Water/Wastewater Utility Manager

SUMMARY

The Water/Wastewater Utility Manager is responsible for the daily operation, maintenance, regulatory compliance, staff supervision, process control, reporting, and infrastructure stewardship of the Prairie Island Indian Community water and wastewater utility systems. The Water/Wastewater Utility Manager is skilled in the operations and maintenance of water and wastewater treatment and in laboratory testing of same. Manager is responsible for the daily operation and maintenance of the Water and Wastewater Department.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES:

The following duties and responsibilities are not meant to be all inclusive and may be adjusted to meet business needs.

• Hire, schedule, train, coach, and evaluate staff and conduct performance reviews
• Promote professionalism, accountability, teamwork, and respectful workplace conduct.
• Direct daily work activities and inspect completed work for conformance to standards
• Develop an annual budget, and maintain controls on financials, including labor costs, to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of operations
• Implement policies, procedures and processes for enhanced day-to-day operations of department in alignment with strategic plan
• Manage the daily operations of PIIC Class “C” water plant and Class “A” Wastewater Plant
• Maintain filing and reporting system of all activities in the Water/Wastewater Department
• Supervise all lab tests conducted at the water and wastewater plants
• Prepare reports as requested and attends Tribal Council meetings as requested
• Prepare and submit monthly and annual reports to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as required
• Maintains, inspects and oversees the operation of the tribal utility’s collection and distribution system
• Coordinate with outside agencies to ensure satisfactory work performance on any projects as required by Tribal Council
• Maintain Wastewater pond as needed; includes repairs or fixes as necessary and keeps berm mowed and fence line clean
• Perform routine maintenance on water and wastewater equipment
• Maintains written records on same on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual basis of all regulatory requirements
• Monitor and maintain SCADA systems, telemetry systems, and operational controls.
• Schedule routine and special maintenance for all vehicles and mowers and the department must perform those tasks that do not require specialized expertise
• Coordinate contractors, engineers, vendors, consultants, and regulatory agencies on utility-related projects