Water Infrastructural Planner

Job Purpose or Objective(s): The Water Infrastructural Planner focuses on drinking water infrastructure, including water quality analysis, treatment processes, distribution engineering, and funding opportunities. Collaborate with water and wastewater facilities across the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to enhance water services through technical expertise, funding guidance, and infrastructural planning. You will report to the Sustainable Communities Manager.

Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

Primary Tasks:

1. Maintain relationships with water and wastewater treatment facilities, conduct assessments to identify bottlenecks, design flaws, needed upgrades, and efficiencies. Identify funding opportunities and resources to enhance facility safety and efficiency.

2. Conduct unbiased assessments of facilities to prioritize issues affecting environmental and human health, and to request appropriate assistance.

3. Collaborate with internal tribal departments and state/federal agencies to coordinate efforts and explore funding opportunities.

4. Collect drinking water and wastewater quality data to assess facility performance and support internal analyses.

5. Serve as the primary contact for infrastructural inquiries, concerns, and funding requests from water and wastewater treatment facilities.

6. Participate in networking events and conferences to stay updated on infrastructural issues and funding opportunities.

7. Provide expertise on water and wastewater challenges, technical methodologies, and industry advancements. Assess local needs to improve quality of life in the Choctaw Nation.

8. Draft reports, technical comments, and help interpret engineering reports for water infrastructure projects.

9. Help manage tribal and community water projects funded by grants and attend water provider governing board meetings.

10. Perform other assigned tasks as assigned.

Job Requirements:

· 5 years’ requisite experience as an operator of a treatment plant

· Bachelor of Science, Engineering based degree, or;

· Has current knowledge of technical advancements in water and wastewater treatment processes, methodologies, and engineering designs.

· Microsoft Office Suite experience

· Knowledge of water and wastewater treatment processes, engineering protocols, scientific/engineering instrumentation, water chemistry analysis, and process analysis.

· Experience developing assessment metrics, conducting inspections, interpreting basic engineering reports, public speaking experience, technical writing, and reporting

· Experience in water resource infrastructure; developing assessment metrics, conducting inspections, and interpreting engineering reports.

- Five (5) years’ requisite experience as an operator of a treatment plant or;
- Bachelor of Science, Engineering based degree,
- Has current knowledge of technical advancements in water and wastewater treatment processes, methodologies, and engineering designs.
- Microsoft Office Suite experience
- Knowledge of water and wastewater treatment processes, engineering protocols, scientific/engineering instrumentation, water chemistry analysis, and process analysis.
- Experience developing assessment metrics, conducting inspections, interpreting basic engineering reports, public speaking experience, technical writing, and reporting
- Experience in water resource infrastructure; developing assessment metrics, conducting inspections, and interpreting engineering reports.