Superintendent - Electrical (Treatment Operations)

San Antonio Water System•San Antonio, TX

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Superintendent – Electrical is responsible for managing the financial, physical, and human resources associated with the maintenance and operation of electrical systems and equipment supporting Treatment facilities. The position provides direct supervision and technical leadership to assigned electrical staff, including employee development, training, work assignments, and performance management. The Superintendent is responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of medium-voltage electrical equipment up to 13.2 kV, including switchgear, circuit breakers, transformers, motor starters, motors, protective relays, and electrical distribution equipment. The position plans and prioritizes electrical maintenance activities, allocates resources, coordinates projects and emergency response, and works with Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Special Projects, contractors, vendors, and other internal groups to support safe and reliable Treatment operations.

Requirements

Associate’s Degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Management, Construction Management, Science, Public Administration or related field from an institution accredited by a recognized accrediting agency plus five years’ progressive experience in construction, water, wastewater or specialty work environment listed below, including two years in a supervisory/lead role
Valid Class “C” Texas Driver’s License.
OR High School Diploma/GED plus eight years of progressive experience in construction, water, wastewater or specialty work environment listed below, including two years in a supervisory/lead role.
Valid Class “C” Texas Driver’s License.
Treatment - Electrical State of Texas Master Electrician license.
Proficient in the use of materials, tools, utility calculations and equipment commonly used in construction, maintenance, or repair of electrical systems.

Nice To Haves

Electrical or Instrumentation & Control
Work Zone Traffic Control, Excavation Safety, and Confined Space Awareness and/or certification where applicable.

Responsibilities

Routinely conducts work in the system specialty areas listed below.
Supervises, selects, develops, trains, evaluates and makes recommendations for corrective action up to and including termination.
Forecasts, allocates, and monitors the human, physical and financial resources for the assigned area.
Plans, monitors, reviews, and reports field activities for operation and maintenance of the system covering a wide logistical area for area of specialty.
Develops, evaluates, and implements plans during normal and crisis situations to ensure compliance with applicable local, state, and federal regulatory statutes.
Reads, reviews, and recommends changes to construction plans, blueprints, block maps, schematics and as-built drawings.
Conducts safety training, trains and mentors employees on safety and technical aspects of the job to include risk management planning associated with applicable chemical use and handling.
Provides training and guidance to crews by assigning and checking work and develops standard operating procedures that optimize facility performance.
Performs various utility calculations and conducts advanced level process control analysis.
Supports and implements various special projects.
Performs other duties as assigned.