NPDES Manager

This is the third of three levels in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) series. Incumbents are responsible for coordinating, implementing, and managing compliance of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) MS4 permit in accordance with federal, state and local laws and regulations and performs a variety of technical, administrative, and programmatic work in support of the NPDES program. Responsibilities may include overseeing conservation and storm water quality efforts; ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local codes, ordinances, and plans; recommending improvements; developing public outreach programs; responding to citizen complaints; and preparing required reports.

Essential Functions:

• Manages staff to include prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff are trained; ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations. 

• Responsible for the acceptance and dedication of privately developed infrastructure including inspecting roads and sidewalks for compliance. 

• Reviews and approves engineering and/or construction plans; determines and approves plan changes; resolves system design issues; approves contractor plans. 

• Enforces provisions of stormwater management regulations and determines applicable federal, state, and local compliance with TDEC and NPDES.

• Reviews and approves development plans to ensure compliance with regulations and procedures and communicates with design and development professionals regarding comments and corrections.

• Develops public outreach activities to foster public understanding of city Storm Water program goals; gives presentations to community groups;  and prepares educational material and publications.

• Develops grants and professional service contracts; responds to customer complaints through investigation; and makes recommendations for program improvements.

• Oversees and amends, if necessary, the IDDE plan, the PIE plan, the Post Construction BMP inspection program, and a sampling program according to applicable permit and code requirements.

• Maintains the Storm Water Ordinance, the Storm Water Management Manual, and the Municipal Good Housekeeping Program as needed to be consistent with state and federal requirements.

• Performs other work as required 

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering or a related field

• Three (3) years of  stormwater experience related to development, design, and maintenance 

• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the job's essential duties.

License and Certifications

• Possession of a valid driver's license

• TDEC Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Level II 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Supervisory principles.

• Civil engineering principles and practices.

• Public works construction principles and methods.

• Public works design, operation and maintenance principles and methods.

• Project management and techniques.

• Mathematical and statistical principles.

• Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances.

• Data and recordkeeping principles.

• Budgeting principles.

• Customer service principles.

• Computers and related software applications.

• State, federal, and local requirements related to NPDES.

• Managerial principles.

• Report writing requirements.

Skill in:

• Monitoring and evaluating employees.

• Prioritizing and assigning work.

• Coordinating and overseeing projects.

• Reading and comprehending drawings, designs, improvement plans, and specifications.

• Preparing, presenting and maintaining technical reports and  records;

• Performing mathematical calculations.

• Developing and monitoring a budget.

• Applying applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

• Using a computer and related software applications.

• Maintaining operational data and records.

• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with subordinates, coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.

Physical Requirements:

The work is sedentary work which requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: 

• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling while walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. The amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.

• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.

• Crawling: Moving about on hands, knees, hands, and feet.

• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.

• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination sound. 

• Mental Acuity: Making rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. 

• Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.

• Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.

• Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time. 

• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

• Visual ability 1: sufficient to perform an activity like preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.

• Visual ability 2: sufficient to include color, depth perception, and field vision.

• Visual ability 3: sufficient to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures.

• Visual ability 4: sufficient to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy equipment, both day and night.

• Visual ability 5: sufficient to perform an activity such as: visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, operation of machines; using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.

• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or move from one work site to another.