<div><b>About KOKO Networks</b></div><div>KOKO Networks is a venture-backed climate-tech company with 1,800+ employees across East Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to imagine and deliver technology that improves life in the world’s fastest growing cities. We offer a fast-paced and highly collaborative work environment with significant opportunities for professional growth.  Our core lines of business currently include: (1) KOKO Fuel, an ultra-clean liquid bioethanol cooking fuel solution delivered via a network of smart fuel ATMs and leveraging existing downstream liquid fuels infrastructure; and (2) KOKO Climate, which retails the emissions reductions that occur from switching households from deforestation-based charcoal to KOKO Fuel. In 2021, KOKO was selected as the world’s leading emerging markets climate technology solution by FT/IFC. </div><div><br></div><div>As Assistant Manager, Quality, you will be responsible for ensuring product quality for our flagship product, the two burner ethanol cooker and refillable canister. The role is a two-fold responsibility, with heavy involvement on the supplier quality front, as well as being a senior member of our production quality assurance and quality control team. You will be working out of our world-class manufacturing facility, based out of Sanand, Ahmedabad and join a highly qualified quality team who have taken the unique product from conceptulisation upto large scale manufacturing. </div><div><br></div><br><br><h3>Supplier quality </h3><ul><li>Maintain Complete record of the supplier activities such as performance, delivery, quality and improvement log</li><li>Alternate or new supplier pre qualitfication audit's at supplier's site</li><li>Coordinate the PPAP,APQP,PSW,FMEA activities for new /alternative supplier parts</li><li>Perform and monitor the Pilot batch qualification for Factory (03 lots) for new supplier</li><li>Ensure all Engineering changes and DCN are timely updated at vendor's database.</li><li>Carry out supplier and sub-supplier validation audits, with supplier support and supplier advanced product quality planning (APQP).</li><li>Perform on-site supplier visits for root cause analysis and verification of corrective actions of supplier quality issues</li><li>Monitor and report on supplier product quality and performance understanding any commercial issues and impacts</li><li>Manage the supplier PPM, supplier problem solving on time, cost recovery and supplier warranty indicators</li><li>Review and evaluate supplier quality data to identify process improvement opportunities within the supply chain</li></ul><h3>QA-QC </h3><ul><li>Promote the use of preferred techniques for continuous improvement such as Lean, Six-Sigma, Poka-Yoke, MSA,SPC and FMEA</li><li>Ensure planned audit is being carried out for all suppliers as per ISO requirements.</li><li>Ensure process and product requirements are being verified as per drawings, control plan and work instructions.</li><li>Drive root cause analysis and problem resolution for critical and repeated issues which impact the production line.</li><li>Drive FMEA activities for the entire products.(child parts to assembly)</li><li>Drive SPC &amp; MSA implementation across the plant.</li><li>Collaborate with cross functionals on Supplier Approval activities for new product /supplier development projects.</li><li>Carry out risk analysis for contract manufacturing parts during project development.</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>10+ years of experience with large scale OEMs</li><li>BE from a reputed institution</li><li>Well versed in 8D, FMEA, SPC, MSA</li><li>Relevant experience in setting up QMS from ground up</li><li>Experience in developiong quality management features in ERP systems</li></ul><br><div>KOKO is committed to gender and racial diversity in the workplace. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply!</div>

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Assistant Manager - Quality

<div><b>About KOKO Networks</b></div><div>KOKO Networks is a venture-backed climate-tech company with 1,800+ employees across East Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to imagine and deliver technology that improves life in the world’s fastest growing cities. We offer a fast-paced and highly collaborative work environment with significant opportunities for professional growth.  Our core lines of business currently include: (1) KOKO Fuel, an ultra-clean liquid bioethanol cooking fuel solution delivered via a network of smart fuel ATMs and leveraging existing downstream liquid fuels infrastructure; and (2) KOKO Climate, which retails the emissions reductions that occur from switching households from deforestation-based charcoal to KOKO Fuel. In 2021, KOKO was selected as the world’s leading emerging markets climate technology solution by FT/IFC. </div><div><br></div><div><b>The Role</b></div><div>As a Senior Software Engineer at KOKO Labs, you will play a pivotal role in leading and delivering innovative software solutions that reshape urban living. Reporting to the Head of Software &amp; Systems, you'll lead a nimble team of up to 4 engineers, embodying agility, mentorship, and innovation. Your work will span web, mobile, and IoT projects, emphasizing rapid prototyping, flexibility, and end-to-end systems thinking.</div><br><br><h3>What You Will Do</h3><ul><li>Lead the design, implementation, and deployment of both front-end and back-end components of our software projects, ensuring they align with KOKO Labs' vision.</li><li>Manage and mentor a team of software engineers, fostering an environment of continuous learning and improvement.</li><li>Collaborate cross-functionally within the Labs team and with external stakeholders to ideate, develop, and refine technology-based solutions.</li><li>Ensure the flexibility and testability of software systems, prioritizing quick iteration and user feedback over scalability.</li><li>Contribute to the Labs leadership by engaging in strategic discussions, prototype evaluation, and the overall innovation process.</li><li>Continuously learn and share knowledge within the team, enhancing our collective expertise and fostering an environment of innovation.</li><li>Develop and manage projects utilizing a diverse tech stack including Next.js, Flutter, TypeScript, Java, Kotlin, and cloud services (GCP, Azure, AWS, Vercel).</li><li>Implement Agile, Scrum, and Kanban methodologies tailored to project needs, ensuring effective and efficient project management.</li><div>Technology Stack</div><li>Our diverse tech stack includes AWS, Python, Flask, Vue.js, Postgres, Kotlin, Java, Firebase, C++, Celery, Message Queues, Odoo ERP, Docker, Jenkins, CircleCI, Git, and more. Experience across these technologies, coupled with the ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new tools, is crucial.</li></ul><h3>What You Will Bring</h3><ul><li>A passion for innovation, entrepreneurship, and a drive to make a tangible impact on urban living.</li><li>At least 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a broad rather than deep expertise across various technologies.</li><li>Proven leadership experience, with at least 2 years in a role directly leading software engineering teams.</li><li>Strong foundation in software engineering principles, including design for flexibility, reliability, security, and maintainability.</li><li>Excellent problem-solving skills, with a flair for creative and efficient solutions.</li><li>Effective communication skills, capable of articulating complex technical ideas to non-technical stakeholders.</li><li>A collaborative spirit, adept at working in an agile environment alongside a diverse team.</li><div><br></div><div><b>Technical Skills and Qualifications:</b></div><li>Extensive experience in software development, with expertise in web and mobile.</li><li>Proficiency in some of Next.js, Flutter, TypeScript, Java, Kotlin, Big Query, Google Analytics, Domo, JetAdmin, PostgreSQL, Firebase, and major cloud services.</li><li>Demonstrated leadership ability, with a strong focus on mentorship and team development.</li><li>Adept at problem-solving, innovation, and agile development practices.</li><li>Experience in Agile, Scrum, and Kanban, with a passion for raising engineering standards, pace of delivery, and quality support.</li></ul><br><div>KOKO is committed to gender and racial diversity in the workplace. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply!</div>

