Clean Water Financing Project Officer

Responsibilities

• Provides cost effective funding solutions and technical assistance to localities, organizations, and citizens to protect and enhance water quality in the Commonwealth.
• Implements CWFAP funding programs for projects in the Blue Ridge Region and serves as the regional, state or local contact for loan and grant recipients.
• Provides technical and programmatic review of project documents; reviews and processes disbursement requests; performs interim construction inspections; provides on-site presence and CWFAP representation during the construction phase; performs final inspections; assists communities in all phases to resolve issues; monitors individual project compliance and budget and schedule throughout the project life; and updates program databases to reflect program requirements.
• Manages the regional CWFAP programs and is the regional, state or local contact for loan and grant recipients.
• Provides technical and programmatic review of all project planning and environmental assessment documents; performs interim construction inspections; provides on-site presence and CWFAP representation during the construction phase; provides start-up and operational assistance if requested; performs final inspections; assists communities in all phases to resolve issues; monitors individual project compliance and budget and schedule throughout the project life; and updates program databases to reflect program requirements.
• Works collaboratively with a team that understands Virginia's water quality needs are as diverse as its communities, cultivates partnerships, and creates effective solutions that provide all communities with the funding and assistance they need, so that every Virginian has access to clean water.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of wastewater treatment/stormwater treatment technologies, construction management principles, environmental engineering principles and practices.
• Knowledge of environmental laws, regulations, and environmental programs, especially related to water quality.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, schedule, and manage program area functions.
• Demonstrated experience in project and budget management/administration, and teamwork principles.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in a complex and technical environment, experience with personal computers, automated databases, and Microsoft Office Suite software.
• Sensitivity to public concerns while effectively carrying out the Agency mission.
• Combination of education, work experience or licensure in environmental or civil engineering and/or natural sciences.

About Us

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the primary environmental permitting agency in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is responsible for administering laws and regulations related to air quality, water quality, water supply, renewable energy, and land protection. Through the dedication and work of over 800 employees across six regional offices and the Central Office in Richmond, DEQ issues permits, conducts monitoring and inspections, and enforces the law.