Water Conservation Specialist

About the role

The Water Conservation Specialist’s primary duties include scheduling and conducting Water Wise House/Business Calls, as well as pre and post inspections involving incentive programs, including but not limited to the following: turfgrass conversion projects, irrigation efficiency upgrade projects and smart irrigation controller installations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor water consumption of commercial and residential customers;
• Conduct field inspections and investigations to assure compliance with the City's water conservation ordinances, codes, policies, regulations, and water efficient guidelines;
• Explain codes, laws, policies, and regulations pertaining to water waste to customers;
• Issue warnings and initiate water shut-offs to correct water waste problems;
• Testify in court as required;
• Educate the public, businesses, landscape managers, and City customers on water efficient irrigation practices, irrigation controller programming, irrigation designs and practices, and watering requirements which may include making presentations at a variety of public events;
• Assist in the implementation of the City's water efficiency programs;
• Assist with the research, to compile, and assemble data to produce statistical, historical, and analytical documents regarding water consumption for residential, commercial, institutional, and irrigation customers;
• Resolve wasteful water complaints and irrigation problems;
• Maintain accurate records of response, description, and resolution of wasteful water calls;
• Assist in the administration and coordination of special events, trainings, programs or projects;
• Develop or assist in developing reports, presentations, correspondence, informational brochures, flyers, and promotional materials regarding water conservation.

Requirements

Knowledge of: Methods, materials, tools and equipment used in water system operation and maintenance.
Policies and practices of landscape management methods for residential, commercial, and institutional applications.
Principles and practices of water conservation strategies and programs.
Pertinent water conservation rules, regulations, and policies.
Fundamentals of irrigation systems, pumps, valves, and controllers.
Basic principles of training.
Methods and techniques for making formal and informal public presentations.
City streets and boundaries.
Investigative principles and practices.

Qualifications

• Education: Successful completion of twelve (12) semester or fifteen (15) quarter units of coursework in water conservation, irrigation technology, landscape architecture, agriculture industry, environmental sciences, or closely related field from an accredited college or university.
• Experience: Four years of experience working with the public, including one year of irrigation scheduling, irrigation system installation, and/or maintenance or closely related fieldwork involving landscape design, industrial water processing, water distribution, water treatment, or water quality.

Skills

Ability to: Maintain technical, statistical, and historical documents and databases.
Conduct and complete research projects.
Communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing at a level necessary for efficient performance.
Communicate with the public on a tactful and professional level.
Congestiate rules, regulations, ordinances, and laws to the public in a polite, professional manner.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Interpret technical information and exercise expertise in the field.
Operate tools and equipment necessary for performance in the field.
Understand written and verbal instructions.
Contribute to the development and strengthening of a team environment.
Work without immediate supervision.
Learn new computer programs and customer information systems, including automated utility billing system.
Provide technical and functional support to staff as assigned.
Compile and monitor a variety of data; prepare and maintain routine logs and records.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.