Senior Software Engineer

What you will do<br>                                Join us in helping companies of all sizes and industries take their own climate action today. We are dedicated to working as a team towards our common goal: improving lives. <br><br>Become part of our agile Data team in Munich or Berlin, where we share insights into our business and products to the whole company and enable each colleague to make better decisions through data. <br><br><ul><li>You collaborate within cross-functional teams, including data analysts, software engineers, and business stakeholders across the company, to gather data requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions.</li><li>You lead the development and maintanence of infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, Terragrunt, and cdktf primarily on AWS. </li><li>You maintain and improve our data ingestion pipelines using container orchestration (Docker, AWS ECR, ECS Fargate, Lambda, and Step Functions). </li><li>You maintain and improve our dbt infrastructure (ECS, Athena). </li><li>You create and manage Github Actions pipelines for continuous integration and deployment. </li><li>You manage AWS IAM roles and LakeFormation permissions. </li><li>You implement and maintain logging, monitoring, and error reporting using Datadog. </li><li>You administer our analytics tools (including PowerBI, AzureID).</li><li>You develop and implement systems and other strategies that optimize data efficiency, quality, and security including the whole BI-/Dashboarding pipeline.</li></ul>                            Who you are<br>                                <ul><li>You have at least 7 years of experience in a DevOps/Cloud role (as a Data Engineer, Software Engineer, etc.). </li><li>You are proficient with AWS, Git, Terraform, dbt, Python, and SQL – ideally in an agile environment.</li><li>You have experience with CI/CD Engineering best practices.</li><li>You have experience in designing and implementing ETL processes, data pipelines, and data warehouses.</li><li>You have strong communication and collaboration abilities - working effectively in cross-functional teams.</li><li>You have a very good command of English.</li></ul>                            Benefits<br>                                Join our dynamic and international team where you can be who you are. We work together in an open and uncomplicated way and also enjoy socialising outside of work. In addition to a job with meaning, we also offer you the following benefits:<br> <br><ul><li>Our bright, modern offices are centrally located and easily accessible by all modes of transport</li><li>We love environmentally friendly alternatives for travelling to the office! To support this, you can opt for a JobRad</li><li>Sport clears your head and makes us feel good! We support you with a subsidy for various sports programmes</li><li>We offer 30 days holiday, because we believe that time off is important</li><li>We enable you to work flexibly and in a hybrid way so that you can achieve an even better work-life balance</li><li>Regular check-ins and development meetings are part of our feedback culture</li><li>You have the opportunity to take out a company pension scheme with an employer subsidy</li><li>It goes without saying that we provide free tea, coffee and fruit to ensure your well-being at work</li></ul>                            How to apply<br>                                Simply click the application button below to apply to this position. Make sure that you include the following documents in English:<br><br><ul><li>your latest CV</li><li>a cover letter</li></ul>Have any questions? Feel free to contact Maximilian Merkt, Head of Data (<a href="mailto:jobs@climatepartner.com">jobs@climatepartner.com</a>).<br><br>Creating an inclusive environment is important to us. We provide equal opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to any aspect which makes them unique. If you need any reasonable adjustments to make the application process accessible for you, we’ll do our best to accommodate you.<br><br>Find out more about working at ClimatePartner and see all our current job openings at <a href="https://www.climatepartner.com/en/career">climatepartner.com/career</a>.<br><br>We look forward to your application!                            

Join us in helping companies of all sizes and industries take their own climate action today. We are dedicated to working as a team towards our common goal: improving lives.

Senior Data DevOps Engineer (m/f/d)

