Compliance Coordinator

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Summary:

Enforces the MWRA's regulations, permits, orders and other requirements on industrial pre-treatment and gains compliance of violators by writing, issuing, and following up on formal enforcement notices and orders, and by working cooperatively with the regulated community.

Posting Period: 4/3/2026 to 4/16/2026
Location: Chelsea, MA
Salary: $98,087.44 - $137,144.76 Annually $1,886.30 - $2,637.40 Weekly
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:00am - 3:00pm

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinates with other TRAC staff to identify instances of noncompliance with MWRA regulations, permits, orders and other requirements and to determine the appropriate responses to the noncompliance; initiates the formal enforcement process when appropriate and consistent with TRAC procedures.
• Writes and issues formal enforcement notices and orders that meet programmatic and legal requirements in order to enforce the MWRA's regulations, permits, orders, and other requirements and gain the compliance of violators.
• Manages an enforcement caseload and follows up with sewer users to ensure that compliance is achieved and maintained.
• Conducts meetings and negotiates with the sewer users and their consultants to resolve instances of noncompliance and appeals of enforcement notices and orders.
• Works with other TRAC and MWRA staff and staff of other agencies on enforcement cases and on cases referred for criminal and civil prosecution to the Office of the Attorney General and the United States Attorney.
• Coordinates with staff to provide assistance, including toxic use reduction support, to permitted users to help them gain and maintain compliance.
• Reviews plans and specifications for industrial treatment facilities, including piping and instrumentation diagrams, to ensure conformance to accepted engineering practices, and explores opportunities for pollution prevention and source reduction action by violators and other sewer discharges.
• Coordinates with other TRAC staff on innovative and alternative methods to gain compliance.
• Participates actively in TRAC multi-disciplinary work groups.
• Maintains accurate and current information relating to enforcement on TRAC databases.
• Drafts reports, memoranda and other documents.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, environmental sciences, or a related engineering or science field; and
• At least three (3) years experience in industrial pretreatment, an environmental regulatory program or related field; or
• Any equivalent combination of education or experience.
• A valid Class D Motor Vehicle Operator License.
• Position may be eligible for telework up to 50% of the work week after an initial waiting period.

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge and understanding of environmental engineering, science, law, policy, and practice related to industrial wastewater treatment, discharge and regulation.
• Ability to negotiate and reach agreement in an enforcement setting and to work with attorneys.
• Familiarity with computers, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and other information systems, and ability to perform data analyses.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communications skills.

Tools and Equipment Used

Inspection equipment, telephone, personal computer including word processing and other software, copy and fax machine.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, including office equipment or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly work in an office environment. The employee occasionally works in outside weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and vibration. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud in field settings, and moderately quiet in office setting.

Supervision Received and Exercised

Works under the general supervision of the Senior Program Manager, Compliance.

Other Position Information
PCR: 2210032 Division: Operations
Department: Trac
Union/Grade: MOSES (Unit 9)/Grade 23

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.