CITY OF
ASSISTANT
UTILITIES DIRECTOR
DEFINITION
Assists the Director as needed
in the overall direction of the Department, serving as acting Director in the
Director’s absence. Serves as officer in charge of water conservation, bad debt
collection, technological research and implementation, Operator and Field
Technician certification and other assigned special projects.
EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED
Evaluates operations and
activities of staff responsibilities; recommends improvements and modifications;
prepares various reports of diverse activities.
Participates in budget
preparation and administration; prepares cost estimates for budget
recommendations; monitors and controls expenditures.
Participates in the selection
of staff; provides or coordinates staff training; works with employees to
correct deficiencies; implements discipline procedures.
Answers questions and provides
information to the public; investigates complaints and recommends corrective
action as necessary to resolve complaints.
Identifies grant opportunities
and assists in grant application process.
Establishes and maintains an
effective working relationship with City employees, the general public and
consulting engineers utilized by the Department.
Directs and/or responds to
correspondence from the public as necessary.
Develops and monitors efforts
to identify potential security threats and vulnerability assessments to the
treatment facilities.
Actively participates and is
the liaison with utility organizations.
Works with governmental
entities as the Water Conservation Officer to establish and update City’s
efforts to “use water wisely” and makes formal presentations to educate public
groups about water conservation. Establishes schedules and methods for City
water conservation programs, and submits justifications for water conservation
program activities.
Maintains statistics for
unaccounted-for water.
Recommends and assists in the
implementation of goals and objectives; implements polices and procedures;
develops department’s standard operating procedures.
Plans, prioritizes, assigns,
supervises and reviews the work of staff involved in water conservation
programs.
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Works with Customer Service
Manager as a Loss Prevention Officer to resolve difficult customer complaints and concerns.
Reviews and approves invoices
received by the Department before submission to the Finance Department for
payment.
Implements and tracks
procedures for collection of bad debts (back charges and Utilities billing);
maintains statistics of bad debt collections.
Researches, recommends and
initiates implementation of new technology as Technology Officer, that will
better enable the department to fulfill its mission statement.
Utilizes various
computer-related tasks systems for updating utility information.
Oversees implementation of
certification training programs and examinations for treatment operators,
distribution and collection systems operators and utilities mechanics as
Certification Officer.
KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS
Knowledge of municipal waster
and wastewater treatment plants operation and maintenance.
Knowledge of the operation and
maintenance procedures of municipal water distribution and wastewater collection
systems.
Knowledge of the industries’
standard methods, materials, tools and equipment employed in water and
wastewater main installations, meters and equipment.
Knowledge of standard
purchasing procedures and procurement.
Knowledge of occupational hazards
and safety precautions for utility operations.
Ability to assist in
development and preparation of budgets in accordance with municipal financial
management.
Ability to organize and analyze
information, operational and financial data and formulate recommendations.
Ability to supervise and
coordinate work of professional and clerical employees and to develop
improvements in municipal water and wastewater management practices.
Ability to establish and
maintain an effective working relationship with other employees, city officials
and the general public.
DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE AND
TRAINING
Bachelor's Degree from an
accredited college or university with minimum five years field experience in
sanitary engineering, certification by the State of
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Water Operator, Class “A”
Wastewater Operator, or any equivalent combination of education, experience or
training which provides the required knowledge, abilities and skills may be
considered.
This is a
designated “Recovery” classification in the City’s Emergency Operations Plan
and will require the employee occupying this position to work for declared
emergencies. Attendance at National
Incident Management System (NIMS) training at the appropriate level is
mandatory.
NOTE: This job classification is designated as a
“safety sensitive” or “special risk” position, therefore an employee in this
position is subject to random drug and/or alcohol testing as stated in the City
of
REV. 10/07
Equal
Opportunity Employer
Drug-Free
Workplace