<p><strong>Working Title: Water Quality Permit Supervisor</strong></p><p><strong>Job Class: Pollution Control Specialist Principal</strong></p><p><strong>Agency: Pollution Control Agency</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Who May Apply</strong> : Open to all qualified job seekers</p></li><li><p><strong>Date Posted</strong> : 04/17/2024</p></li><li><p><strong>Closing Date</strong> : 05/07/2024</p></li><li><p><strong>Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit</strong> : Pollution Control Agency / Pollution Control-MMA</p></li><li><p><strong>Division/Unit</strong> : Industrial / Water and Mining Section</p></li><li><p><strong>Work Shift/Work Hours</strong> : Day Shift</p></li><li><p><strong>Days of Work</strong> : Monday - Friday</p></li><li><p><strong>Travel Required</strong> : Yes - Up to 25% of the time</p></li><li><p><strong>Salary Range:</strong>  $37.28 - $55.69 / hourly; $77,840 - $116,280 / annually</p></li><li><p><strong>Classified Status</strong> : Classified</p></li><li><p><strong>Bargaining Unit/Union</strong> : 216 - Middle Management Association/MMA</p></li><li><p><strong>FLSA Status</strong> : Exempt - Executive</p></li><li><p><strong>Telework Eligible</strong> : Yes</p></li><li><p>Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes</p></li></ul><p>**This position may be located at one of the MPCA office locations: Duluth, Brainerd, Detroit Lakes, St. Paul, Rochester, Mankato, Marshall</p><p><strong>Make a difference in the lives of Minnesotans.</strong></p><p>The work you’ll do is more than just a job. Join the talented, engaged and inclusive workforce dedicated to creating a better Minnesota.</p><p>This position performs supervisory activities for the Water Quality Permits Unit at the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) which includes leading a team of staff that develops and issues industrial water quality permits and associated documentation. This position is responsible for working with the section manager and lateral agency teams to build work plans, strategies, and program plans for the wastewater program. This position works with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to achieve federal program commitments. This position also ensures unit staff assist with training, compliance and enforcement, and rule development activities. Supervisory tasks include to hire, transfer, suspend, promote, discharge, reward, discipline (grievances) and assign, direct and review work.</p><p><strong>Minimum Qualifications</strong></p><p>1) One year of supervisory experience in environmental protection/pollution control,</p><p>OR</p><p>2) Two years of advanced professional experience in environmental protection/pollution control. Examples for internal  candidates – (Environmental Specialist 4, Planner Principal, Hydrologist 2, Engineer 2 Graduate, Research Scientist 2, or related classes).</p><p>OR</p><p>3) Three years of environmental experience performing work equivalent to an Environmental Specialist 3 level or senior level work directing, designing AND developing criteria for permits, enforcement, negotiation, or environmental programs.</p><p>OR</p><p>4) Equivalent combination of the above.</p><p>AND</p><p>Possess a valid Driver's license (see additional requirements)</p><p>The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will not sponsor applicants for work visas. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.</p><p><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></p><p>Understands the MPCA's mission, objectives, and strategic planning efforts and the agency's business processes and can help define the technology architecture needed to support those processes.</p><p>Ability to understand the various aspects of information management services, state and federal fiscal and budgetary processes, personnel processes and procedures, labor contracts, contract management, purchasing activities, and media/community relations.</p><p>Understand federal and state regulatory frameworks and their applicability to permit projects.</p><p>Experience coordinating with EPA or cross-divisional or cross-agency programs.</p><p>Accomplished project management to guide and direct a number of complex permit projects while supporting staff and problem solving laterally and vertically to determine appropriate actions.</p><p>Accomplished leadership and management skills to effectively coach, train and lead peers.</p><p>Demonstrated ability to handle complex and controversial regulatory matters on short timelines.</p><p>Ability to interpret policy and regulations and effectively communicate agency positions to permittees, other governmental entities, Tribal nations and the public.</p><p><strong>Additional Requirements</strong></p><p>A driver’s license is an essential function of this position. This requires possession of an unrestricted Class D Driver’s License. The job offer is contingent on confirmation of a valid driver’s license AND a satisfactory DLR check. Requires a Class D driver´s License: a single unit vehicle with a gross vehicle weight of less than 26,000 pounds. This is a basic driver's license. Operators may also tow vehicles/trailers as long as the gross combination weight does not exceed 26,000 pounds.</p><p>AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER</p><p>Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.</p><p>Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.</p>

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Water Quality Permit Supervisor - Pollution Cont Spec Prin

<div><b>About KOKO Networks</b></div><div>KOKO Networks is a venture-backed climate-tech company with 1,800+ employees across East Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to imagine and deliver technology that improves life in the world’s fastest growing cities. We offer a fast-paced and highly collaborative work environment with significant opportunities for professional growth.  Our core lines of business currently include: (1) KOKO Fuel, an ultra-clean liquid bioethanol cooking fuel solution delivered via a network of smart fuel ATMs and leveraging existing downstream liquid fuels infrastructure; and (2) KOKO Climate, which retails the emissions reductions that occur from switching households from deforestation-based charcoal to KOKO Fuel. In 2021, KOKO was selected as the world’s leading emerging markets climate technology solution by FT/IFC. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Your Role</b></div><div><br></div><div>As KOKO grows within and outside Kenya, our team is looking for experienced full stack engineers to lead development of our cloud based software products, and be responsible for major technical decisions associated with them accountable for their successful execution. </div><div><br></div><div>In this position on the software engineering team, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to many customer and internal facing products. KOKO’s suite of products spans multiple technical domains and disciplines in software and hardware, and so experience in end-to-end systems thinking across distributed components is key for this role.</div><br><br><h3>What you will do</h3><ul><li>Design, implement and deploy web-based front-end applications and back-end services</li><li>Lead the delivery of software projects in a team-based environment </li><li>Collaborate cross-functionally with business users, product managers, project managers and other engineers to to define, design, scope and ship new features using elegant solutions.</li><li>Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.</li><li>Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices.</li><li>Help others to improve the quality of their work through regular design and code reviews</li><li>Deliver new features to production environments and support them in operation</li><li>Participate in building the engineering culture at KOKO</li><div><br></div><div>KOKO’s technology stack currently includes (but is not limited to) AWS, Python, Flask, <a href="http://vue.js/">Vue.js</a>, Postgres, Kotlin, Java, Firebase, C++, Celery, Message Queues, Odoo ERP, Docker, Jenkins, CircleCI, Git</div></ul><h3>What You Will Bring to KOKO</h3><ul><li>At least four years experience developing applications at enterprise scale using the front and back end technologies in our stack</li><li>Ability to translate user experience design (mockups, wireframes and user journeys) into code using CSS and scripting frameworks </li><li>Ability to develop robust and scalable backend services defined by RESTful APIs in Python</li><li>Familiarity with Cloud/ SaaS architectures and how to build secure and maintainable services</li><li>Strong understanding of unit testing, design patterns and usage of tools like profilers</li><li>Experience with source control and continuous integration tools (We use GIT and Jenkins)</li><li>Worked in an Agile multi-functional team </li><li>Thrive in an environment that requires you to partner with multiple cross-functional teams as stakeholders/customers</li><li>Great oral and written communication skills</li></ul><h3>What We Offer</h3><ul><li>Competitive salary plus a quarterly cash bonus</li><li>Annual compensation reviews - we reward great work</li><li>Discounted health insurance with no-cost financing for you and your dependents (in Kenya)</li><li>21 days of annual leave plus public holidays plus examination leave</li><li>Hybrid working model - allowing you to split your time between in-person collaboration at one of our offices and working remotely</li><li>Ongoing investment in you and your skills, incl. full access to over 5,000 online courses</li><li>The right equipment for the job - a choice of MacBook, Windows, or Linux laptop</li></ul><br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>KOKO is committed to gender and racial diversity in the workplace. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply!</div>

