Treatment Plant & CSO System Risk Lead (Engineer II)

The Position

Job Appointment: Full time
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; alternate schedule may be available
Work Location: Hybrid - 1120 SW Fifth Avenue, Portland, OR 97201. Remote work must be performed within Oregon or Washington. For more information, click here .
Benefit: Please check our benefit tab for an overview of benefit for this position
Union Representation: PROTEC 17 To view this labor agreement, please click here .

Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland’s online portal. You will need respond to the supplemental questions and attach a resume.

Position Summary

• Are you a strategic thinker interested in leading a diverse team, identifying risks, and helping develop solutions for complex planning challenges?
  

• Do you value building strong relationships and collaborating with stakeholders?
  

• Are you an effective team-builder and mentor with demonstrated experience contributing to the work of a multidisciplinary team?
  

If so, you may be the Treatment Plant & CSO System Risk Lead (Engineer II) we are seeking!

The City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) is seeking an Engineer II to lead the Treatment Plant and CSO System risk analysis, provide oversight, management, and delivery of infrastructure investment recommendations for BES treatment plant and CSO system assets to meet current and future levels of service. This position monitors, understands, and manages risks to service delivery from treatment plant and CSO system assets and recommends appropriate management strategies to ensure continued service delivery.

This position will work in BES' Risk Assessment Division. The Risk Assessment Division (RAD) is within the Strategy and Integrated Planning Group, one of the eight major work groups in the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) division. The Risk Assessment Division applies asset management principles and practices to assess risks to services provided by the Bureau and develops integrated solutions to mitigate risk while optimizing opportunities and community benefits. Integrated solutions may include capital projects, operations and maintenance strategies, regulatory and policy changes, and programmatic service delivery elements. RAD collaborates with the Group's Planning Division, which serves as the Bureau's planning core, collaborating across disciplines to find and advance solutions that fulfill BES' strategic and planning goals.

The Risk Assessment Division comprises the Systems Analysis & Modeling Support, Wastewater Treatment & Vertical Asset Risk Analysis, and Stormwater, Natural & Linear Asset Risk Analysis Sections. These Sections work together to provide the Bureau with capital delivery analysis support, current and future comprehensive risk profiles, and risk analysis trends to inform Portfolio Management and bureau leadership of emerging priorities to ensure the sustainability of operations.

What you’ll get to do:
The Treatment Plant & CSO System Risk Lead oversees the development and maintenance of the risk assessment framework for the treatment plant and CSO system assets.

As the Treatment Plant & CSO System Risk Lead, youwill:

• Apply asset management principles to identify critical components and processes and quantify current and future risks for wastewater treatment plant and CSO system assets.
• Understand the relationship between service levels, asset management strategies, and resulting life cycle costs.
• Support a business process that finds the optimum balance between capital and operating expenditures, risk management, NPDES Permit compliance, and level of service.
• Support the development, maintenance, and maturation of asset management plans for the wastewater treatment plant and CSO system.
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships across key work groups in the Bureau, including those necessary for inputs to the integrated planning processes and customers of risk assessment deliverables.
• Support the development of long-term vertical asset re-investment needs for capital and operating programs to inform bureau-wide strategic investments, mainly those focused on wastewater treatment plant and CSO system assets.
• Recommend expenditures and investments that reduce the City’s risk profile, advance equity, and meet the Bureau’s strategic goals.
• Support the development of reporting on wastewater treatment plant and CSO system asset performance and costs and seek input on performance from stakeholders, including on critical individual projects and programs.
• Collaborate and support the Planning Division in the characterization and analysis of solution options and the development of integrated plans that incorporate capital, operations and maintenance, policy, and programmatic solutions.
• Identify, prioritize, and monitor wastewater treatment plant and CSO system assets critical to meeting service levels and make every reasonable effort to avoid their failure in close coordination with treatment plant and CSO system O&M peers.

About the Bureau of Environmental Services
This is an exciting time to join the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES). Together, we are reimagining the work we do to ensure it aligns with Our Values:

• We implement equity in our workplace, business practices, and service delivery.
• We value our customers and partners.
• We carefully manage our watersheds, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and financial resources.
• We encourage leadership among our employees in our city and community.
• We support a diverse, collaborative, healthy, and engaged workforce.
• We urge respectful communication and transparency.
• We advance innovative, sustainable, and resilient solutions.

