Field Operations Manager, Preventative Maintenance
Company: Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority
Location: All Other Locations
SUMMARY: Under limited supervision, is responsible for the daily oversight of the Field Operations Preventative Maintenance Department’s personnel and activities associated with the BJWSA’s water and wastewater delivery and collection systems. These duties include overseeing maintenance of the raw water canal and other right of ways, sewer system cleaning, sewer and water asset inspection, sanitary sewer evaluation survey, control of inflow and infiltration, leak detection, and BJWSA’s valve exercising program. Ensures that all aspects of work performed in the water distribution and wastewater delivery and collection systems is performed in accordance with ethical standards, local, state and federal regulations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Duties include but are not limited to:
Ensures the operation and maintenance of water and wastewater pipelines and structures through effective coordination and communication of activities between BJWSA divisions, consultants, engineers and contractors.
Manages employee concerns/problems, counsels and disciplines employees. Completes employee performance reviews, coordinates training activities, makes hiring recommendations, provides instruction, recommendations for transfers, promotions and disciplinary actions, discharge and salary administration.
Monitors safety and security policies, responsible for physical security of BJWSA facilities, and recommends changes when needed.
Assists in the development of and implementation of BJWSA’s Asset Management Program, CMMS software, and documenting and updating workflows.
Reviews water and sewer asset inspections, filings, and reports for accuracy.
Responds to Engineering availability requests.
Assists in the development, implementation and review of BJWSA’s CMOM Program.
Monitors the repair of water and sewer lines and wastewater pump stations as required.
Maintains the water delivery systems in a manner to provide for the designated system fire flows and works with local fire districts and engineers to maximize system performance.
Monitors and provides input to the annual budget associated with the Field Operations Division and controls activities and expenditures with budget targets.
Manages and participates in the processing and approval of a variety of transactions involving purchase orders, accounts receivable, invoices, accounts payable, payroll and/or other related functions.
Functions as a Member of the Design Review Team. The team reviews the plans for all BJWSA capital and development projects to ensure plans comply with BJWSA regulations, field operation activities, and the BJWSA Strategic Plan.
Prepares construction cost estimates and plans related to customer requests, as well as the Engineering Department.
Manages, reviews and participates in the collection and /or processing of data and/or information as needed. Prepares and reviews a variety of related reports, statements and communications as needed.
Audits a variety of data for quality control purposes.
Responds to requests for information and provides subject-matter-expertise/guidance to other departments, consumers, the general public and/or external agencies.
Coordinates, as needed, the review of newly constructed water/wastewater systems to ensure these systems are ready to be accepted by BJWSA for ownership and operation.
Coordinates BJWSA operations activities in a professional manner. Interacts with other water and sewer utilities, customers, municipalities, county and state agencies, regulatory agencies, contractors, consultants, engineers.
Coordinates operation division activities associated with BJWSA’s emergency response plans.
Is required to serve as part of the hurricane stay-behind team, report to work, or work modified days/hours or schedules in response to adverse weather or other emergencies with no guarantee of additional compensation. May be required to be on-call 24/7 for extended time periods for emergency response with little to no prior notice.
Performs other duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required Education, Experience, Certifications, Licenses:
• 5 years’ experience with extensive knowledge of the principles and practices of construction activities as applied to water, wastewater, project management and general construction practices.
• 3 years’ experience at the leadership level.
• Class “A” Water Distribution license and a Class “A” Wastewater Collection System license or must pass both Class “A” tests within one year of employment.
• Valid Real ID compliant driver’s license.
• Obtain a Department of Defense ID (DBIDS) within 6 months of employment.
Preferred Education, Experience, Certifications, Licenses:
• Bachelor’s degree in civil or mechanical engineering or related field.
• Class “A” Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with tanker endorsement.
Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge readily observable functional, structural or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things. Requires the ability to evaluate, deduce, and/or assess data using established criteria. Includes exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.
Interpersonal Communications: Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information. This includes interacting with various departments on various levels to guide and direct activities, receive direction and information from supervisor and provide guidance and direction and to subordinate staff members. Requires the ability to perform effectively in a leadership capacity.
Language Ability: Requires ability to read and create a variety of documents: codes, regulations, policy and procedure manuals, informational and technical documents, maps, construction drawings, blueprints, work orders, directions, instructions, etc. Requires the ability to prepare routine reports, records, etc. using proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar. Requires the ability to speak with and before others with clarity, voice control and confidence using correct English and well-modulated voice.
Computer Proficiency: Must be proficient with computer software including, but not limited to, word processing, spreadsheet, database, and mapping. Must possess strong keyboarding skills.
Intelligence: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and use creativity when applying principles of rational systems to solve practical problems. Deals with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Interprets a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic or schedule form. Requires the ability to apply influence systems in managing a crew, learn and understand relatively complex principles and techniques, make independent judgments in absence of supervision and acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation. Must have the ability to comprehend and interpret received information.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently with persons from a variety of educational backgrounds using technical terminology as required.
Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to accurately utilize mathematical formulas, add and subtract totals, multiply and divide, determine percentages, decimals, time and weight.
Writing Skills: Requires proficiency in written communication, particularly the documentation of business practices and procedures.
Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width, and shape, visually with job-related equipment.
Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes using office machinery and operating motor vehicles.
Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to operate job-related equipment: keyboards, office equipment, control knobs, buttons, switches, catches, tools, etc. Must have moderate levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate colors and shades of color.
Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing in uncomfortable physical conditions and under stress when confronted with emergency situations, difficult personalities or tight deadlines. Incumbent may be subject to danger or risk to a slight degree and to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.
Physical Communications: Requires the ability to talk and/or hear: (talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words; hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear).
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, must be physically able to operate a variety of machines and equipment including general office equipment and related technical equipment including drafting instrumentation.
The strength rating for this position is heavy work. The employee is frequently required to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects and may involve lifting, carrying, walking and standing for brief periods of time.
The noise level in the work environment is a 3 – 4 (moderate to loud).
