SSIP CityWorks Yearbook 2018 SSIP CityWorks Yearbook | Page 19

19 CAREERS: OPERATIONS & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT The strategies for operating the principal components that comprise the water and sewer facilities for the City including: watershed areas, wastewater collection system, wastewater treatment facilities, and the outfall dispersal facilities. These strategies work in concert as environmental stewardship and resource recovery are emerging as critical fields of study. Ability and skill to: • Read, interpret, and apply complex written documents. • Independently conduct research, learn technical concepts, laws, regulations, and business practices applicable to the section’s activities. • Perform financial and statistical analyses; record, organize, analyze, and interpret diverse operating and other data; write simple reports. “ I got to visit so many different project sites this year and get a real look at what engineers and project managers do on a regular basis.” -CALVIN POLLARD