemical and microbiology protocols and principles of quality control/quality assurance for the analysis of environmental samples.Skill in performing analytical techniques and operating and troubleshooting scientific instrument for analyses such as pH; total, dissolved, and suspended solids; Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD); alkalinity; E. coli; Oil and Grease; Cyanide; etc.Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.Ability to grow personal equity literacy and apply equity to working relationships, workplace culture, and business practices.
Additional Requirements:- Requires a degree in chemistry, environmental science, biology, microbiology, geology or a related field, and two to three years of analytical laboratory experience, or equivalent.
Preferred Requirements:- Knowledge of NELAC/ORELAP standards and requirements.
- A valid state driver’s license and an acceptable driving record at the time of hire.
The Recruitment Process
STEP 1: Apply online between
May 6 and May 27, 2024 Required Application Materials: - Resume
- Answer to the Supplemental Questions (click on the Questions tab to preview the questions)
Optional Application Materials:
If you would like to request Veteran's Preference, please submit your Veteran documents (ex, DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter, etc.) by the closing date of the recruitment. Application Tips: - Your responses to the supplemental questions should include details describing your education, training, and/or experience, and where obtained, which reflects your qualifications for each of the numbered items in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement.
- Your resume should support the details described in your responses to the supplemental questions.
- Salary Range/Equity Pay Analysis : Please note per the Oregon State Pay Equity Law your salary is determined based on the experience and education listed in your resume/application. It is strongly encouraged to include any transferable experience (paid or unpaid regardless of how recent) to ensure your offer is reflective of all directly related and equivalent experience.
- Do not attach any additional documents.
- Please note, all completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than on the closing date and time of this recruitment.
Step 2: Minimum Qualification Evaluation: Week of May 27, 2024 - An evaluation of each applicant's training and paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their resume and supplemental questions, weighted 100%.
- Your resume and responses to the supplemental questions will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Incomplete or inappropriate information may result in disqualification.
- You have 14 days from the notice of the minimum qualification evaluation results to let us know if you would like to review and discuss your evaluation result. Please read the City of Portland Administrative Rule 3.01 for complete information.
- Additional evaluation may be required before the establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.
Step 3: Establishment of Eligible List: Week of June 3, 2024 - Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list.
- Please note, that the selection process may take up to 90 days from the notification of being placed on the eligible list.
Step 4: Selection (Interview): Mid June - The hiring bureau will review and select candidates for an interview.
- Please note, that the selection process may take up to 90 days from the notification of being placed on the eligible list.
Step 5: Offer of Employment: Late June Step 6: Start Date:
A start date will be determined after all conditions of employment have been met.*Timeline is approximate and subject to change. Additional Information
Click here for additional information regarding the following:- City of Portland Core Values
- Recruitment Process - Work Status
- Equal Employment Opportunity
- Veteran Preference
- ADA, Pregnancy, and Religious Accommodations
An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action EmployerA Career with the City of Portland offers many Employee BenefitsWe offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to
- Health Care (Medical, Vision and Dental)
- Carrot Fertility
- Wellness Benefits
- Life Insurance
- Short- and Long-term disability coverage to eligible employees and their families.
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Retirement
- Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), includingcontributions to the PERS IAP plan paid by employer
- Family Medical Leave
- City Paid Parental Leave
AND SO MANY MORE!Benefits may vary depending on bargaining unit and employment status. Click here to review the many different benefits the City of Portland offers .
Closing Date/Time: 5/27/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
