KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Principles, practices, and methodologies of civil engineering applicable to the planning, design, and construction of wastewater collection and transportation systems.
• Principles and practices of public administration, including administrative analysis, fiscal planning and control, and policy and program development.
• Mathematics, design methods, effects of soil conditions, and pertinent laws, rules, and regulations related to the design, construction, and operations of wastewater collection and transportation systems.
• Cost estimating and contract administration.
• Laws, rules, ordinances, and legislative processes controlling sanitary district functions, programs, and operations.
• Organization, operations, and problems of special districts.
• Research and evaluation methodologies.
• Budgeting principles and practices.
• Personnel and employer-employee relations.
• Principles of supervision, training and management.

ABILITY TO:

• Plan, organize, coordinate, and direct the work of staff to achieve efficient operations and meet program goals.
• Exercise leadership, authority, and supervision tactfully and effectively.
• Prepare and administer District budgeting and fiscal controls.
• Collect and analyze data on a variety of topics.
• Prepare concise and comprehensive reports.
• Coordinate the preparation of Board agendas.
• Solve complex engineering problems utilizing a variety of techniques.
• Conduct technical engineering research work.
• Review designs, plans, and specifications.
• Provide advice and consultation to the Board of Directors on the development of ordinances, regulations, programs, policies, and services.
• Communicate well during public presentations.
• Effectively represent the District's policies, programs, and services with the public, community groups, and other government agencies.
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

Any combination of training and experience, which would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities, is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the requisite knowledge and abilities would be: Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering and a Masters Degree specializing in Sanitation Engineering or Environmental Major preferred.

Five years of increasingly responsible experience in professional engineering work, including planning, design and/or construction of wastewater collection and transportation systems,