Senior Full Stack Engineer

<div><b>About KOKO Networks</b></div><div>KOKO Networks is a venture-backed climate-tech company with 1,800+ employees across East Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to imagine and deliver technology that improves life in the world’s fastest growing cities. We offer a fast-paced and highly collaborative work environment with significant opportunities for professional growth.  Our core lines of business currently include: (1) KOKO Fuel, an ultra-clean liquid bioethanol cooking fuel solution delivered via a network of smart fuel ATMs and leveraging existing downstream liquid fuels infrastructure; and (2) KOKO Climate, which retails the emissions reductions that occur from switching households from deforestation-based charcoal to KOKO Fuel. In 2021, KOKO was selected as the world’s leading emerging markets climate technology solution by FT/IFC. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Your Role</b></div><div><br></div><div>As KOKO grows within and outside Kenya, our team is looking for experienced full stack engineers to lead development of our cloud based software products, and be responsible for major technical decisions associated with them accountable for their successful execution. </div><div><br></div><div>In this position on the software engineering team, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to many customer and internal facing products. KOKO’s suite of products spans multiple technical domains and disciplines in software and hardware, and so experience in end-to-end systems thinking across distributed components is key for this role.</div><br><br><h3>What you will do</h3><ul><li>Design, implement and deploy web-based front-end applications and back-end services</li><li>Lead the delivery of software projects in a team-based environment </li><li>Collaborate cross-functionally with business users, product managers, project managers and other engineers to to define, design, scope and ship new features using elegant solutions.</li><li>Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.</li><li>Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices.</li><li>Help others to improve the quality of their work through regular design and code reviews</li><li>Deliver new features to production environments and support them in operation</li><li>Participate in building the engineering culture at KOKO</li><div><br></div><div>KOKO’s technology stack currently includes (but is not limited to) AWS, Python, Flask, <a href="http://vue.js/">Vue.js</a>, Postgres, Redis, Kotlin, Java, Firebase, C++, Celery, Message Queues, Odoo ERP, Docker, Jenkins, CircleCI, Git</div></ul><h3>What You Will Bring to KOKO</h3><ul><li>At least four years experience developing applications at enterprise scale using the front and back end technologies in our stack</li><li>Ability to translate user experience design (mockups, wireframes and user journeys) into code using CSS and scripting frameworks </li><li>Ability to develop robust and scalable backend services defined by RESTful APIs in Python</li><li>Familiarity with Cloud/ SaaS architectures and how to build secure and maintainable services</li><li>Strong understanding of unit testing, design patterns and usage of tools like profilers</li><li>Experience with source control and continuous integration tools (We use GIT and Jenkins)</li><li>Worked in an Agile multi-functional team </li><li>Thrive in an environment that requires you to partner with multiple cross-functional teams as stakeholders/customers</li><li>Great oral and written communication skills</li></ul><h3>What We Offer</h3><ul><li>Competitive salary plus a quarterly cash bonus</li><li>Annual compensation reviews - we reward great work</li><li>Discounted health insurance with no-cost financing for you and your dependents (in Kenya)</li><li>21 days of annual leave plus public holidays plus examination leave</li><li>Hybrid working model - allowing you to split your time between in-person collaboration at one of our offices and working remotely</li><li>Ongoing investment in you and your skills, incl. full access to over 5,000 online courses</li><li>The right equipment for the job - a choice of MacBook, Windows, or Linux laptop</li></ul><br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>KOKO is committed to gender and racial diversity in the workplace. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply!</div>

