Assistant Director, Operations & Field Services (B254200-1), 216, Administration

Utilities Manager

Assists in the planning, directing, and controlling the daily operations of the Utilities Department which includes water and wastewater treatment plants, water distribution system, and sanitary sewer collection system to ensure drinking water meets designated specifications and effluent water from wastewater plants meet state and federal regulations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Oversees all services divisions including water distribution, wastewater collection, SCADA & instrumentation, and meter infrastructure. Directs supervisors and superintendents to ensure field tasks, repairs, inspections, and service orders are completed efficiently and in compliance with standards.
• Assist in managing the capital improvements for the Utilities Department providing for ongoing annual evaluation of water infrastructure condition reports and new facility needs for current facility and projected growth demands in the future.
• Develop and manage the capital improvement plan; this duty includes the development through use of consulting services, staff participation in the development of water and sewer master plans.
• Assists in directing and managing the administrative functions of the division inclusive of the development and enforcement of policies and procedures for the annual current budget. As well as directing the preparation steps necessary for the new budget, including critical expense trend analysis along with the Business Manager to determine an accurate need for proper operational budgets and capital investment needs. Prepares a final recommended budget for the Directors review and approval.
• Assists in directing the annual preparation and submission for Director approval an integrated Work Plan for all Operations Divisions (Water Distribution and Construction, Water Treatment, Water Pollution Control, Wastewater Collection and Treatment, and Asset Management) Engineering Division, and Administrative Divisions; and evaluates the implementation of the work plan, assignments, employee training and established work schedules.
• Responsibilities include job performance evaluations of Operations Manager, Engineering Manager, Business Manager and other personnel for his / her responsibility.
• Assists in providing direction to the superintendents' daily conditions within the City water distribution system, wastewater collection system, water treatment system and wastewater treatment systems to ensure compliance with all regulatory (local, State, Federal) requirements. Efforts to include management of main break repairs, wastewater overflows and cleanup, solids dewatering and disposal operations, odor control, pump operations, street cut approvals and repair, spoils removal, temporary service connections, testing and chlorination of newly installed mains, Construction crew activities and traffic control device management where required. Recommend corrective actions in a timely manner for necessary recycle projects.
• Assists in the evaluation and analysis of water and wastewater system status and directs and manages the implementation strategic measures to monitor, rehabilitate and / or replace aged infrastructure in order to minimize customer service interruptions and / or pollution of the receiving waters.
• Assists in managing the Emergency Management Response and Coordination procedures for the department by evaluating and recommending changes to response procedures, equipment and materials necessary to comply with emergency events and federal requirements.
• Assists in managing the Master Planning process by providing direction to professional services consultants of changing directions as well as plan amendments when growth changes occur.
• Assists in preparing a $60,000,000.00 size budget.
• Provides customer service regarding the high-water bills, Fire hydrant meter, and new commercial meter.
• Will be required to drive a City vehicle for city business use.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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