TWDB - Municipal Water Conservation Specialist​/Water Loss Specialist; Program Specialist III

Job Title and Summary

Municipal Water Conservation Specialist/Water Loss Specialist (Program Specialist III) )

Organization:
Texas Water Development Board (TWDB)

Primary

Location:

Austin, Texas

Business & Financial Operations;
Employee Status:
Regular.

Schedule:

Exempt. Travel: 10% of the time.

Salary: $5,133.50 - $5,292.64 (Monthly). State Job Code: 1572. Grade: 19. Number of Openings: 4.

Must meet agency in-office requirements

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications

TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD’S MISSION

Leading the state’s efforts in ensuring a secure water future for Texas.

Make a positive difference for the state of Texas. We encourage you to apply for positions that match your qualifications.

Veterans, Reservists or Guardsmen with an MOS or additional duties that fall in the fields of SEI
15 Enterprise Policy, Planning, Budget, and Management, 0203 Ground Intelligence Officer, 8U000 Unit Deployment Manager, or other related fields pertaining to the minimum experience requirements may meet the minimum qualifications for this position and are highly encouraged to apply.

Performs complex (journey-level) consultative services and technical assistance work. Work involves assisting utilities across the state with their water loss audits, water loss audit validations, or water conservation plans and annual reports and providing training on completing and submitting audits, plans, and annual reports. Reviews and analyzes the water loss audits or water conservation plans and annual reports for data errors and statutory and loans applications requirements.

Provides technical assistance to all stakeholders and supports activities of the Municipal Water Conservation Department. May train others. Works under general supervision, with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. Reports to the Municipal Water Conservation Department Manager.

• Serves as primary support staff members for water loss or water conservation plans and annual reports.
• Reviews municipal water conservation plans and annual reports for utilities.
• Conducts water loss audit reviews and validations for utilities.
• Analyzes water loss audits or water conservation plans and annual reports for data errors and fixes them.
• Reaches out and meets with utilities to discuss their water loss audits and validations or water conservation plans and annual reports.
• Provides technical assistance and training to water utilities on how to complete and submit a water loss audit or water conservation plan and annual report.
• Follows process documents for water loss validation and completes and saves proper documentation.
• Prepares summary reports for water loss audit validations.
• Tracks and reports lessons learned for water loss validations conducted over the year.
• Uses Microsoft Bookings and Planner to manage and track water loss validations.
• Uses Microsoft Teams to conduct water loss validation meetings.
• Filters excel sheets to obtain water loss audit submittals.
• Completes summaries of water conservation plans for TWDB loan applications.
• Calculates water loss thresholds and completes water loss documentation for TWDB loan applications.
• Maintains and updates process documents relating to conducting validation of water loss audits and reviews of water loss thresholds, waiver requests, water conservation plans and annual reports.
• Proficient with the online application used by utilities to submit audits, plans, and reports.
• Recommend improvements to the online application based on user and stakeholder input.
• Completes user authorized testing for application enhancements and new year setup.
• Maintains inventory of leak detection equipment including tracking units loaned to water utilities.
• Maintains confidential and sensitive information.
• Ensures individual and team files (electronic and hard versions are appropriately maintained and timely disposed of in accordance with the agency's records retention procedures and schedule.
• Maintains required certifications and licenses and meets the continuing education needs and requirements of the position to include attending mandatory training courses.
• May be required to operate a state or…