<div><b>About KOKO Networks</b></div><div>KOKO Networks is a venture-backed climate-tech company with 1,800+ employees across East Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to imagine and deliver technology that improves life in the world’s fastest growing cities. We offer a fast-paced and highly collaborative work environment with significant opportunities for professional growth.  Our core lines of business currently include: (1) KOKO Fuel, an ultra-clean liquid bioethanol cooking fuel solution delivered via a network of smart fuel ATMs and leveraging existing downstream liquid fuels infrastructure; and (2) KOKO Climate, which retails the emissions reductions that occur from switching households from deforestation-based charcoal to KOKO Fuel. In 2021, KOKO was selected as the world’s leading emerging markets climate technology solution by FT/IFC. </div><div><br></div><div>As KOKO grows within and outside Kenya, our team is looking for a motivated engineer who is passionate about data and who will lay the foundation for more effective and efficient data management, analytics, and developing insights in business strategy, operations planning, and product design.</div><div><br></div><div>As one of our first data engineers, you’ll work with our Business, Analytics, Product and other Engineering teams to enable them to do more with KOKO’s data, and faster.  You’ll formulate a strategy for our data processing and data stores, and own implementation and maintenance of these designs, ensuring continued high performance and availability.</div><div><br></div><div>KOKO’s suite of products spans multiple technical domains and disciplines in software and hardware, and so experience in end-to-end systems thinking across distributed components is key for this role. IoT and real time data processing feature heavily in our technology suite.</div><br><br><h3>What you will do</h3><ul><li>Design, implement and support KOKO’s data infrastructure</li><li>Design and implement ETL pipelines, selecting the most appropriate tools and products in collaboration with KOKO’s analytics, product and engineering teams</li><li>Build logical and understandable data models and data stores to house data from KOKO’s various live products and other diverse data sources for consumption by other teams</li><li>Build systems to track data quality and consistency, ensuring that our data is accurate &amp; up to date</li><li>Help continually improve ongoing reporting and analysis processes, automating or simplifying self-service use of KOKO’s data (create tools that assist teams in this process).</li><li>Keep our data secure across national boundaries through multiple data centers and AWS regions</li><li>As the team grows, help recruit and manage additional data engineers</li><li>Represent the Data Engineering discipline during sprint planning meetings and retrospectives</li><li>Help build the engineering culture at KOKO, attracting similar minded people with a passion for using technology to tackle hard challenges</li></ul><h3>What You Will Bring to KOKO</h3><ul><li>At least three years experience in software development, data engineering, business intelligence, data science, or a related field</li><li>Advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases.</li><li>A track record of manipulating, processing, and extracting value from large datasets</li><li>Demonstrated strength in data modeling, ETL development and optimisation, and data warehousing</li><li>Experience working with big data technologies (preferably within AWS)</li><li>Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement</li><li>Strong analytic skills related to working with unstructured datasets</li><li>Knowledge of software engineering best practices across the development lifecycle, including agile methodologies, coding standards, code reviews, source management, build processes, testing, and operations</li><li>Strong initiative, project management and organizational skills</li><li>Strong communicator, both written and verbal, who is calm and decisive under pressure</li><li>Proactive approach to knowledge sharing and developing best practices</li><li>Strong experience taking part in sprints, being involved in planning, retrospectives and estimations with cross-functional teams</li></ul><h3>What We Offer</h3><ul><li>Competitive salary plus a quarterly cash bonus</li><li>Annual compensation reviews - we reward great work</li><li>Discounted health insurance with no-cost financing for you and your dependents (in Kenya)</li><li>21 days of annual leave plus public holidays plus examination leave</li><li>Ongoing investment in you and your skills, incl. full access to over 5,000 online courses</li><li>The right equipment for the job - a choice of MacBook, Windows, or Linux laptop</li><div><br></div><div>We believe that our people are critical for our ambitious growth plans in Kenya and beyond. We want to build an organisation where people thrive, feel included, grow professionally, and enjoy having high impact through their work.</div></ul><br><div>KOKO is committed to gender and racial diversity in the workplace. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply!</div>

Senior Data Engineer

<div><b>About KOKO Networks</b></div><div>KOKO Networks is a venture-backed climate-tech company with 1,800+ employees across East Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to imagine and deliver technology that improves life in the world’s fastest growing cities. We offer a fast-paced and highly collaborative work environment with significant opportunities for professional growth.  Our core lines of business currently include: (1) KOKO Fuel, an ultra-clean liquid bioethanol cooking fuel solution delivered via a network of smart fuel ATMs and leveraging existing downstream liquid fuels infrastructure; and (2) KOKO Climate, which retails the emissions reductions that occur from switching households from deforestation-based charcoal to KOKO Fuel. In 2021, KOKO was selected as the world’s leading emerging markets climate technology solution by FT/IFC. </div><div><br></div><div>As KOKO grows within and outside Kenya, our team is looking for a motivated engineer who is passionate about data and who will lay the foundation for more effective and efficient data management, analytics, and developing insights in business strategy, operations planning, and product design.</div><div><br></div><div>As one of our first data engineers, you’ll work with our Business, Analytics, Product and other Engineering teams to enable them to do more with KOKO’s data, and faster.  You’ll formulate a strategy for our data processing and data stores, and own implementation and maintenance of these designs, ensuring continued high performance and availability.</div><div><br></div><div>KOKO’s suite of products spans multiple technical domains and disciplines in software and hardware, and so experience in end-to-end systems thinking across distributed components is key for this role. IoT and real time data processing feature heavily in our technology suite.</div><br><br><h3>What you will do</h3><ul><li>Design, implement and support KOKO’s data infrastructure</li><li>Design and implement ETL pipelines, selecting the most appropriate tools and products in collaboration with KOKO’s analytics, product and engineering teams</li><li>Build logical and understandable data models and data stores to house data from KOKO’s various live products and other diverse data sources for consumption by other teams</li><li>Build systems to track data quality and consistency, ensuring that our data is accurate &amp; up to date</li><li>Help continually improve ongoing reporting and analysis processes, automating or simplifying self-service use of KOKO’s data (create tools that assist teams in this process).</li><li>Keep our data secure across national boundaries through multiple data centers and AWS regions</li><li>As the team grows, help recruit and manage additional data engineers</li><li>Represent the Data Engineering discipline during sprint planning meetings and retrospectives</li><li>Help build the engineering culture at KOKO, attracting similar minded people with a passion for using technology to tackle hard challenges</li></ul><h3>What You Will Bring to KOKO</h3><ul><li>At least three years experience in software development, data engineering, business intelligence, data science, or a related field</li><li>Advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases.</li><li>A track record of manipulating, processing, and extracting value from large datasets</li><li>Demonstrated strength in data modeling, ETL development and optimisation, and data warehousing</li><li>Experience working with big data technologies (preferably within AWS)</li><li>Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement</li><li>Strong analytic skills related to working with unstructured datasets</li><li>Knowledge of software engineering best practices across the development lifecycle, including agile methodologies, coding standards, code reviews, source management, build processes, testing, and operations</li><li>Strong initiative, project management and organizational skills</li><li>Strong communicator, both written and verbal, who is calm and decisive under pressure</li><li>Proactive approach to knowledge sharing and developing best practices</li><li>Strong experience taking part in sprints, being involved in planning, retrospectives and estimations with cross-functional teams</li></ul><h3>What We Offer</h3><ul><li>Competitive salary plus a quarterly cash bonus</li><li>Annual compensation reviews - we reward great work</li><li>Discounted health insurance with no-cost financing for you and your dependents (in Kenya)</li><li>21 days of annual leave plus public holidays plus examination leave</li><li>Hybrid working model - allowing you to split your time between in-person collaboration at one of our offices and working remotely</li><li>Ongoing investment in you and your skills, incl. full access to over 5,000 online courses</li><li>The right equipment for the job - a choice of MacBook, Windows, or Linux laptop</li><div><br></div><div>We believe that our people are critical for our ambitious growth plans in Kenya and beyond. We want to build an organisation where people thrive, feel included, grow professionally, and enjoy having high impact through their work.</div></ul><br><div>KOKO is committed to gender and racial diversity in the workplace. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply!</div>

