Chemist

Job Overview

Position Title
:
Chemist (Full-Time Regular) (Classified)

REQUISITION #: req
8302

Department
:
Ut Water Quality Services Div

LOCATION
: WATER QUALITY LAB / FACs

Benefit Category
:
Classified (Non-CBU)

Employment Type
:
Full-Time Regular

Flsa Status
:
Exempt

Annual Salary Range
: $67,536. (Salaries are paid biweekly)

Annual Anticipated Hiring Range
: $76,000. (Salaries are paid biweekly)

Final date to receive applications is 3:00 p.m. MT on 2/4/2026
. You will receive an email acknowledgment when you have successfully submitted an application. Your completed application will be forwarded to the hiring manager. You will be notified if you are selected for further testing or interviews. Please keep your contact information up-to-date. The status of your application will be updated in your applicant profile.

Notes: Background checks are considered in relation to the responsibilities and requirements of the position. While the City of Fort Collins offers many remote and/or hybrid positions, all remote or hybrid work must be performed in the state of Colorado.

• Medical, dental, vision (for self, spouse, domestic partner, children) – eligible on the 1st of the month following date of hire
• Paid vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional one-time bank of 40 PTO hours for new, full-time, Classified and Unclassified Management hires
• Retirement + company contributions – after 6 month probation period and immediate vesting
• Flexible spending:
  Medical expenses FSA, dependent FSA or both
• Employee Assistance Program: counseling, legal, financial assistance
• Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Wellness program, workout facilities
• Employee/family onsite health clinic
• Learning and development opportunities at all levels in the organization with opportunities for career mobility
• Collaborative work environment

The Water Quality Lab Chemist performs advanced chemical and microbiological analyses to support drinking water, source water, and environmental quality monitoring. They apply and optimize approved analytical methods using specialized laboratory instrumentation and techniques, ensuring accurate, compliant, and defensible results. Responsibilities include driving a City vehicle, collection of samples, preparing reagents and standards, performing organic and inorganic testing, and applying required quality assurance and quality control procedures.

They will calibrate, standardize, and troubleshoot laboratory and field methods, equipment, and instrumentation (e.g., GC/MS, ICP-MS, ion chromatography) in addition to utilizing analytical tools and laboratory software to process data, perform statistical analysis, and generate technical reports. They will enter, verify, and document results in the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), support method development, and documentation, and provide technical guidance and training to other laboratory staff.

This role may also include on-call support, public-facing technical assistance, and limited supervisory coverage as needed.

The following duties and responsibilities are illustrative of the primary functions of this position and are not intended to be all inclusive.

• Develops, troubleshoots, standardizes, and calibrates new and existing lab and field equipment, instrumentation and analytical methods.
• Develops formulas, processes, techniques and analytical methods for solution of technical problems.
• Collects samples, including at remote locations requiring driving, walking on hard floors and uneven terrain, and navigating multiple flights of stairs.
• Prepares chemical reagents and analytical standards.
• Performs organic/ inorganic chemical and microbiological evaluation of samples.
• Uses a variety of highly technical and advanced instrumentation as well as laboratory software to process data and calculate results; evaluates and applies required quality control parameters and procedures.
• Verifies and enters data into Laboratory Information Management System.
• Prepares technical papers, analytical…