ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE & SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER
Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.
DEFINITION
Direct, manage, supervise, and coordinate the activities and operations of the environmental compliance and sustainability functions of the Utilities Department to include permitting, watershed protection, industrial pretreatment, water conservation, biosolids management, and the environmental laboratory; coordinate assigned activities with other divisions, departments, and outside agencies; provide highly responsible and complex administrative support to the Utilities Director.
JOB CLASSIFICATION
Exempt, Safety Sensitive.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives direction from the Utilities Director.
Exercises direct supervision over assigned professional, technical, and clerical staff.
PRIMARY DUTIES--The following are examples of primary duties assigned to positions in this classification. Other related duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
1. Manage assigned staff and functions through subordinate supervisors; recommend and approve new hires, terminations, and disciplinary actions; ensure training and staff development activities; manage staffing costs.
2. Oversee and coordinate the services and activities of industrial pretreatment, water conservation and the environmental laboratory within the Utilities Department.
3. Participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for assigned programs; recommend and administer policies and procedures.
4. Monitor regulatory compliance of water and wastewater treatment plant permits, sanitary surveys, watershed protection, industrial pretreatment program, graywater control program, biosolids and residuals management, and environmental laboratory operations; implement tracking system to ensure regulatory compliance; assist operations staff to ensure regulatory compliance; review compliance monitoring reports.
5. Research and forecast environmental and government regulations; interpret regulatory requirements and develop subsequent internal policies; implement specialized testing and analyses for current and future regulations.
6. Conduct research related to compliance and sustainability; ensure proper regulatory agency reporting procedures are maintained; prepare complex, technical reports according to established policies, schedules, and procedures; recommend modifications to programs, policies, and procedures as appropriate.
7. Oversee and participate in the development and administration of the compliance and sustainability portion of the annual budget; participate in the forecast of funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; evaluate cost-saving or revenue-producing approaches; provide input regarding future capital needs and maintenance activities; monitor and approve expenditures; implement adjustments.
8. Review and update City ordinances and regulations pertaining to Water and Wastewater operations.
9. Serve as the liaison for compliance and sustainability with other divisions, departments, regulatory agencies, and the public; negotiate and resolve sensitive and controversial issues; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with regulatory agencies and customers; respond to citizen requests for information.
10. Attend and participate in professional group meetings including the Colorado Water Utility Council and the Colorado Wastewater Utility Council; stay abreast of new trends, developments and technological advances in compliance and sustainability.
11. Perform other duties of a similar nature or level.
QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
Operations, services and activities of a comprehensive compliance and sustainability program.
Pertinent Federal, State, and local laws, codes and regulations.
Principles and practices of program development and administration.
Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration.
Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation.
Laboratory quality assurance and quality control principles and practices.
Recent developments, current literature and information related to water and wastewater treatment, technological advances in laboratory instrumentation and computerization.
Laboratory safety and chemical disposal techniques.
Modern office procedures, methods and equipment including computers.
Analytical procedures relating to the analyses of water, wastewater, and industrial wastes.
Principles of chemistry, biology, microbiology, and physics.
Principles of water and wastewater treatment.
Industrial pretreatment technologies.
Principles of business letter writing and technical report preparation.
Analytical instrument theory and operational characteristics of modern laboratory instruments and equipment.
Mathematical and statistical analysis principles.
Proper water and wastewater sampling techniques.
Ability to:
Manage, supervise, and coordinate compliance and sustainability activities.
Supervise, direct and coordinate the work of assigned staff.
Select, supervise, train and evaluate staff.
Participate in the development and administration of program goals, objectives and procedures.
Prepare and administer program budgets.
Perform a variety of complex physical and chemical analyses.
Analyze, interpret, apply, and report results of laboratory data, analyses, and projects.
Maintain accurate records and documentation.
Prepare clear and concise technical, administrative and financial reports.
Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals.
Research, analyze and evaluate new service delivery methods and techniques.
Interpret and apply Federal, State and local policies, laws and regulations.
Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Speak, read, comprehend, and write the English language fluently.
Experience and Training Guidelines
Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience:
Five (5) years of increasingly responsible water and wastewater experience including two years in a supervisory capacity.
Training:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in chemistry, biology, environmental science, and sustainability management.
License or Certificate
Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid driver's license.
Possession of, or ability to obtain, the City of Grand Junction Leadership Track certification within two (2) years of appointment.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Environmental Conditions:
The job is performed in the following working environment:
Office environment; exposure to computer screens.
Physical Conditions:
The job is characterized by:
Sedentary Work: 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. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.
The following physical activities are very or extremely important in accomplishing the job's purpose and are performed daily:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit for prolonged periods. The employee is regularly required to see, hear, talk, stand, twist, and use repetitive motions in the conduct of work. The employee is also required to perform light lifting.