<div><b>About KOKO Networks</b></div><div>KOKO Networks is a venture-backed climate-tech company with 1,800+ employees across East Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to imagine and deliver technology that improves life in the world’s fastest growing cities. We offer a fast-paced and highly collaborative work environment with significant opportunities for professional growth.  Our core lines of business currently include: (1) KOKO Fuel, an ultra-clean liquid bioethanol cooking fuel solution delivered via a network of smart fuel ATMs and leveraging existing downstream liquid fuels infrastructure; and (2) KOKO Climate, which retails the emissions reductions that occur from switching households from deforestation-based charcoal to KOKO Fuel. In 2021, KOKO was selected as the world’s leading emerging markets climate technology solution by FT/IFC. </div><div><br></div><div><b>Your Role</b></div><div><br></div><div>As KOKO grows within and outside Kenya, our team is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to build and manage part of our growing team of engineers, be responsible for ensuring high standards are maintained and projects are successfully executed.  As such you will play a key role in enabling KOKO’s long term success, including our expansion beyond to new countries. </div><div><br></div><div>In this position, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute and add value across key areas of KOKO's product suite, through individual contribution, and equally importantly through bringing strong leadership and direction.</div><div><br></div><div>KOKO’s suite of products spans multiple technical domains and disciplines in software and hardware, and so experience in end-to-end systems thinking across distributed components is key.</div><br><br><h3>What you will do</h3><ul><li>You will have responsibility for the activities and output of one or more engineering teams across multiple products, with team leads and other individual contributors reporting to you.</li><li>You will ensure the smooth and predictable execution of complex deliverables in accordance with KOKO’s quality standards across all relevant areas.</li><li>You will define and improve on Engineering KPIs on a periodic basis based on feedback from other stakeholders in the Company </li><li>You will be responsible for continually raising and maintaining engineering standards at their highest levels to enable technology innovation and software delivery.</li><li>You will review technical designs, and ensure they will be scalable and robust.</li><li>You will be responsible for the technical competence of your teams, guiding and growing that competence as necessary via training and hiring.</li><li>You will ensure the use of best practices including code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD across teams and projects, and help others to improve the quality of their work.</li><li>You will define organisational and development roadmaps to align with delivery strategies, to ensure product and business objectives are met, balancing immediate and long-term deliverables with technical debt and strategic technical development.</li><li>You will guide the goal-setting process for their teams, helping them articulate goals that support both business initiatives and technology and organisational quality</li><li>You will contribute to architecture and design efforts and ensure they are well aligned with product and business needs and objectives.</li><li>You will build the engineering culture at KOKO, ensuring it is positioned to attract similar minded people with a passion for using technology to tackle some of the hardest challenges.</li><div><br></div><div>KOKO’s current technology stack includes (but is not limited to):  AWS, Python, Flask, <a href="http://Vue.js">Vue.js</a>, Postgres, Kotlin, Java, Firebase, Celery, Message Queues, Odoo ERP, Docker, Jenkins, CircleCI, Git</div></ul><h3>What You Will Bring to KOKO</h3><ul><li>Three or more years of experience directly managing software engineers and 8+ years of experience in software engineering overall.</li><li>Strong track record leading, developing, and delivering significant software projects</li><li>Significant experience in the following areas: enterprise application and service based architectures, software design patterns, messaging protocols, cyber security, distributed application development, modern front-end design, highly scalable data architectures.</li><li>Well developed skills in designing for testability, reliability, security and maintainability.</li><li>Evangelist for Agile practices, able to work closely with product leaders to support engineering team members in delivering in an agile manner to achieve key goals.</li><li>Strong communicator, both written and verbal, who is calm and decisive under pressure.</li><li>Empathy for your colleagues, encouraging team members to think creatively while knowing where to intervene to tackle tough problems and navigate conflicts.</li><li>You are strongly motivated by seeing high quality outcomes delivered, and hold yourself personally accountable, jumping in and taking ownership of problems as needed to ensure the desired outcomes.</li></ul><h3>What we offer</h3><ul><li>Competitive salary plus a quarterly cash bonus</li><li>Annual compensation reviews - we reward great work</li><li>Discounted health insurance with no-cost financing for you and your dependents (in Kenya)</li><li>21 days of annual leave plus public holidays plus examination leave</li><li>Hybrid working model - allowing you to split your time between in-person collaboration at one of our offices and working remotely</li><li>Ongoing investment in you and your skills, incl. full access to over 5,000 online courses</li><li>The right equipment for the job - a choice of MacBook, Windows, or Linux laptop</li><div><br></div><div>We believe that our people are critical for our ambitious growth plans in Kenya and beyond. We want to build an organisation where people thrive, feel included, grow professionally, and enjoy having high impact through their work.</div></ul><br><div>If you share our passion for technology and our vision for global impact, we strongly encourage you to apply!</div><div><br></div><div>KOKO is committed to gender and racial diversity in the workplace. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply!</div>

