Option B - Current Water or Wastewater Operator Certification and a minimum of 5 years of experience in operating and/or managing community environmental management systems. 

Must maintain a valid driver's license, reliable transportation, acceptable driving record, reliable personal vehicle and at least the state minimum personal liability auto insurance coverage.

Must be authorized to work in the USA and must reside or be within a commutable distance to the East Tennesse/Knoxville area. 

Experience/Skills Requirements 

• Effectively communicate in both written and verbal formats.  
• Deliver results in an environment with a high degree of self-directed time management and project management. 
• Understand basic financial statements, operational and capital improvement project budgeting. 
• Deliver high degree of accuracy with attention to detail in work products 

Summary of Essential Job Duties  

• Provide onsite technical assistance services to approximately 15-20 small communities and/or existing small water/wastewater facilities serving rural areas, to address public water supply and wastewater disposal problems in the state. 
• Prepare and submit clear and cogent, written project narrative reports, accurately detailing technical assistance activities provided to each project community. 
• Project reporting must be in accordance with formats and instructions provided for the CU Environmental Program and the Rural Community Assistance Partnership, and reports must be prepared and submitted in a timely manner.
• Research, develop, and submit to local community or utility decision-makers: written reports, recommendations, feasibility studies, rate analyses etc., as necessary, to enable local communities and/or utilities to make informed decisions necessary to resolve local problems and alleviate local needs. 
• Establish and maintain complete community project files, including but not limited to a written log of all project related activities, correspondence, reports, and working papers.
• Organize and conduct small group meetings in project communities to assist local decision-makers on matters affecting facility development of water/wastewater facilities and/or developing solutions to existing water/waste disposal problems. 

EOE