West Texas State Coordinator

Candidate must be residing in the West Texas area.

CU offers a range of benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions, Flexible Spending Accounts, company-paid Short-Term & Long-Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance. An Employer 401k Match, paid holiday, vacation and sick time.

Education/Certification Requirements

Option A: Bachelors degree in environmental sciences, social sciences, management, public administration or related field preferred and 8 years' experience. And 1 year of supervisory experience.

OR

Option B: Current Water or Wastewater Operator Certification with a minimum of 12 years of experience in operating and/or managing community environmental management systems is required. And 1 year of supervisory experience.

Must be authorized to work in the USA.

Experience/Skills Requirements

• Familiarity with federal/state/local and private sector financing programs, state/federal regulations, and state statutes affecting water and waste disposal services is required.
• A minimum of one year of experience in utilizing the RCAP DCS reporting program as a TAP including the entry of project-related activities, tasks, outputs, leveraged funding, and developing customized ad hoc reports is a requirement. Experience should include knowledge of federal/state/local and private sector financing programs, state/federal regulations, and state statutes affecting community environmental management systems in rural communities, and provision of technical assistance.
• Ability to supervise and set goals and objectives for professional staff. Experience in research and preparation of formal reports and program progress reports is required. Experience demonstrating familiarity and knowledge of engineering practices, terminologies and procedures related to water and waste disposal design and operation is required.
• Experience managing state/federal contracts and developing funding opportunities is strongly preferred.

Summary of Essential Job Duties

• Provides supervision for all CU environmental program field staff within the state.
• Assists in the recruitment and selection of new personnel in accordance with CU human resource policies and in collaboration with the Directors of Human Resources and Environmental Services.
• Provides and ensures that newly hired personnel are properly trained and oriented in the: provision of technical assistance and training of small community officials and utility personnel; all contract requirements of environmental state program and federal assistance contracts, grants and sub-agreements; all CU and environmental program policies, procedures, and standard operational methodology.
• Assigns project referrals to appropriate field staff personnel. Monitors all program activities within the state to ensure that programmatic goals and objectives are being met effectively, and that workload is properly distributed among staff within the state.
• Performs annual performance reviews of field personnel within the state.
• Provide onsite technical assistance to approximately 10-15small communities and/or existing small water/wastewater facilities serving rural areas, to address public water supply and wastewater disposal problems within the state.
• Prepare and submit written summaries, complying with and deadlines.
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