WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR SUPERVISOR

Duties
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• Direct and coordinate daily plant operations to ensure continuous production of safe drinking water.
• Serve as a resource for complex tasks, troubleshooting and implementing improvements in operational processes.
• Provide advice, technical guidance and instruction to personnel in the areas of water treatment, pumping distribution and residuals processing.
• Monitor plant performance, treatment processes, and system alarms to ensure operational standards are met.
• Initiate the review and improvement of work methods organizational features, and the structuring of positions to eliminate unnecessary ones and achieve optimum content in those remaining.
• Ensure operators comply with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations, including Safe Drinking Water Act requirements.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License
• Incumbent required to use and maintain prescribed safety/protective clothing and equipment.
• Incumbent required to maintain certification for both HAZWOPER operations and to confined space entry.
• This position requires the completion of a pre-employment Physical Examination and an annual examination thereafter
• Incumbent required to work scheduled, unscheduled and emergency overtime.
• This position has been designated "Mission Essential". In the event of severe weather conditions or other such emergency type situations the incumbent is required to report to work or remain at work as scheduled.
• Incumbent may serve as a "competent person" as per EM 385-1-1
• This position has been designated as "Key" and shall not be vacated during a national emergency or mobilization.
• This position is subject to pre-employment drug screening, and random testing thereafter.
• This position requires the incumbent to wear a uniform. Protective clothing and gear are required when working around chemicals.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top-Secret security clearance.
• A one-year supervisory probation period may be required.
• Incumbent is required to possess and maintain a Water Treatment Plant Operator Class IV Certification or Professional Operator for Water Treatment Class IV Certification.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Reinstatement
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.

Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR SUPERVISOR to include the ability to lead or supervise. Abilities include (1) planning work schedules and sequence of operations for subordinates; (2) explaining work requirements, methods, and procedures; (3) measuring and introducing chemicals into the water system; (4) utilize SCADA system to identify trends and optimize operations; and (5) conducting water quality test to verify water quality is kept within established limits. Failure to meet this Screen Out Element will result in an ineligible rating.

• Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Other Than Blueprint Reading)
• Ability to Lead or Supervise
• Dexterity and Safety
• Knowledge of Equipment Assembly, Installation, and Repair, etc.
• Operation of Job Family Specify Equipment, Machinery, etc.
• Technical Practices (Theoretical, Precise, Artistic)
• Use of Measuring Instruments

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• This is a Construction, Analysis, Science, Infrastructure & Engineers (CASIE) position.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• A Recruitment Incentive may be authorized for this position subject to agency determination.