City of Greeley Looking for Utility Systems Analyst Full Time

Salary Range: $72,900 – $102,100 Annually

Hiring Range: $72,900 – $87,500 Annually

Job Summary:

The Utility Systems Analyst position supports Operations, Maintenance, Laboratory, Industrial Pretreatment, and Administrative Staff at the City of Greeley’s Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation Facility (WTRF) with maintaining, organizing, and analyzing processes, equipment, and regulatory data. The Utility Systems Analyst works closely with the Plant Superintendent, analyzing key performance indicators, generating process and annual reports, maintaining databases, and keeping up with an evolving regulatory landscape. A successful applicant will ultimately be able to provide valuable input with respect to financial, process, and regulatory implications of decisions across various areas of the WTRF. The WTRF uses several different programs to store and analyze information for use in Colorado Department of Health and Environment (CDPHE) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reporting:

• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) collects various Plant data and allows for operational control.
• Water Information Management System (WIMS) houses and calculates laboratory and operational parameters.
• CityWorks Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) tracks asset and maintenance information.

The successful applicant will combine their knowledge of the wastewater treatment process and CDPHE regulations with a learned (or existing) proficiency with the above programs, Microsoft Office Suite, and Adobe Acrobat to analyze areas in need of budgetary support, process adjustments, or general improvement.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, or a related water quality field.

OR,

• Two plus years of work experience related to wastewater treatment operation, wastewater process engineering, wastewater process data analysis, Colorado water quality regulations, or water quality management.
• Ability to acquire Colorado Wastewater Operator Certification Level D or higher once exam criteria is met.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) and Adobe Acrobat.
• Experience working with SCADA systems, equipment and parameter tagging, and low-level programming of WIMS using iFix, SCADA tags, or WIMS internal logic.
• Knowledge or mathematical ability to perform calculations related to wastewater treatment and engineering.
• Understanding of regulatory language, CDPHE, and EPA Regulations.
• Ability to combine use of multiple software programs to generate various reports.
• Knowledge or background pertaining to wastewater treatment and/or water quality standards.
• Strong ethically inclined personality and a willingness to learn.

Essential Functions:

• Review and ensure accuracy of SCADA information pulled into WIMS, generating new data pulls or calculations as necessary for process optimization.
• Generate dashboards, reports, and asset information useful for day-to-day operation of the WTRF.
• Produce organized information for use in monthly and annual reporting required by the CDPHE and the EPA.
• Help ensure reports are submitted accurately and prior to deadlines.
• Create and maintain up to date and organized records for the WTRF’s knowledgebase, including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), training procedures, Safety Data Sheets, historical records, various plans, and manuals, and more.
• Maintain an in depth understanding of CDPHE’s Water Quality Control Commission and EPA Regulations pertaining to Wastewater Treatment and Water Quality (Reg 22, 31, 38, 64, 85, 100, Clean Water Act, etc.) as well as Air Pollution Control Division (APCD) requirements.
• Perform research and keep up with emerging treatment processes and technologies in the wastewater industry that could provide more efficient and advanced treatment.
• Provide analysis on Plant data to help determine areas where optimization may be beneficial.
• Utilize WIMS, SCADA, and CityWorks CMMS information to help identify treatment and asset parameters that may lay outside of a typical range or show signs of deterioration, and coordinate with Plant Staff to better understand the cause and impact of any issues on related processes.
• Communicate and coordinate with other City Departments and neighboring communities as needed to maintain the health and safety of the environment and the successful operation of the WTRF and City of Greeley as a whole.
• Interact with various organizations at the Local, State, and Country level (Water Environment Federation, Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association, North Front Range Water Quality Planning Association, National Association of Clean Water Agencies, etc.).
• As a WIMS subject matter expert, provide reports, training, and general support to Plant and City staff.
• Maintain WIMS database and ensure its integrity.
• Ensure compliance with the CDPHE regulations and WTRF’s NPDES discharge permit.
• Develop and submit reports to the EPA, CDPHE, NACWA, etc.
• Analyze information and processes to help develop more effective or efficient processes.
• Support Plant Superintendent and Admin staff in achieving business, process, and financial objectives.
• May be requested to assist Plant Staff with additional water quality monitoring as needed.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements:

• Moderate physical effort that includes traversing the WTRF site and Cache la Poudre River. Occasional lifting (up to 50 lbs.) in certain scenarios.
• Marginal to high hazards that are typically predictable or well protected against, general wastewater treatment environmental hazards such as exposure to sanitary sewer waste stream, chemicals used in treatment, or byproducts of treatment process.

Conditions of Employment: Candidates must successfully complete all pre-employment screenings and employment eligibility verification. Pre-employment screenings include a drug test, a background and national sex offender search, a motor vehicle record search, and for some positions, a physical demands evaluation. For more information about City policies and practices during the recruitment process, including but not limited to EOE, Reasonable Accommodation, and pre-employment screenings, please visit our career page HERE.