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Gilbert has an exciting opportunity for a Water Conservation Specialist I who is innovative, driven, and passionate about water conservation. The Water Resources Specialist identifies causes of high-water consumption and customizes solutions to reduce water use. This position educates the public on where Gilbert water comes from, the importance of conservation, and tangible actions to save water. This position also maintains Gilbert's compliance with the Arizona Department of Water Resources.

Some of the Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Performs outdoor water audits and provides assessments to explain and implement water conservation techniques and objectives for residential, commercial, homeowner’s association, and reclaimed water users.
• Responds to citizen and water system customer inquiries, complaints, and information requests.
• Investigates high water-use complaints.
• Offers plant and landscaping recommendations for more efficient use of water and irrigations systems.
• Implements overall water use auditing methods.
• Monitors meters of high usage customers and coordinates conservation efforts.
• Reports meters working improperly or not at all.
• Develops and maintains water use reports, conservation, and educational monitoring and performance records and water use information files and databases.
• Works in a safe manner and reports unsafe activity and conditions. Follows Town-wide safety policy and practices and adheres to responsibilities concerning safety prevention, reporting and monitoring.

About You

The ideal candidate for this position will be passionate about talent management and the employee experience. We're looking for a solution-oriented individual who researches and produces tangible actions to save water in the Gilbert community. This position requires someone who is adept at finding common sense, well-reasoned approaches to difficult problems.

The Water Resources Specialist represents Gilbert to key water stakeholders, and embraces the challenge to be driven, kind, bold, and humble. This person is excited and passionate about educating the community about water – where it comes from and how to conserve it. Strong written and verbal communications are required as well as emotional intelligence and interpersonal savvy. The Water Resources Specialist should quickly establish themselves as a trusted resource of knowledge for all things water in Gilbert, AZ.

At Team Gilbert, we hire outcome-oriented problem-solvers who love what they do! Here are some position requirements:

• Associates degree (A.S., A.A.) or two-year technical certificate. Preference for education and training in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Public Administration, Landscape Architecture, Horticulture, or related field.
• 2 years of experience in customer service.
• Ability to problem solve (in the office and in the field) and analyze data to support program efforts.
• Exceptional skilled communication, both verbal and written.
• Diplomatic in building relationships with customers, other stakeholders, and outside organizations.
• Eager to learn, innovate, adapt, and improve processes as needed.
• Valid Arizona Driver's License.
• Any combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the role.

Desirable Qualifications:

• 1 year of experience in water industry, such as conducting facility water audits or outdoor irrigation audits; implementing public programs in water or environmental conservation, life sciences, or water resources; reviewing building/landscape plans.
• Thorough working knowledge of Arizona's water resources and policies governing use as well as urban landscape irrigation principles, methods, and water efficiency technology.

A few more key notes!
This position is an At-Will position and is FLSA Exempt – not eligible for overtime compensation.

Positions in this job class typically require stooping, kneeling, crouching, standing, walking, and lifting.

We Are Team Gilbert

Gilbert is on a mission to be the City of the Future. We choose to “Anticipate. Create. Help people.” With 100 years of history and growth, our focus is on keeping the thriving community that Gilbert is today well into the future while continuing to be one of the top communities in the country.

In Gilbert, we are shaping a new tomorrow, today. We hire people who share our aspiration to be driven, kind, bold, and humble. Join Team Gilbert, and help us shape a new tomorrow, today: https://youtu.be/ft B0l KDltvc

Up For the Challenge

In addition to a competitive salary, Gilbert offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes self-funded medical and dental plans, life insurance, disability, pension, tuition reimbursement and more.

Join Team Gilbert and make an income while making an impact! If you are looking for an opportunity to make a visible contribution to our community, and get excited about doing interesting work that matters We can't think of a better place to put your talents to work.

Let's get this adventure started!

Gilbert provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.