Field Operations Supervisor, Preventative Maintenance presso Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Water and Sewer Authority

SUMMARY:  Under limited supervision, is responsible for supervision of BJWSA’s Field Operations Preventive Maintenance Department.  The department is responsible for canal and all other water and sewer right of way maintenance, sewer system cleaning, sewer and water asset inspection, and BJWSA’s valve exercising program.  Provides guidance and supervision to subordinate staff members.  Ensures jobs performed conform to BJWSA specifications and standards, state, federal and all other regulatory agency standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Performs various supervisory duties in managing subordinate staff to include training, instructing, assigning and reviewing work, maintaining standards and guidelines through the proper coordination of activities, allocating personnel appropriately. Performs personnel related functions such as acting on employee concerns, providing recommendations for selection of new employees, transfers, promotions, disciplinary actions, and discharge.

• Monitors adherence to safety and security policies and recommends changes when needed.

• Coordinates, implements and supervises BJWSA’s valve maintenance program. Including cleaning, exercising, GPS locating, repairing, and updating records. 
• Coordinates, implements and supervises BJWSA’s sewer system cleaning program, and canal and right of way maintenance.
• Assists in the development of and implementation of BJWSA’s Asset Management Program, and performs all other water and sewer asset inspections, filing, reporting, repairs and assisting with installations of, etc.  
• Initiates, receives, reviews, processes and/or transmits a variety of information and reports regularly: such as lab records, maps, property plats, maintenance work orders, electrical schematics and technical publications or blueprints on water distribution and wastewater collection systems, personnel evaluations, timecards, and personnel request forms.
• Coordinates the transportation of crews, materials, and heavy equipment required for each project.  Communicates with various departments and crews via telephone, person-to-person, radio, fax, email, etc.
• Ensures and in accordance with DHEC regulations, valve maintenance and testing is completed appropriately.  Maintains computer documentation valve testing and maintenance.  Ensures continuous GPS data collection of water and sewer assets for mapping accuracy, and forwards updates to the GIS department.  Prepares annual valve maintenance records for annual sanitary survey.
• Receives, investigates, considers and responds to customer complaints and concerns in a professional manner. Provides information and technical assistance to the public and customers, both internal and external. Customers included all departments within the Authority, as well as external parties including engineers, contractors, vendors and customers.
• Participates, when possible, as a member of the Design Review Team, and assists in the design and construction of new water distribution and wastewater collections systems.
• Monitors inventory of and requisitions for needed equipment and supplies.  Provides recommendations for purchases related to operations and maintenance of water distribution and wastewater collections systems.
• Operates related technical equipment to include a backhoe, leveling instruments, ditch witch, vac/jet truck, dump truck, boring machine, valve trailer, asphalt cutter, tapping machine, electronic pipe locator, mechanics tools, carpenter tools, etc.
• Ensures BJWSA work zone is set up safely and in compliance with SCDOT Standards.
• Serves as a member of the emergency stay-behind team.
• Performs other duties as required.

MINIMUM 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.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: 

• Requires a high school diploma or GED equivalent.  
• Preferred vocational/technical school training in construction management and heavy equipment operation.
• Preferred minimum of five (5) years of experience dealing with water and sewer activities including construction and repair.  
• Preferred 3 years’ experience in supervisory or lead position. 
• Must have knowledge of OSHA and other related regulations. 
• Must possess ability to communicate, both orally and in writing.
• Requires computer experience in Microsoft Office products with the ability to use software used by BJWSA and possess keyboarding skills.
• Must complete BJWSA sponsored training in work zone safety, trenching and shoring, confined space entry, lockout/tag out, first aid/CPR and bloodborne pathogens or others as required. 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: 

• Must possess a valid Real ID compliant Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with tanker endorsement.
• Preferably possess a SC Water Distribution Operator Level A License and a SC Wastewater Collection System Operator Level A License or must pass both Level A tests within two (2) years of employment. 
• Obtain a Department of Defense ID (DBIDS) within 6 months of employment.  

Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and or judge the readily observable functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people, or things.

Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability of speaking and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information.  Includes giving assignments and/or directions to subordinates and receiving assignments and/or directions from supervisor.

Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of codes, regulations, policy and procedure manuals, maps, construction drawings, work orders, etc. Requires the ability to prepare routine reports, performance appraisals, records, etc. with proper format, punctuation, spelling and grammar, using all parts of speech. Requires the ability to speak with and before others with clarity, voice control and confidence.

Intelligence:   Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists: to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral diagrammatic or schedule form.   Requires the ability to apply influence systems in managing a crew; to learn and understand relatively complex principles and techniques: to make independent judgments in absence of supervision; to acquire knowledge of topics related to primary occupation.  Must have the ability to comprehend and interpret received information. 

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow and give verbal and written instructions; to counsel and teach employees.  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 utilize mathematical formulas, add and subtract totals, to multiply and divide, to determine percentages, decimals, time and weight.

Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape, and visually read various information.

Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes in using office machinery. Requires the ability to operate a variety of motor equipment.

Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items, 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 relate to people in situations involving more than giving or receiving instructions.  Must be adaptable to performing under moderate stress when confronted with difficult personalities and emergencies.  Incumbent may be subject to danger or risk to a slight degree and to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.

Physical Communication: 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.)