Manager, Water Quality & Environmental Compliance

American Water Works Company Inc is seeking a Manager for Water Quality & Environmental Compliance in Davenport, IA. The role involves managing personnel, implementing water quality programs, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, and maintaining budgets. The company emphasizes diversity, career development, and offers competitive benefits. American Water is a leading utility provider, committed to sustainability and community service.
Requisition ID: 108492

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People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.

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About American Water

American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water’s 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.

As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $40 to $42 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.

American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions.

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Primary Role

Responsibilities for this position include establishing the day-to-day management of personnel and implementation of water quality, laboratory programs, environmental stewardship and environmental rules and regulations to ensure compliance with pertinent state and federal regulations. Responsible for maintaining budgets, committing expenditures, and setting priorities. Maintains liaisons with individuals within and outside of the organization - key regulatory officials and company personnel. Responsible for acting independently on technical and environmental matters.

Key Accountabilities
• Initiates and controls the overall environmental compliance program in all geographic areas of responsibility. This includes oversight of all required monitoring and reporting of sample results required under the Safe Drinking Water Act and/or Clean Water Act.
• Ensuring that the environmental program requirements are met in accordance with the Environmental Management Plans.
• Coordinates resolution of environmental issues with State regulatory personnel and local operations.
• Makes decisions and recommendations that are recognized as authoritative and have far-reaching impact on environmental activities.
• Directs supportive workforce to maintain compliance with environmental regulations and laboratory procedures which may include accreditation/certification for specialized parameters.
• Reviewing and determining the impact on company activities from existing and proposed regulations at the local, state and federal level.
• Executes departmental business plans and contributes to the development of functional strategies.
• Assisting in preparing capital and O&M budgets for environmental compliance related items.
• Assuring that policies, programs, standards of performance, and approved objectives related to environmental compliance are adhered to including those involving health and safety, affirmative action, corporate responsibility and labor relations.

Knowledge/Skills
• Knowledge of science, theory and application of water/wastewater treatment and operations, water quality monitoring and quality assurance programs.
• Must possess knowledge of current and emerging environmental issues and environmental regulations impacting water resources and facility operations.
• Knowledge of industry trade organizations to include participation in related activities aimed at improving environmental program awareness and stewardship opportunities.
• Must understand company goals and objectives, policies, procedures and business plans.

Experience/Education
• Bachelors Degree
• A minimum of 5-10 years experience, depending on the level of the position in environmental management, project planning or other public programs.
• Experience in the management of people, processes, technologies, and budgets.

Work Environment

Field and office environment.

Travel Requirements

Travel may be 15%.

Other

Must hold a valid state issued Driver’s License.

Competencies

Prioritizes & Role Models Safety
Self-Awareness
Develops Talent
Plans, Aligns, & Directs
Drives Engagement
Decision Quality

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