Water Utilities Manager

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Job Description:
Job Title: Water Utilities Manager
Classification: Exempt
Salary: $60,000.00 DOQ
Reports to: City Manager or Designee
Manages the day-to-day operations and maintenance of the City's water and wastewater systems. Utilizes personnel, materials, contractors, budget preparation and oversight to conduct operations and maintenance activities in a safe, regulatory compliant and efficient manner.
Ensures that safe, efficient, and proper operational, maintenance and construction practices are followed in the operation and maintenance of water, wastewater, and reuse distribution mains and facilities.
Develops and communicates department policies, operating procedures, reports and operational and performance metrics to measure department success.
Selects, supervises, and develops staff through review of performance data, conferences, counseling, training, and evaluating of performance.
Designs and implements programs and inspection, investigation, and enforcement activities.
Develops and implements the department qualification and training plan including annual update of qualification manuals and scheduling of internal and external training.
Prepares, implements, and monitors annual and midpoint operations budget for department; conducts annual and midpoint budget evaluations, forecasts staffing, material and contractor service needs.
Participates in the design, review, and construction of water and wastewater capital projects to include treatment facilities.
Determines proper stock levels for parts and tools, approves purchases.
Conducts root cause evaluation for system operations and maintenance problems; develops programs, policies, and procedures to prevent recurrence.
Coordinates work assignments with other departments.
Performs other duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE OF:
Principles, practices, and procedures related to the operations, maintenance and construction of water and wastewater.
Federal and state laws and regulations applicable to water and wastewater systems.
Laboratory techniques and practices
Advanced process control procedures for water and wastewater.
Standard Operating Procedures for wastewater collections and water distribution.
Asset management and preventative maintenance programs and techniques.
SKILLED IN:
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
Understanding detailed oral and written instructions.
Communicating effectively both orally and in writing.
Demonstrating high level of leadership skills and principles that are considered values based.
Reading and comprehending operation and technical manuals, letters, logs, memos, warning labels, governmental and industry regulations; department policies and procedures, continuing education materials and review of blueprint designs.
Performing financial/budgetary calculations and performing mathematical calculations.
Making judgments from visual, oral, and written information.
Analyzing situations and implementing immediate, effective, and reasonable courses of action in accordance with proper policies and procedures.
DEGREE, LICENSES AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, public administration, or another similar discipline; Minimum ten years related experience and/or training in related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must have a Current Texas Driver’s License.
Minimum Class “B” Water (Surface, Groundwater, and Distribution) license issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (Candidate must have Bachelor’s Degree) AND/OR
Class “B” Wastewater license issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (Candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree).
Must be willing to obtain other licenses.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Standing, sitting, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, reaching, handling, fine dexterity, crouching, bending, vision, hearing, talking, use of foot controls.
The Water Utilities Manager may be directly involved with the following extremes: temperature, physical and respiratory hazards from chemicals, slips and falls, noise from equipment machinery, body fluids.
The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the associate a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the City’s demands change so will the essential functions of this position.
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