Water Production Engineer - Promotional Only

Salary\: $70,044 - $105,066

Position Grade\: 216M

Department\: Water Division

Job Type\: Full-Time (Permanent)

Examination Number\: EX1820

Location\: St. Louis, MO

Promotional - Open to Permanent City Employees Only.

This position is responsible for all aspects of water production at a water treatment facility to provide an uninterrupted supply of high-quality safe drinking water to the City and other valued customers and is designated as “Chief Operator” of the treatment plant as required by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Provides 24-hour response to Water Division emergencies.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities\:

● Collaborates with and supports the management team from Water Production Group and other Water Division group managers to provide an uninterrupted supply of high-quality safe drinking water to the City and other valued customers.

● Plans, organizes, coordinates and controls the plants’ work group in order set priorities, coordinate functions within and ensure objectives and standards are achieved.

● Responsible for all facets of treatment plant Risk Management Program.

● Responsible for interpreting, comprehending and complying with Federal and State regulations including Safe Drinking Water Act, Clear Water Act, Risk Management Program, etc.

● Determines, budgets, submits and procures staffing, chemicals, materials and equipment for operational functions managed and supported.

● Determines performance evaluation standards and procedures to provide information to subordinate staff on performance expectations to ensure complete and objective appraisal of staff.

● Develops and directs the implementation of operational plans within work groups to achieve objectives.

● Reviews progress of projects and provides feedback on progress and performance.

● Establishes vendor and contractor agreements and manages aspects related to such activities for Water Division production work groups.

● Utilizes and operates Water Division or other equipment and tools properly trained in.

● Establishes, follows and enforces all City of St, Louis, Water Division and Water Production Group Work Rules and Safety Policies and Procedures.

● Generate reports and statistical data including compliance, plant metrics, chemical inventory, etc.

● Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities\:

● Data Utilization\: Requires the ability to perform mid to upper-level data analysis including the ability to coordinate, strategize, systemize and correlate, using discretion in determining time, place and/or sequence of operations within an organizational framework. Requires the ability to implement decisions based on such data, and overseeing the execution of these decisions.

● Human Interaction\: Requires the ability to manage and direct a large group of employees, which may include firstline supervisors. Oversees and controls employee discipline, selection and allocation, and planning of human resources.

● Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use\: Requires the ability to operate, calibrate, tune and synchronize, and perform complex rapid adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as a personal computer, SCADA computer, motor vehicle, and/or related materials used in performing essential functions.

● Verbal Aptitude\: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of advisory data and information such as lab results, chemical inventory, production reports, requisitions, technical operating manuals, regulations and non-routine correspondence.

● Mathematical Aptitude\: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate decimals and percentages; performs basic to advanced algebraic, geometric and trigonometric operations.

● Functional Reasoning\: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems such as supervision, managing, leading, teaching, directing, planning, coordinating and controlling. Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution.

● Situational Reasoning\: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the direction, control and planning of an entire program or multiple programs.

● Environmental Factors\: Tasks may risk exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, noise extremes, machinery, electric currents, traffic hazards, toxic/poisonous agents, or irate individuals.

● Physical Requirements\: Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling of objects weighing twenty (20) to fifty (50) pounds, such as office supplies. Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation. Tasks may involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling in order to perform maintenance inspections.

● Sensory Requirements\: Requires the ability to recognize and identify degrees of similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes, sounds, tastes and odors textures associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks, in order to assess problems with machinery or purification processes.