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People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey.

American Water is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, we keep life flowing by providing safe, clean, reliable, and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. Our 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company's national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors, and other stakeholders. As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $40 to $42 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency, and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce, and strengthening communities.

Position Information: $68,640 to $114,600. The base salary range represents a good faith salary range for this position. This position is eligible for annual incentive pay and has the opportunity for continued salary growth. If you are hired at American Water your base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as market, geography, skills, education, and experience. At American Water, we are committed to pay equity. In addition to compensation, you will be offered a comprehensive benefits package including 401(k), Defined Contribution Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage, plus disability, paid time off, life insurance, voluntary benefits, health and wellness programs, and much more!

Primary Role: Leads multiple operations or programs to continually meet all applicable environmental regulations. Provides technical knowledge and guidance on wastewater treatment, permitting, regulatory compliance reporting, and corrective actions. Responsible for organizing advanced functions and activities related to environmental management and wastewater compliance management for assigned facilities. Administers programs to ensure compliance with all wastewater and environmental regulations including wastewater permit adherence, NPDES permit reporting and adherence, SWPPP reporting and compliance, hazardous material and waste management, and air resources management. Responsible for internal staff training regarding environmental compliance and permit adherence. Assists in resolving wastewater treatment issues.

Key Accountabilities:

• Gives technical guidance to operations regarding wastewater, water quality, and environmental compliance related issues.
• Collaborates with plant and laboratory staff, ensuring communication across working groups, and appropriate sampling/procedures for testing are met. Recommends process improvements and procedures to maintain adherence to wastewater, water, and various environmental permits and regulations. Ensure wastewater treatment and disposal activity is in accordance with regulatory permit conditions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable wastewater and environmental regulatory permits.
• Assists local, state, and federal regulatory agencies during inspections. Responds (on-call) to wastewater, water quality, and environmental compliance problems, taking appropriate corrective action including documentation to advise management. Assures that policies, programs, standards of performance and approved objectives related to wastewater, water quality, and environmental compliance are adhered to. Prepare, review, and submit necessary regulatory reports to governing bodies. Works with Operations staff on receipt of chemical supplies to ensure adequate supply along with monitoring equipment, chemical feeds, etc. to ensure standards are maintained. Supervises the training of plant operating staff and other personnel in chemical handling practices, permit requirements, and environmental initiatives.
• Supports wastewater activities related to the Environmental Management Program to ensure compliance with applicable regulations are continually met. Plan, prepare, and control the portion of the financial plan related to area of responsibility. Conduct special projects.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of wastewater treatment practice is required.
• Must have advanced knowledge of wastewater, water, and environmental regulations affecting the business.
• Must have strong familiarity with various wastewater treatment technologies and instrumentation used in the business.
• Ability to analyze complex situations and propose viable solutions.
• Experienced in data analysis, regulatory reporting, and interfacing and reporting to a variety of regulatory agencies.
• Must understand principles of water and wastewater treatment and be able to troubleshoot systems.
• Process, project, and program management skills; quantitative skills (e.g., analytical, technical, problem solving); effective people management (e.g., planning, organizing, controlling, and leading teams); written and verbal communications (e.g., fluency in report writing and presentations); interpersonal skills (e.g., persuasion, negotiation, listening, cooperation, tact, diplomacy, problem solving, internal consulting).

Experience/Education:

• Bachelor Degree required. Masters preferred.
• Minimum four (4) years' experience in wastewater, and/or water, and/or laboratory operations preferred.
• Valid drivers license is required.
• Previous experience managing teams is preferred.
• Knowledge of environmental compliance regulations required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office is required.

Travel Requirements: 35% - 50% travel within the Big Island and Oahu. May need to travel to mainland (CA and NJ occasionally).

Work Environment: General office with field work as required. Role will require to be onsite 5 days a week.

Competencies: Champions safety, customer obsessed, cultivates innovation, nimble learning, drives results, collaborates.

American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran, or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.