Assistant Resource Specialist II - Metro Water - Los Angeles, CA - EXPIRED
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Job Information:
Company: Metro Water
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a consortium of twenty-six cities and water districts that provides drinking water to nearly 19 million people in Southern California. Metropolitan's mission is to provide its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high quality water to meet current and future needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way. Metropolitan's facilities include the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct, five conventional water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 2.6 billion gallons per day, nine surface water reservoirs, 800 miles of pipeline, and 16 hydroelectric power plants.
ASSISTANT RESOURCE SPECIALIST II
The Water Resource Management Group, Resource Implementation Section, Office of Resource Implementation Manager Unit has one (1) opening for an Assistant Resource Specialist II in the Supply Acquisition Team at Metropolitan's Headquarters located in downtown Los Angeles.
The Supply Acquisition Team is seeking a highly-motivated individual who will focus on the implementation of water supply purchases, groundwater storage programs, water exchanges and funding programs for water recycling and groundwater recovery projects. This position will be involved in many facets of water resource planning, including assisting in the preparation of cost assessments, reconciliations, and maintaining program data. A key part of the position will be assisting in the management of existing water supply and Local Resources Programs.
JOB DUTIES
1. Assists in collecting, organizing, and maintaining data; assists in conducting water or power resource, supply and demand, climatic, economic, and demographic studies and projects; prepares correspondence, reports, and presentations.
2. May assist in conducting water or power revenue, cost, and operational analyses.
3. May assist in maintaining and operating water resource planning or power models.
4. Assists in reviewing and analyzing documents and correspondence and identifying potential courses of action.
5. May assist in reviewing legislation, regulations, and ordinances.
6. May participate on a project team.
7. Performs other related Resource Specialist job duties as required.
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday (alternate Fridays off)
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and two years of relevant experience; OR two years in a MWD Assistant Resource Specialist I classification.
Relevant experience is defined as: implementation of water recycling and groundwater recovery projects, water resource programs, water treatment, water supply purchases, water storage programs, water exchanges, and financial reconciliations.
Related Field of study include: Engineering, Environmental Science, Earth Science, and Economics.
Required Knowledge of: Basic knowledge of water or power resource issues; statistics and economics; and current office technology and equipment.
Required Skills and Abilities to: Problem solve; prioritize and multi-task; communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work; work independently and in a team environment; and operate current office equipment including computers and supporting applications.
License
Valid California Class C Driver License that allows you to drive in the course of your employment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS, WORK ENVIRONMENT, AND VISION REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met or may be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the job duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job duties.
Physical Demands: The work is sedentary. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as paper, books, or small parts; driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.
Work Environment: The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, libraries, and residences or commercial vehicles, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals, etc. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.
Job-Related Selection Criteria:
20% Technical knowledge/skills
20% Job Preparation (education, experience, and training relevant to the position)
20% Analytical Skills
10% Customer Service
10% Teamwork
10% Oral Communication
10% Written Communication
100% Total
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Benefits:
* Competitive compensation
* Excellent medical, dental, life, vision
* Retirement plans, including pension plan and 401k
* Tuition reimbursement
* Training and advancement opportunities
* Excellent working environment
* Public transportation reimbursements and van pools
* On-site fitness center
* Hub of public transportation: rail, subway, buses, and taxis
For more information on MWD benefits, please use the following link: http://www.mwdh2o.com/PDF_Careers/benefits.pdf
This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. To receive a copy of the complete job description, please send an email to [email protected].
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call (213) 217-7738 or email [email protected].
MWD is a Federal and State EO employer - Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.
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