Utility Senior Services Manager (Plumbing Division Manager) (Class Code 3095)

City of New Orleans • New Orleans, LA

27d

About The Position

This is professional, supervisory, administrative, and technical work directing and overseeing plumbing plan review, permitting, inspections, and code enforcement activities to ensure compliance with applicable plumbing codes and regulations. The role includes supervising plumbing inspectors and related staff, providing technical guidance on code compliance, overseeing enforcement and inspection activities, maintaining related records, and recommending updates to codes and procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Six (6) years of full-time experience doing technical building inspectional work.
• Two (2) years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity over licensed plumbers.
• Must be certified by the International Code Council (ICC) as either a Certified Building Official or a Master Code Professional, or be a Louisiana licensed Architect or a Louisiana Licensed Engineer with respective professional experience, within the probationary period.
• Must provide original documents of qualifying credentials prior to start date.
• Must have a current driver's license on person for identification during examination phases, or provide other picture identification.

Nice To Haves

• Prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verify qualifying certification, license and education credentials claimed by the applicant to qualify for this classification.
• If selected for hire, applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this job classification.
• Domicile requirements are currently waived for the purpose of application.
• Residency requirements are waived for all Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans positions vacant and advertised for at least 90 days.
• Employees hired under this waiver remain exempt from the city's residency requirement for the duration of their employment at the Sewerage and Water Board.
• Additional exceptions to the domicile requirement may be made on a case-by-case basis.
• All related previous experience will be considered for qualification purposes; however, credit on the rating of training and experience will only be given for experience gained within the last ten (10) years.
• This is an original entrance examination.
• All minimum qualification requirements for examinations must be met by the final filing date unless otherwise specified on this announcement.
• The working test (probationary) period for all positions in the classified service is one year.
• Candidates for employment for certain positions where the health, welfare and/or safety of the public, co-workers and the individual employee is at risk will have to undergo pre-employment substance abuse screening.
• Candidates for all other original entrance positions will have to undergo an unannounced substance abuse screening during their working test period.
• A MEDICAL EXAMINATION is required for all original entrance probationary appointments to ACTIVE classifications, and may be required for re-employment, promotions and/or transfers.
• A MEDICAL SCREENING, which may result in a medical examination, is required for all original entrance probationary appointments to non-active classifications.
• GOOD MORAL CHARACTER is required of all applicants.
• Any applicant may be disqualified if his/her character or past employment record is found to be unsatisfactory as determined by the Department of City Civil Service.
• Forgery, misrepresentation of facts, or cheating on examinations is punishable by disqualification, fine and other penalties.
• Veterans (as defined in Article X, Section 10(2) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana), disabled veterans, certain spouses and parents of veterans shall receive additional credit if claimed as provided on the Veterans Preference claim form.
• High School diplomas and GEDs must be issued by a state Department of Education or an institution recognized by a state Department of Education.
• College diplomas from foreign countries will be accepted if the applicant submits a statement of educational equivalency from one of the evaluation services accepted by the Department of Civil Service.
• Applicants will not receive credit for unpaid work unless specified on the job announcement.
• Partial credit only will be given for related part time employment.
• Civil Service reserves the right to determine which degrees, education, or other credentials are related or closely related.
• Experience credit will be granted for related provisional appointments (internal applicants).
• PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE: The Civil Service Department defines this experience as experience gained in a position that required a Bachelor's Degree upon entrance.
• Offers of employment or promotion are required to be withdrawn for applicants who are found to have misrepresented their credentials during the application process.
• Sewerage and Water Board utilizes E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

Responsibilities

• Directing and overseeing plumbing plan review, permitting, inspections, and code enforcement activities.
• Ensuring compliance with applicable plumbing codes and regulations.
• Supervising plumbing inspectors and related staff.
• Providing technical guidance on code compliance.
• Overseeing enforcement and inspection activities.
• Maintaining related records.
• Recommending updates to codes and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager