Acceptable Experience and Training:- Bachelor's degree in engineering, biology or a related field; and
- Six (6) or more years of experience in the operation of a wastewater treatment facility including three or more years of supervisory responsibility; or
- Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work.
Please Note: College transcripts must be submitted with your application or separately to the City of Des Moines Human Resources Department by email tohumanresources@dmgov.org, by fax to 515-237-1680, or by mail or hand delivery to 1551 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy, Des Moines, IA 50317 on or before the application deadline.
Required Special Qualifications:- Candidates for positions in this class must pass a post-employment offer background check, physical examination, and drug screen.
- Possession of a valid Iowa driver’s license or evidence of equivalent mobility.
- Possession of a valid State of Iowa Grade IV wastewater treatment plant operator’s certification.
Examples of Essential Work (Illustrative Only):- Supervises the performance of team leaders in carrying out the functions of the work unit; supervision includes training, work assignment and review, performance evaluation, discipline, and making hiring and termination recommendations.
- Evaluates plant operating conditions by reviewing laboratory and operation data, visually observing plant operations, and reviewing reports of team leaders making adjustments to process control as necessary.
- Provides leadership to team leaders in planning and organizing team activities including prioritizing and delegating projects to each treatment team based on staffing levels, time, expertise to perform the function, etc.
- Assists in planning for the entire treatment facility by reviewing documents and other pertinent information, providing assessment of future needs and making recommendations as to improvements and modifications.
- Gathers and maintains records of work unit data; prepares a variety of reports and correspondence and reviews those prepared by staff relating to section activities and compliance with state and/or federal rules and regulations.
- Examines problems in process control; determines if problem is equipment, controls or software; and coordinates their correction and/or implementation of necessary changes.
- Develops and recommends section annual budget by reviewing past expenditures, analyzing and projecting future needs; tracks expenditures to ensure compliance with budgetary guidelines.
- Represents section at department meetings to present section plans and activities and to discuss and/or coordinate matters involving mutual efforts.
- Serves as WRF representative on WRA Technical Advisory Committee.