Software Engineering Manager

<p><strong>Working Title: Watershed Specialist</strong></p><p><strong>Job Class: Natural Resources Specialist Senior - Ecological Services</strong></p><p><strong>Agency: MN Department of Natural Resources</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Who May Apply</strong> : Open to all qualified job seekers</p></li><li><p><strong>Date Posted</strong> : 04/19/2024</p></li><li><p><strong>Closing Date</strong> : 05/09/2024</p></li><li><p><strong>Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit</strong> : Department of Natural Resources</p></li><li><p><strong>Division/Unit</strong> : Ecological and Water Resources</p></li><li><p><strong>Work Shift/Work Hours</strong> : Day Shift</p></li><li><p><strong>Days of Work</strong> : Monday - Friday</p></li><li><p><strong>Travel Required</strong> : Yes</p></li><li><p><strong>Salary Range:</strong>  $27.58 - $40.49 / hourly; $57,587 - $84,543 / annually</p></li><li><p><strong>Classified Status</strong> : Classified</p></li><li><p><strong>Bargaining Unit/Union</strong> : 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE</p></li><li><p><strong>FLSA Status</strong> : Exempt - Professional</p></li><li><p><strong>Telework Eligible</strong> : Yes</p></li><li><p>Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes</p></li></ul><p><strong>Make a difference in the lives of Minnesotans.</strong></p><p>The work you’ll do is more than just a job. Join the talented, engaged and inclusive workforce dedicated to creating a better Minnesota.</p><p><strong>Job Summary</strong></p><p>This position exists to apply principles in river ecology to watershed assessments in the southern region, including assessment of hydrology, biology, connectivity, water quality, and geomorphology that deliver strategies and alternatives as part of an interagency effort to protect and restore healthy watersheds. The Watershed Specialist will serve as part of a regional team to deliver technical expertise and assistance to protect or restore healthy watersheds in Minnesota. This position is an integral part of a larger effort to systematically and effectively collect, disseminate, and convey advanced scientific information on a watershed basis within a comprehensive framework. Analysis of existing GIS layers and valley morphology, drainage network, stream type, stream state or condition, and sediment transport are an integral part of the technical research conducted by this position. The incumbent will collaborate with local governments, watershed groups and organizations, soil and water conservation district personnel, and other state and federal agencies to provide strategies and alternatives as part of an interagency effort to protect and restore healthy watersheds. The Watershed Specialist will serve to provide advanced technical assistance to regional staff involved in the overall Clean Water Legacy (CWL) effort, preparing and implementing watershed assessment plans, including Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL), Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategies (WRAPS) studies and implementation and protection plans, so that DNR expertise to promote and enhance functional and healthy aquatic habitats is effectively delivered.</p><p>Responsibilities Include:</p><ul><li><p>Design, conduct, and evaluate Watershed Assessment of River Stability and Sediment Supply (WARSSS) studies and other research investigations as necessary, to provide advanced technical information and assistance to regional and local teams to address water quality impairments and facilitate effective DNR input so that comprehensive, ecologically-based studies assessing lake and river pollution in the region are developed.</p></li><li><p>Enhance personal knowledge of the watershed-based science that supports healthy aquatic ecosystems and help educate DNR staff and other partner organizations about that science so that internal and external partners are knowledgeable and can actively participate in Clean Water Initiative efforts.</p></li><li><p>Provide advanced technical assistance and planning assistance to internal and external partners, including other Sections and Divisions within the DNR, state agencies, local units of government, citizen organizations, and other participating technical staff in the development of restoration (i.e. implementation) plans that will address identified impairments and facilitate effective DNR input into these planning efforts so that impaired lakes and rivers in the region are restored to health and achieve water quality standards.</p></li><li><p>In conjunction with the Asst. Regional Manager and Regional Clean Water Legacy Specialist, administer the regional DNR Clean Water Field Team so that primary regional issues are addressed in a scientifically sound manner and the DNR plays an active leadership role in the Clean Water Legacy Initiative.</p></li><li><p>Participate in the development and implementation of Clean Water Legacy protection plans for unimpaired waters and facilitate effective DNR input into these planning efforts so that the ecological health of these regional waters is safeguarded from future impairment.</p></li><li><p>Coordinate with other partners, both inside and outside DNR, to facilitate the collection of data and the development of science-based practices policies that support CWL and related DNR resource management and policy goals.</p></li><li><p>Provide technical assistance in the implementation of stream restoration and road/stream crossing projects for design, construction oversite and monitoring.</p></li></ul><p>This position has a flexible work arrangement and maybe eligible to telework on a full or part-time basis which is subject to change. If approved, the employee would be required to complete a telework agreement.</p><p><strong>Minimum Qualifications</strong></p><ul><li><p>Bachelor's degree in Ecology, Biology, Hydrology, Fluvial Geomorphology, Forestry, Fisheries, Wildlife, Aquatic Entomology, Environmental Management or closely related field with coursework in aquatic/hydraulic sciences, plant biology and ecology.</p></li><li><p>Three years professional experience related to assessment or management of stream and watershed related ecological and/or physical processes, including fluvial geomorphology, stream ecology, hydrology, fisheries, professional engineer (working on stream restoration) or watershed management.  <strong>An advanced degree in a field listed above may substitute one year of experience</strong></p></li><li><p>Experience designing and conducting topographic stream surveys and/or biological assessments.</p></li><li><p>Experience collecting, compiling and analyzing fluvial geomorphology, hydrologic and/or hydraulic or similar data.</p></li><li><p>Demonstrated competence in the use of geographic information systems (e.g., ArcMap/ArcPro) sufficient to perform spatial analyses and create map products, as well as competence in word processing, and in the use of spreadsheets, and relational databases to enter, manipulate and report data.</p></li><li><p>Ability to maintain and operate tools and equipment, such as survey equipment (total station, GPS, etc.) and related survey tools.</p></li><li><p>Knowledge of the physical and ecological processes of fluvial systems as well as terrestrial, wetland, and aquatic ecology stressing an understanding of the complex relationships involving wildlife, fisheries, and plant communities, and fisheries and wildlife management.</p></li><li><p>Human relations and coaching skills to motivate, provide guidance, training and to achieve cooperation and collaboration with clients, peers, and staff.</p></li><li><p>Ability to work and communicate accurately, honestly, and respectfully with diverse communities.</p></li><li><p>Experience effectively managing and prioritizing a large and multifaceted workload and carrying multiple projects through to completion.</p></li><li><p>Communication skills sufficient to communicate technical and non-technical information to large or small groups such as land managers, industry representatives, interest groups, government officials, and members of the public and to write convincing and well-documented reports on resource issues.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></p><ul><li><p>An advanced degree in ecology, biology, conservation biology, fluvial geomorphology, stream restoration, civil engineering, fisheries, landscape ecology, environmental management, or related field.</p></li><li><p>Fluvial Geomorphology training (especially Rosgen methodology) and familiarity with survey techniques and use of equipment.</p></li><li><p>Experience with watershed management coordination or stream restoration design.</p></li><li><p>Ability to incorporate considerable knowledge and analyze complex resource management issues to determine an appropriate course of action.</p></li><li><p>Working knowledge of other state and federal resource management agencies, local governmental units, and their respective authority, rules and procedures, programs and responsibilities that pertain to land and water resource management.</p></li><li><p>Ability to understand project proposals and evaluate potential impacts.</p></li><li><p>Basic skills in soil science, limnology, hydrology, silviculture, surveying, chemistry, and/or statistics.</p></li><li><p>Knowledge and experience working within a regulatory program.</p></li><li><p>Knowledge and experience working with other DNR divisions, federal agencies, county and local governments, developers, and landowners.</p></li><li><p>Experience integrating basic ecological research and ecological theory with land use planning to promote conservation.</p></li><li><p>Training and/or experience in negotiation and conflict management.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Additional Requirements</strong></p><p>This position requires an unrestricted Class D Driver's License with a clear driving record.</p><p>Applicants must have the ability to meet the physical requirements and work in the environmental conditions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations.</p><p>In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.</p><p>It is policy of the Department of Natural Resources that all candidates submit to a background check prior to employment. The background check may consist of the following components:</p><ul><li><p>Conflict of Interest Review</p></li><li><p>Criminal History Check</p></li><li><p>Education Verification</p></li><li><p>Employment Reference / Records Check</p></li><li><p>License / Certification Verification</p></li></ul><p>AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER</p><p>Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.</p><p>Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.</p>

