Position Summary: 

This position consults and collaborates with clients on wastewater plant operations including operations of biogas facilities.  This position is primarily focused on two areas – 1) studies of existing wastewater treatment facilities and recommendations for improvements in operations, including staffing requirements, and 2) operation of small wastewater treatment plants and biogas upgrading facilities.  This position is primarily focused externally and assists internal teams with recommended solutions and clear client expectations.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Consults with clients to identify needs and develops recommended and alternative solutions to meet those client needs.
• Conducts in-depth studies of existing operations.
• Recommends changes, additions and refinements for ongoing operations.
• Develops staffing requirements for small plant and/or biogas cleaning operations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Broad knowledge of wastewater treatment and operations.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills adapting to the right level of complexity or simplicity based on the audience
• Knowledge of contract and project management best practices with accountability in scope, schedule, and financial (budget) performance
• Strong staff management skills, including operating in a union environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills to maintain employee and client relationships
• Ability to influence individuals, internal teams and 3^rd parties
• Ability to read client organizational and team dynamics to understand actions needed for conflict management/resolution
• Business and financial acumen
• Client focused
• Active listening
• Analytical and critical thinking skills
• Negotiation skills
• Collaborative
• Focus on results with strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Exhibits initiative, responsibility, flexibility and leadership
• Ability to lead, manage, train and mentor others
• Possess unquestionable integrity, ethics, and the values appropriate to the company’s culture; and actively models those values internally and externally
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite
• Knowledge of industry trends and best practices to optimize technology solutions

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, math or related area preferred.  Experience in wastewater operations can be substituted for degree.

Experience:

20+ years of related experience in wastewater operations and staff relations with increasing levels of responsibilities required.

Travel Expectations:
Must be able to travel in-state and out-of-state on occasion, which usually would consist of visiting the outlying locations, attending seminars or business meetings.  Minimum travel is 10% of the time depending on projects.    

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a listing of all functions and responsibilities that are required of this position.  Employee owners are expected to take on additional responsibilities as requested.

 Bartlett & West is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with disability.  

 An offer is contingent upon successfully passing the pre-employment drug screen. Drug screen will need to complete within 48 hours of being contacted. 

Nearly all positions at Bartlett & West can require employee-owners to operate a motor vehicle on public roads in the course of their duties.  Accordingly, all employees may be required to have acceptable driving records and to provide an authorization to the Company to periodically obtain MVR reports”.      

 Bartlett & West partners with businesses and communities to build smarter, stronger, more connected infrastructure. From railroad GIS to industrial parks and city planning, we provide innovative technology and engineering solutions to clients worldwide. With deep industry knowledge and a passion for creative problem solving, we engineer better tomorrows.

Bartlett & West is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with disability.