Program Technical Specialist

WHO WE ARE

We are the Metropolitan Council
, the regional government for the seven‑county Twin Cities metropolitan area. We plan 30 years ahead for the future of the metropolitan area and provide regional transportation, wastewater, and housing services. More information about us on our website.

We are committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Join an award‑winning wastewater industry leader in protecting our environment! Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) operates and maintains the wastewater collection and treatment system in the Twin Cities metropolitan region. It also provides coordinated long‑range water resources and supply planning, and air and water quality monitoring to meet future needs. MCES treatment plants consistently earn state and national awards for complete compliance with their environmental permits.

MCES received a Governor's Award as a Great Place to Work.

To find out more about the Environmental Services division, please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

How your work would contribute to our organization and the Twin Cities region:

The Program Technical Specialist provides nimble and advanced administrative support to several departments in the Met Council's Environmental Services Operations Support Services with limited supervision. The person in this position must have a high level of detail, use sound judgement to interpret guidelines, adapt procedures, and decide approaches to resolve specific problems. The ability to flex, multi‑task, and to be professional in stressful, ambiguous, or deadline‑oriented situations is important.

• Composes original correspondence not requiring the supervisor's personal attention; screens/processes/tracks correspondence; develops agendas.
• Monitors and tracks budgets and expenditures. Prepares purchase requisitions and tracks approval processes for various purchase orders, change orders, amendments, pay requests, invoices and order procurement/contract administration documents.
• Researches, compiles, and analyzes information; prepares statistics; writes/drafts report; prepares or updates presentations for meetings.
• Creates procedures for complex or specialized functions; solves unusual problems; may coordinate office moves & renovation.
• Answers non‑routine and/or sensitive inquiries.
• Makes travel arrangements.
• Coordinates large and complex conferences/meetings/programs. Makes complex scheduling arrangements involving multiple parties & conferences under minimum direction; sets up and cancels meetings based on knowledge of the subject and attendees; takes minutes at meetings, and recognizes and identifies what information can be disseminated and to whom; arranges for special room or equipment needs and/or multiple locations & individuals.
• Interacts with internal employees, council members, public officials, contractors, and public action groups, The contacts are not recurring or routine and the purpose, role and authority of each party must be established each time in order for the employee to determine the nature and extent of information that can be discussed or released.
• Prepares purchase requisitions and tracks approval processes for various purchase orders, change orders, amendments, pay requests, invoices and order procurement/contract administration documents.

Any of the following combinations in completed education (degree field of study in Business Administration/Management, Public Administration, Communications/Writing or closely related field) and experience (providing complex administrative support in a medium to large organization):

• High school diploma/GED with five (5) years of experience
• Associate degree with three (3) years of experience
• Bachelor's degree with one (1) year of experience

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or communications/writing.
• Experience in the public sector - Met Council, State of MN, counties, cities or other.
• Experience ordering…