Municipal Utility Consultant - IPS

University of Tennessee • Knoxville, TN

6h

About The Position

Provides professional advice, technical assistance, and training on a wide range
of water and wastewater utility management issues including regulatory
compliance with the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act to city
officials (elected and appointed), and their staff in all cities in the state of
Tennessee. These positions consult and train on public health issues regarding
the Federal Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act. Provides industrial
pretreatment, water or wastewater operations, and utility management assistance
to Tennessee professional organizations and agencies such as the Tennessee Water
and Wastewater Association, Tennessee City Managers Association, Tennessee
Municipal League, Public Entity Partners, and Clean Water Professionals.
Provides technical assistance to Tennessee municipal customers in water and
wastewater issues. This assistance can be industrial pretreatment, plant
optimization and troubleshooting, biosolids land application, assistance with
mandatory reports to the Environmental Protection Agency and Tennessee
Department of Environment and Conservation; training of municipal staff in water
and wastewater operations and regulations, safety, interpretation and
implementation of utility laws both Federal and State; develop publications
regarding water or wastewater issues, develop and teach training programs for
water or wastewater applications. Utility consultants serve as in-house experts
to MTAS staff and will provide support to the Finance & Accounting consultants
in rate reviews. Performs other special project work as assigned by the
Technical Consulting Program Manager or the Executive Director. Assists other
consultants in the performance of projects and participates in team projects.

This position provides technical assistance, training, and professional
consulting to Tennessee municipalities and partner organizations on water and
wastewater utility management, operations, and regulatory compliance. Serves as
a subject-matter expert to MTAS staff and municipal officials on issues related
to the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, and utility operations.
Develops training programs, publications, and technical resources to support
municipal water and wastewater systems across the state.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and
innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more
than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold
the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and
service.

UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting
colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its
footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie
classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry
leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Provides professional advice, technical assistance, and training on a wide range of water and wastewater utility management issues including regulatory compliance with the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act to city officials (elected and appointed), and their staff in all cities in the state of Tennessee.
• Consults and trains on public health issues regarding the Federal Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act.
• Provides industrial pretreatment, water or wastewater operations, and utility management assistance to Tennessee professional organizations and agencies such as the Tennessee Water and Wastewater Association, Tennessee City Managers Association, Tennessee Municipal League, Public Entity Partners, and Clean Water Professionals.
• Provides technical assistance to Tennessee municipal customers in water and wastewater issues. This assistance can be industrial pretreatment, plant optimization and troubleshooting, biosolids land application, assistance with mandatory reports to the Environmental Protection Agency and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation; training of municipal staff in water and wastewater operations and regulations, safety, interpretation and implementation of utility laws both Federal and State; develop publications regarding water or wastewater issues, develop and teach training programs for water or wastewater applications.
• Serves as in-house experts to MTAS staff and will provide support to the Finance & Accounting consultants in rate reviews.
• Performs other special project work as assigned by the Technical Consulting Program Manager or the Executive Director.
• Assists other consultants in the performance of projects and participates in team projects.
• Provides technical assistance, training, and professional consulting to Tennessee municipalities and partner organizations on water and wastewater utility management, operations, and regulatory compliance.
• Serves as a subject-matter expert to MTAS staff and municipal officials on issues related to the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, and utility operations.
• Develops training programs, publications, and technical resources to support municipal water and wastewater systems across the state.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed