Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager

***PLEASE NOTE: THIS VACANCY IS OPEN TO CURRENT CITY OF CLARKSVILLE and CDE EMPLOYEES ONLY. YOU MUST BE EMPLOYED WITH THE CITY OF CLARKSVILLE OR CDE FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS TO APPLY AND BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION. APPLICATIONS NOT MEETING THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.***

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB This is the second of two levels in the Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Management series for the Clarksville Gas & Water Department. Incumbents manage and coordinate employees who perform all necessary operational duties of the Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant focusing on water quality utilizing all necessary available tools to ensure water quality meets or exceeds standards set by federal, state, and local government agencies. Prepares annual budget for the treatment plant and monitors all expenditures. Reviews and approves all reports for regulatory reporting purposes. Incumbents are held personally responsible for knowing and properly following all EPA and State of Tennessee rules and regulations pertaining to the treatment plant and are responsible for all work performed by subordinates. The Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager is the "operator of record" for the assigned facility.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions:

1. Exercises direct authority of the treatment plant operations personnel; communicates information with other supervisors and subordinates; trains, motivates, assigns duties, and supervises subordinate personnel; formulates, initiates and/or recommends new or improved practices and policies; develops plans and procedures to ensure efficient plant operation; prepares performance evaluations.

2. Ensures staff are properly trained and that employees follow regulations, policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.

3. Recognizes plant status and is able to troubleshoot and perform corrective actions of plant operations to ensure water quality meets or exceeds the standards of EPA and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC).

4. Reviews water/wastewater treatment plant needs; prepares plans for future utility upgrades and related projects; coordinates construction and repair projects.

5. Prepares and monitors an annual budget; forecasts staffing, equipment, and material expenses; monitors and controls expenditures; submits budget recommendations.

6. Prepares, reviews, evaluates, and awards bids as needed.

7. Operates Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and other software systems.

8. Creates, enters, and updates various records for operational and regulatory compliance.

9. Responds to a variety of customer inquiries and complaints; resolves complex situations.

10. Works safely observing all OSHA, federal, state, and city regulations. Report any accidents immediately to supervisor(s).

11. May be required to respond to emergencies maintaining an active phone number.

12. Performs other work as required.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Education and Experience:

• High school graduate or GED equivalent.

• Five (5) years of experience operating Grade IV Treatment Plant, including three (3) years of supervisory experience.

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

• Possession of a valid Class D Driver's License.

• Grade IV Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certification (respective to assigned area).

• Grade II Distribution (respective to assigned area).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS REQUIRED

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of:

• Supervisory principles.

• Advanced principles, practices, methods, and procedures in assigned area of responsibility.

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

• Project and operations management principles.

• Budgeting principles.

• Customer service principles.

• Report preparation techniques.

• Computers and related software applications.

• Knowledge of and ability to operate and maintain all treatment plant equipment.

• Knowledge of all necessary operational and laboratory work required for observation and control of the treatment plant operations.

Skill in:

• Monitoring and evaluating employees.

• Prioritizing and assigning work.

• Implementing standards, goals, processes, and procedures.

• Familiar with oversight, developing and monitoring an annual budget.

• Applying policies, procedures, laws, and regulations.

• Providing customer service.

• Preparing, reviewing, and maintaining operational records and reports.

• Using a computer and related software applications.

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

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

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

• May be required to work in inclement weather and dirty/wet conditions.

• May be required to work in confined spaces.

• May be required to work at elevated heights.

• May be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, poor ventilation, chemicals, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, work space restrictions, and intense noises.