At BES, we value our customers and partners; Portlanders’ sense of connection to their waterways; conscientious stewardship of our watersheds, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and financial resources; a diverse, collaborative, healthy, and engaged workforce; leadership among our employees and in our City and community; equity in our workplace, business practices, and service delivery; clear communication and transparency; innovative, sustainable, and resilient solutions.
BES is seeking talented individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds with knowledge, ability, and experience working with a broad range of individuals and communities; and that desire to work collaboratively and creatively to broaden the variety of innovative ways to partner with and serve all Portland communities.
To learn more about the work we do at BES, click on the link: About Environmental Services | Portland.gov

Our BES 10-Year Strategic Plan can be found here: download (portland.gov)

Other bureaus who hire Engineer II positions but are not currently hiring include:

Bureau of Fleet and Facilities

Portland Permitting and Development

Have a question?
Contact Information:
Terrol Johnson
Senior Recruiter
terrol.johnson@portlandoregon.gov

To Qualify

The following minimum qualifications are required for this position. Applicants must describe in their supplemental question responses and résumé how their education, training, work experience and/or lived experience, meets each of the following minimum qualifications:

Ability to collaborate with a multicultural and multi-disciplinary workforce, promote an equitable workplace environment, and apply equitable program practices to diverse and complex City services. Knowledge in planning, scheduling, directing, and coordinating the activities of various work teams to implement complex asset management strategies.Ability in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with bureau managers and staff, representatives of other City bureaus, and government agencies.Knowledge of developing asset management plans for wastewater infrastructure, including understanding current asset management practices, regulations, and the social, political, and environmental issues influencing program/project development and implementation. Ability to communicate complex technical matters within the Bureau organization to non-technical individuals, including presentations to internal and external stakeholders; engaging in collaborative problem solving and team building, and facilitating and maintaining partnerships.Ability to occasionally provide technical support during off-schedule hours in response to urgent or emergency scenarios. Applicants must also possess:

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to the following minimum qualifications is acceptable.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in public administration, engineering, environmental sciences, or urban planning.
• 5+ years’ experience in modeling/data analysis, engineering, asset management, and/or risk assessment practice for wastewater infrastructure assets.
• Professional Engineering Licensure

The Recruitment Process

STEP 1: Apply online between October 21 , 2024 - November 11, 2024

Required Application Materials:

• Resume
• Answer to the Supplemental Questions (click on the Questions tab to preview the questions)

Optional Application Materials:

• If you would like to request Veteran's Preference, please submit your Veteran documents (ex, DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter, etc) by the closing date of the recruitment.

Application Tips:

• Your responses to the supplemental questions should include details describing your education, training and/or experience, and where obtained, which clearly reflects your qualifications for each of the numbered items in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement.
• Your résumé should support the details described in your responses to the supplemental questions.
• Salary Range/Equity Pay Analysis : Please note per the Oregon State Pay Equity Law your salary is determined based on the experience and education listed in your resume/application. It is strongly encouraged to include any transferable experience (paid or unpaid regardless of how recent) to ensure your offer is reflective of all directly related and equivalent experience.
• Do not attach any additional documents.
• Please note, all completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than on the closing date and time of this recruitment.
• You can use AI tools to assist with your job application, but please make sure to personalize your responses to supplemental questions. Avoid copying and pasting. We encourage using AI to generate ideas and then tailor them to reflect your own experiences and skills.
• All applications must be submitted via the City's online application process.
• E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.

STEP 2: Minimum Qualification Evaluation: November 11, 2024 to November 25, 2024

• An evaluation of each applicant's training and paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their resume and supplemental questions, weighted 100%.
• Your résumé and responses to the supplemental questions will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Incomplete or inappropriate information may result in disqualification.
• You have 14 days from the notice of the minimum qualification evaluation results to let us know if you would like to review and discuss your evaluation result. Please read the City of Portland Administrative Rule 3.01 for complete information.
• Additional evaluation may be required prior to establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.

STEP 3: Establishment of Eligible List: Week of December 2, 2024

• Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list. (Update if a Ranked list or other type of list is used)

STEP 4: Selection (Interview): Early - Mid-December

• Hiring bureau will review and select candidates for an interview

STEP 5: Offer of Employment: Mid-December t o Early January

• Some positions will require those offered employment to complete and sign a criminal background statement before being considered for employment. (Include if requires an in-depth background investigation.)

STEP 6: Start Date: Early/Mid-January

• A start date will be determined after all conditions of employment have been met.

*Timeline is approximate and subject to change.

Additional Information

Click here for additional information regarding the following:

• City of Portland Core Values
• Recruitment Process - Work Status
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Veteran Preference
• ADA, Pregnancy, and Religious Accommodations

An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

A Career with the City of Portland offers many Employee Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to

• Health Care (Medical, Vision and Dental)
• Carrot Fertility
• Wellness Benefits
• Life Insurance
• Long-term disability coverage to eligible employees and their families.
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement
• Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), includingcontributions to the PERS IAP plan paid by employer
• Family Medical Leave
• City Paid Parental Leave

AND SO MANY MORE!

Benefits may vary depending on bargaining unit and employment status. Click here to review the many different benefits the City of Portland offers .

Closing Date/Time: 11/11/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

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