Stormwater Resource Analyst Time

The City of Ames is conducting a recruitment to establish a Civil Service eligibility list for this classification. The list will be valid for up to one year from the date of certification by the Ames Civil Service Commission and may be used to fill one or more vacancies in this classification. In addition, City of Ames Civil Service employees who have previously held Civil Service status in this classification and are interested in voluntarily demoting or laterally transferring into the current vacancy must submit their application by the deadline.

Performs professional work administering, inspecting, and implementing federal, state, and local stormwater requirements; ensures compliance with the City's Phase II, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit to operate a Municipal Separate Storm Water System (MS-4) and associated City Ordinances. Assists in the development and implementation of public education and outreach programs; performs related work as required.

Compensation Philosophy:

The City of Ames has a compensation philosophy for our merit salary ranges that provides growth for employees as they gain experience and expertise in their roles. The minimum pay of each range is intended to reflect an employee's qualifications that meet the position's minimum requirements. The median of any range is for an employee who can reasonably meet all expectations of the position responsibilities without initial or extensive training.

The City may consider a candidate's education, experience, and skills that are above the minimum requirements when considering a salary closer to the median. The median salary for this position (adjusted for 3/4 time) is $64,906.

Benefits

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City of Ames Benefits

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program:
The PSLF Program is a federal program that is intended to encourage individuals to work in public service by forgiving the balance of their federal student loans. To qualify, the individual must have made 120 qualifying payments while employed by a qualifying employer. For more information, please visit: PSLF Program

Ensures stormwater measures meet federal, state and local requirements; reviews site plan, subdivision, and as-built submittals for post-construction stormwater management compliance and participates in the development review committee process; assists in preparation of annual goals, objectives, budgets, and Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reports as related to NPDES permit requirements; receives and investigates inquiries relating to stormwater runoff, flooding, and water quality issues;

enforces stormwater related ordinances by inspecting construction projects to ensure stormwater management ordinance/permit compliance and design intention; coordinates with land owners to ensure proper maintenance of privately owned stormwater infrastructure and practices; designs stormwater management system for new or reconstructed City owned facilities; participates in public hearings and meetings concerning assigned projects; performs watershed planning and coordination and assists in developing long range plans for complying with state and federal stormwater regulations;

assists in preparing, implementing, and tracking components of the City's stormwater plan and NPDES Phase II Stormwater MS-4 Permit; analyzes stream monitoring data, provides technical assistance on stormwater issues to City staff as needed; prepares and presents staff reports, ordinance revisions and other correspondence as needed; prepares and implements public education, involvement and outreach and training programs including educational materials for homeowners, students, City staff, contractors, engineers, and developers as part of Smart Watersheds Program;

manages special projects as needed; coordinates volunteers; maintains computerized files and databases and conducts analyses using a variety of computer software; coordinates staff pollution prevention and good housekeeping training; coordinates annual inspection of City facilities, collects paperwork and maintains files; updates city owned facility Pollution Prevention Plans; collects data from City departments regarding fertilizer and pesticide use at city facilities;

updates and maintains City's Smart Watershed website.

Other

Job Functions:

Monitors streams during dry and wet weather; monitors function of City stormwater systems after rainfalls; maintains field sampling equipment;…