Introduction

• Oversee and plan the water use efficiency and water loss objectives for the City
• Promote & implement water use efficiency programs and strategies
• Affect change in official city policy by preparing memos, staff reports, agreements and documentation for a variety of water use efficiency state reporting requirements and programs
• Bring in vital funding to our initiatives by preparing grant applications that will further support programming and infrastructure implementation
• Supervise a team of specialists and analysts who are passionate about sustainability by counseling and training them, and monitoring their performance.
• Train program staff on water use efficiency services and programs, customer service, regulatory and ordinance requirements and use of computer systems
• Ensure high performance and a customer-oriented approach that supports achieving water use efficiency goals, regulations and objectives
• Actively work with individual customers and groups of customers to provide service information and regulatory enforcement
• Oversee, monitor and provide reporting for grant-funded projects
• Attend public-facing discussions outside the normal workday and participate in tours and workshops on weekends and evenings as necessary.

Examples of Duties

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Current federal, state and local regulations affecting environmental management issues.
• Principles and practices of municipal storm water systems and green energy/energy efficiency.
• The methods, techniques, operations, and effects of environmental management systems and programs within the City and throughout the region.
• Environmental rules, regulations, procedures and policies.
• Sources and fate of pollutants, impact of exposure on public or environmental health.
• Techniques for measuring and analyzing pollutants.
• Methods of regulatory control.
• Legislation regulating grant administration.
• Methods and procedures used in review, rating, and evaluation of grant applications.
• Principles and practices of management, training and performance evaluation.
• Modern office procedures, methods and equipment including computers and applicable software applications.
• Principles and procedures involved in record keeping, report writing, and professional correspondence.
• Basic principles of effective leadership, supervision and personnel management.

• Read, understand and relate to others complex rules and regulations and to assess their impacts and summarize them into reports for consumption by a wide audience.
• Read and understand laboratory reports, charts, graphs and mathematical or chemical models or formulas.
• Plan, organize, and manage professional and support staff;
• Negotiate on matters pertaining to City interests, contracts, and properties.
• Speak and present effectively to groups, audiences, and regulatory bodies.
• Maintain and update accurate records and files.
• Prepare clear and concise reports.
• Perform basic arithmetic calculations accurately.
• Work independently and efficiently to carry out assignments.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Understand and carry out oral and written instructions.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Working Conditions and Selection Process