Watershed Specialist / NR Spec Sr Eco Svcs

<p><strong>Working Title: Supervisor</strong></p><p><strong>Job Class: Pollution Control Specialist Principal</strong></p><p><strong>Agency: Pollution Control Agency</strong></p><ul><li><p><strong>Who May Apply</strong> : Open to all qualified job seekers</p></li><li><p><strong>Date Posted</strong> : 04/16/2024</p></li><li><p><strong>Closing Date</strong> : 05/06/2024</p></li><li><p><strong>Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit</strong> : Pollution Control Agency / Pollution Control-MMA</p></li><li><p><strong>Division/Unit</strong> : Environmental Analysis &amp; Outcomes / Wastewater Services Unit</p></li><li><p><strong>Work Shift/Work Hours</strong> : Day Shift</p></li><li><p><strong>Days of Work</strong> : Monday - Friday</p></li><li><p><strong>Travel Required</strong> : No</p></li><li><p><strong>Salary Range:</strong>  $37.28 - $55.69 / hourly; $77,840 - $116,280 / annually</p></li><li><p><strong>Classified Status</strong> : Classified</p></li><li><p><strong>FLSA Status</strong> : Exempt - Executive</p></li><li><p><strong>Telework Eligible</strong> : Yes - Full-time telework eligible</p></li><li><p>Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes</p></li></ul><p><strong>Make a difference in the lives of Minnesotans.</strong></p><p>The work you’ll do is more than just a job. Join the talented, engaged and inclusive workforce dedicated to creating a better Minnesota.</p><p><strong>Job Summary</strong></p><p>This position exists to supervise the activities and resources of the Wastewater Services Unit, providing implementation oversight and strategic direction to the unit’s work, which sits at the intersection of water quality standards, permitting, compliance, and enforcement. Partnering with the Effluent Limits Unit and in support of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program, the Wastewater Services Unit focuses on coordinating processes for effluent limits development in permits, data management of NPDES permits and compliance and enforcement activities, and innovative and strategic approaches for difficult to treat pollutants. The position directs the development, delivery, and continuous improvement of work within the unit and provides support and assistance to the Managers within the Water Assessment, Municipal Wastewater, and Industrial Water and Mining Sections in order to meet the water quality goals and objectives of the agency.</p><p><strong>Minimum Qualifications</strong></p><p>One (1) year of supervisory experience in environmental protection/pollution control;</p><p>OR</p><p>Two (2) years of advanced professional experience in environmental protection/pollution control. Examples for internal candidates – (Environmental Specialist 4, Planner Principal, Hydrologist 2, Engineer 2 Graduate, Research Scientist 2, or related classes).</p><p>OR</p><p>Three (3) years of environmental experience performing work equivalent to an Environmental Specialist 3 level or senior level work directing, designing AND developing criteria for permits, enforcement, negotiation, or environmental programs.</p><p>OR</p><p>Equivalent combination of the above.</p><p>The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will not sponsor applicants for work visas. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.</p><p><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></p><p>A working understanding of federal and state laws and program requirements, particularly the federal Clean Water Act and federal and state NPDES/SDS program requirements.</p><p>A working understanding of water quality standards, effluent limits, watershed dynamics, and wastewater treatment technologies.</p><p>Knowledge of research and data science methodologies and a working understanding of environmental and regulatory data and MPCA and EPA data systems.</p><p>Strong communications skills to include listening and ability to effectively communicate through verbal and written means.</p><p>Leadership skill sufficient to effectively supervise, coach, train, motivate, and lead staff and teams through complex problem solving, permitting decisions, and policy development and implementation.</p><p>Accomplished project management and organizational skills to guide and direct effluent limit development and review for wastewater permits while supporting staff.</p><p>Skills to guide and support others through collaborative problem-solving and conflict resolution, especially with external parties and stakeholders.</p><p>Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with unit staff and other staff and leadership in the agency.</p><p><strong>Physical Requirements</strong></p><p>Requires occasionally lifting and/or carrying such articles as file folders, ledgers, and small equipment. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties.</p><p><strong>Additional Requirements</strong></p><p>Position duties may require travel but driving is not a minimum qualification or essential function of this position. Employees who may drive for state business will need their driver’s license checked prior to operating a state vehicle.</p><p>AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER</p><p>Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.</p><p>Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.</p>

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