Jacobs is searching for a dynamicto join our team in. In this role, you'll oversee day-to-day operation of the West Basin Water Quality Laboratory at the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility (ECLWRF). Manages, plans, organizes, delegates and coordinates sampling, scheduling, analyses, and data reporting for the laboratory. Responsible for coordinating with the subcontract laboratories and collaborating with the West Basin Water Quality Team in reviewing permits, coordinating special studies/sampling, and review of data for regulatory compliance reports. Serves as the technical director for ELAP certification and ensures that all analyses are performed as required by their respective permits. Administers the laboratory QA/QC program. Works with other departments to ensure that compliance sampling requirements are met. Ensure that all laboratory staff strictly follows all safety instructions and use the required and appropriate PPE at all times.
Principal Areas of Responsibility
• Responsible for supervision of lab staff. Responsible for assuring precision, accuracy and timely completion of test results.
• Coordinates with appropriate regulatory agencies in maintaining the laboratory’s State certification.
• Attends meetings with the client, administers the laboratory analytical quality control program, prepares reports based on analytical results and quality control studies as needed.
• Assesses department needs for data processing and/or analytical software/hardware, manages LIMS software, evaluates available products and makes purchase recommendations and may be responsible for bringing new instrumentation on-line.
• Enforces corporate laboratory safety standards, serves as the laboratory’s Chemical Hygiene Officer and serves a back-up for signing Waste Manifests.
• Prepares annual laboratory budget, monitors laboratory supply and equipment usage.
• Position may include opportunities to collaborate on special projects/presentations.
• Maintains current knowledge regarding the latest developments in the field of wastewater chemistry, microbiology and/or organic monitoring; performs laboratory tests and provides any necessary support as required; assist in hiring and training of laboratory staff.
• Oversees and enforces QA/QC program.
• Delegating responsibilities to lab staff and providing necessary guidance/training needed to perform their assigned duties.
• Ensuring effective communication within the department.
• Communicate to the team the key objectives of the operations.
• Provide leadership & guidance for the teams to ensure the key objectives of the department are understood and achieved.
• Support & encourage good teamwork within the department.
• Manage the team to ensure sufficient cover is maintained for absences such as annual leave / sickness.
• Ensure that any absences are dealt with promptly and in a professional manner and in line with the company’s attendance procedure.
• Sets departmental and annual performance objectives for staff.
• Conducts annual performance review for employees.
• Maintain employer-employee relationships that contribute to satisfactory productivity, motivation, and morale.
• Responsibility for discipline and ensuring that Company rules and regulations are adhered to by the team.
• Direct supervision of the laboratory staff of the West Basin Water Quality Laboratory.
• Interface and directly interacts with the operations, and maintenance staff, and the administrative staff at the ECLWRF.
• Responsible for maintaining the state certification of the laboratory.
• Must maintain courteous and effective relationships with the client, plant visitors, vendors, contractors and co-workers.
• Other duties may be assigned
