Environmental Education Specialist - Water Utilities

Environmental Education Specialist
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- Water Utilities locations:
City Hall
- First Floortime type:
Full time posted on:
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** DEPARTMENT
* * Water Utilities
** SALARY**$70,993.50 - $88,741.88
** JOB SUMMARY
** Under general supervision, this position oversees the administration and management of the City's water, water conservation, and wastewater educational and public information activities.#

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

* Coordinate development and implementation of public information and marketing programs, including providing technical information on environmental issues; ability to produce educational and communications materials in a variety of media; ability to develop and make presentations to technical audiences and other audiences that may include children, citizens, homeowners associations, city employees and professional organizations.
* Develop, implement, and enforce management plans and ordinances related to environmental programs through coordination with city departments, regional partners, and other stakeholders; ability to ensure that internal city policies reflect best practices and comply with regulations; ability to interpret environmental regulations and evaluate alternative policies and practices, and to recommend and implement recommendations.
* Plan, develop, implement, promote, and conduct environmental programs, which may include organizing volunteers, developing quantifiable measures and tracking success of individual programs, supplies, service contract development/management, and planning/organizing events and activities involving residents, business, government, and the news media.
* Administer and manage program activities, including developing and maintaining monitoring systems and practices to measure and assess actual and desired public information and environmental program performance business plan goals; ability to develop and conduct public surveys and analyze the results to determine the effectiveness of a program; ability to prepare grant proposals and administer program budget.#
** OTHER

JOB FUNCTIONS:

*** Other duties as assigned.#
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* Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

*** Knowledge of proper English usage, including grammar, spelling punctuation, and vocabulary.
* Knowledge of public relations and marketing principles and practices.
* Knowledge of environmental laws, codes, regulations, policies, and procedures related to storm water, litter and illegal dumping.
* Knowledge of research and data collection procedures, statistical analysis methods, and survey techniques.
* Knowledge of program budget development and control techniques.
* Knowledge of instruction techniques and lesson plan development.
* Knowledge of procedures, methods, and techniques of recruiting and maintaining a volunteer program.
* Knowledge of record keeping methods and procedures.
* Knowledge of municipal government organization and function.
* Skill in use of computers and computer software packages, including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and database applications.
* Skill in communicating with other city employees and the public by oral and written means, including using clear and concise oral and written communication to prepare and present detailed and summary reports, educational exhibits, displays, marketing, public and professional presentation, informational brochures, marketing materials, and reports to diverse groups.
* Skill in planning, developing, and coordinating public education programs and activities. Ability to communicate technical and complex ideas to the lay person.
* Ability to communicate both orally and in writing with diverse audiences.
* Ability to…