Laboratory Analyst II-CL

Job Appointment: Full-Time

Work Schedule: M onday–Friday, 8 am-5 pm. An alternate schedule may be available.

Work Location: 6543 N BURLINGTON AVE, PORTLAND, OR 97203

Benefits: For an overview of the benefits for this position, you can visit our benefits tab .

Union Representation: Portland City Laborers 483 (PCL). View the agreement at https://ww w.portlandoregon.gov/bhr/27840

Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland’s online portal. You will need to attach a resume and a cover letter.

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 science 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.

• Conduct a wide variety of environmental analyses on water, wastewater, and solid samples
• Collect and transport 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.

Qualified candidates will know: 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.

This 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;
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