Utility Operations Specialist IV - DEHE DRUMS Utility Operations

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC); Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Job summary

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium seeks a skilled professional to support operation and maintenance of Native community water and wastewater facilities. You will respond to emergencies, review designs, and ensure compliance with state guidelines while mentoring staff.

The role requires an associates degree in a technical field and extensive field experience in water systems. On-site work in Alaska with travel to remote locations is involved.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in a technical field.
• Nine years of water and wastewater treatment plant operations and/or maintenance experience.
• Knowledge of applicable environmental health statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes, and other guidelines.
• Ability to read and evaluate blueprints and technical schematics.

Responsibilities

• Promotes operation and maintenance of water treatment and wastewater disposal facilities.
• Responds to sanitation facility emergencies and requests for technical assistance.
• Identifies, researches, and recommends solutions to sanitation and water facility problems.
• Prepares summary reports and inspects equipment; reviews plans and specifications.
• Reviews designs for onsite operability and maintains operation and maintenance manuals.
• Directs staff, trains and coaches, and provides leadership to project personnel.

Skills

Water treatment

Wastewater treatment

Equipment inspection

Reading blueprints

Staff leadership

Technical problem solving

Education

Associates degree in a technical field

Job description

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world-class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction.

ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska’s second-largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation’s largest state.

Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.

ANTHC offers a competitive and comprehensive Benefits Package for all Benefit Eligible Employees, which includes:

• Medical Insurance provided through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program as a Tribal Employee, with over 20 plans and tiers.
• Cost-Share Dental and Vision Insurances
• Discounted Pet Insurance
• Retirement Contributions with Pre-Tax or Roth options into a 403(b).
• 401(a) ANTHC Retirement Plan: After one year of employment, ANTHC will begin making matching contributions of up to 5% of your eligible pay, based on your own contributions. In addition, you may be eligible for an annual discretionary contribution of up to 3% from the employer.
• Paid Time Off starts immediately, earning up to 6 hours per pay period, with paid time off accruals increasing based on years of service.
• Eleven Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave or miscarriage/stillbirth eligibility after six months of employment
• Basic Short/Long Term Disability premiums, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, and Basic Life Insurance are covered 100% by ANTHC, with additional options for Short-Term Disability Buy-Up Coverage and Voluntary Life for yourself and your family members.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare and Dependent Care.
• Ancillary Cash Benefits for accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness.
• On-Site Child Care Facility with expert-designed classrooms for early child development and preschool.
• Employee Assistance Program with support for grief, financial counseling, mental/emotional health, and discounted legal advice.
• Tuition Discounts for you and your eligible dependents at Alaska Pacific University.
• On-Site Training Courses and Professional Development Opportunities.
• License and certification reimbursements and occupational insurance for medical staff.
• Emergency Travel Assistance
• Education Assistance or Education leave eligibility
• Discount program for travel, gym memberships, amusement parks, and more.

Visit us online at www.anthc.org or contact Recruitment directly at [e-mail].

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has a hiring preference for qualified Alaska Native and American Indian applicants pursuant to P.L. 93-638 Indian Self Determination Act.

Summary

Under general supervision, provides technical assistance and support services to promote the operation and maintenance of Native community-owned and operated sanitation facilities.

Under general supervision, provides technical assistance and support services to promote the operation and maintenance of Native community-owned and operated sanitation facilities.

Responsibilities

Provides technical assistance and support services to promote the operation and maintenance of water treatment and wastewater disposal facilities. Responds to sanitation facility emergencies and requests for technical assistance. Identifies, researches, and recommends solutions to sanitation and water facility problems.

Prepares summary reports. Inspects equipment, reviews plans and specifications. Reviews designs with respect to onsite operability. Reviews and redlines operation and maintenance manuals. Reviews, evaluates, and recommends improved process control methods to improve operation and maintenance of drinking water, wastewater and solid waste facilities.

Manages project support staff as needed; assigns and coordinates tasks and projects. Develops staff skills and training plans. Counsels, trains and coaches staff, and provides leadership, direction and guidance to staff in technical processes and procedures as needed.

Provides training and instruction to water and wastewater plant operators on a wide variety of subjects in a field environment. Reviews, researches and recommends changes to technology and procedure. Counsels operators and provide special help as needed. Locates problems and direct repair of sanitation facilities.

Inspects facilities to ensure compliance with state codes, standard department procedures, and DEHE policy. Installs, repairs, and replaces equipment as needed; follows safety precautions and procedures according to department policy. Coordinates technical support resources with DEHE, other departments, regional health organizations and the State and Federal agencies.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Provides technical assistance and support services to promote the operation and maintenance of water treatment and wastewater disposal facilities. Responds to sanitation facility emergencies and requests for technical assistance. Identifies, researches, and recommended solutions to sanitation and water facility problems.

Prepares summary reports. Inspects equipment, reviews plans and specifications. Reviews designs with respect to onsite operability. Reviews and redlines operation and maintenance manuals. Reviews, evaluates, and recommends improved process control methods to improve operation and maintenance of drinking water, wastewater and solid waste facilities.

Manages project support staff as needed; assigns and coordinates tasks and projects. Develops staff skills and training plans. Counsels, trains and coaches staff, and provides leadership, direction and guidance to staff in technical processes and procedures as needed.

Provides training and instruction to water and wastewater plant operators on a wide variety of subjects in a field environment. Reviews, researches and recommends changes to technology and procedure. Counsels operators and provide special help as needed. Locates problems and direct repair of sanitation facilities.

Inspects facilities to ensure compliance with state codes, standard department procedures, and DEHE policy. Installs, repairs, and replaces equipment as needed; follows safety precautions and procedures according to department policy. Coordinates technical support resources with DEHE, other departments, regional health organizations and the State and Federal agencies.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Other Information

KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS

Knowledge of applicable environmental health statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes, administrative orders and other operational guidelines and directives.

Knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations for drinking water and wastewater treatment.

Knowledge of mechanical processes and chemical treatments for water and wastewater systems.

Skill in analyzing and resolving water and wastewater operations issues.

Skill in the use of tools, materials, and equipment used in sanitation facilities.

Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relations with co-workers and representatives from other local, state and federal agencies.

Skill in reading and evaluating blueprints and technical schematics.

Skill in operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of software applications.

Skill in reading/evaluating design drawings, plans, specifications and technical schematics.

Skill in assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects and demands.

Skill in using analytical and research techniques to define and solve problems.

Skill in reading, redlining and finalizing technical O&M manuals.

Skill in working with deadlines to complete projects and assignments.

Skill in using analytical and research techniques to define and solve problems.

MINIMUM EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

Associates degree in a technical field. An equivalent amount of education, training, or experience may be substituted for the degree.

Minimum Experience Qualification

Non-supervisory – Nine (9) years of water and wastewater treatment plant operations and/or maintenance experience. An equivalent combination of relevant education, certifications, and/or training may be substituted for experience.

Additional Requirements

Depending on the needs of the organization, some incumbents in this job class may be required to obtain additional certifications or training in one or more specialty areas.

Requires occasional travel to remote locations by boat, snowmobile, ATV or small plane.

May be exposed to infectious diseases and hazardous working environments with heavy machinery and extreme weather conditions.

Additional Requirements

Depending on the needs of the organization, some incumbents in this job class may be required to obtain additional certifications or training in one or more specialty areas.

Requires occasional travel to remote locations by boat, snowmobile, ATV or small plane.

May be exposed to infectious diseases and hazardous working environments with heavy machinery and extreme weather conditions.