Water & Sewer Collection System Manager

City of Tuscaloosa•Tuscaloosa, AL

About The Position

Oversees the daily operation and maintenance of the wastewater collection system, including field, technical, managerial, and administrative work related to quality assurance and quality control, scheduling, sanitary sewer overflow investigations, and EPA/ADEM reporting. Assists the Water & Sewer Department Linear Assets Division with linear asset projects and field operations. The position supervises staff and work crews, oversees collection-system programs and projects, and coordinates maintenance, repair, assessment, and rehabilitation activities. It also manages records, reporting, work orders, equipment, materials, budgets, and coordination with internal and external stakeholders. The manager is responsible for following the City's Sanitary Sewer Overflow Response Plan and supporting the CMOM, FOG, gravity-line cleaning and assessment, right-of-way maintenance, and Inflow and Infiltration Reduction programs. The role uses asset-management and geographic information software, including Lucity and GIS, and may use SCREAM and/or CMMS data to plan work and assess repair methods. Work requires responding to call-outs and meeting the goals and performance measures of the Linear Assets Division. The position requires an associate's degree in construction management or a related field (preferred), four years of progressively responsible relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. A valid driver's license must be maintained. Physical demands are those of heavy work, including operating machinery and tools and lifting.

Requirements

Associate's degree in construction management or a related field is preferred.
Four years of progressively responsible experience in civil engineering, sanitary sewer collection-system operation or maintenance, utility construction, project management, and/or supervision, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
Working knowledge of Lucity maintenance-management software or equivalent software and data analysis.
Computer literacy and ability to use basic office software, including Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word; ability to use asset-management software such as Lucity and GIS software such as ArcMap.
Superior organizational skills and ability to prioritize and work on several projects simultaneously.
Ability to coordinate assignments with other sections, departments, or agencies.
Ability to plan, schedule, and evaluate work quality and quantity within time and cost limits.
Ability to operate machinery, heavy equipment, office equipment, and tools such as a manhole bar, drill, and shovel.
Ability to read technical and procedural materials and write job-related documentation and reports.
Ability to perform data comparison, basic arithmetic, decimals and percentages, high-school-level algebra and geometry, and time and weight calculations.
Ability to communicate effectively with staff, managers, elected officials, contractors, agencies, and the public.
Ability to make independent judgments, learn complex principles and techniques, and understand departmental policies and procedures.
Ability to coordinate hands and eyes while using equipment and operating motor vehicles; manual dexterity to handle equipment and controls.
Ability to adapt to and perform under minimal stress when confronted with an emergency.
Must meet the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations, in a timely manner.
Physical demands are at heavy-work levels and include lifting.

Nice To Haves

Associate's degree in construction management or a related field.

Responsibilities

Ensure supervisors and staff follow City safety policies and have appropriate personal protective equipment; consult with the Safety Director regarding safety training.
Supervise, direct, and evaluate assigned staff, including assigning work, addressing employee concerns, counseling, discipline, and performance appraisals.
Coordinate daily work activities, prioritize and assign tasks, develop work plans and schedules, monitor progress, and inspect completed work.
Provide technical expertise and assistance to staff with complex or problematic situations.
Oversee and implement field operations for CMOM, FOG, gravity-line cleaning and assessment, and right-of-way maintenance programs.
Use SCREAM and/or CMMS analytical data, when applicable, to schedule work and evaluate costs for repair methods.
Prepare, process, and maintain forms, work orders, records, and documentation; ensure crew activities are documented and entered into Lucity; and develop production reports.
Use GIS and Lucity to identify and analyze wastewater asset data.
Coordinate clearing of easements and rights-of-way and obtain easements when needed.
Respond to call-outs and follow the City's Sanitary Sewer Overflow Response Plan (SORP).
Oversee the Inflow and Infiltration Reduction Program.
Set up and use linear-asset repair equipment, such as a pipe laser, construction levels, and/or mobile programmer.
Manage and coordinate right-of-way spray and root-control contracts.
Communicate by telephone and two-way radio, provide information, relay messages, and respond to service requests.
Prepare and maintain correspondence, forms, and reports required for state or federal reporting.
Perform duties relating to SORP, FOG, gravity-line cleaning and assessment, and right-of-way maintenance programs, and meet division goals and performance measures.
Develop standard operating procedures for routine tasks.
Assist with oversight of wastewater collection rehabilitation, renewal, and assessment projects.
Consult with supervisors, regulatory agency personnel, the OCA, public officials, contractors, engineers, and other agency officials about operations, problems, plans, specifications, coordination, and technical matters.
Plan crew assignments and obtain personnel, equipment, tools, and materials to complete work safely and efficiently within time and cost limits.
Prepare and inspect daily logs, reports, records, maps, charts, diagrams, work orders, and other maintenance and repair documentation; maintain departmental filing systems.
Prepare budget recommendations, maintain inventory records, and request or order materials.
Consult with sales representatives, contact repair services, solicit bids for machinery repair or replacement, submit purchase orders, and prepare purchase requisitions.
Prepare personnel forms and reports and maintain related records.
Oversee preventive maintenance, ensure trucks, equipment, and tools are cleaned and serviced, perform maintenance on facilities and equipment, and ensure required groundskeeping at lift stations and collection-system sites is completed.
Perform quality assurance and quality control for sewer collection-system work orders and assessment data.
Generate maps and measure new and existing sanitary sewer mains and manholes for work orders, right-of-way spraying and clearing, and root-intrusion contracts.
Oversee work schedules for sewer collection-system crews.
Incorporate continuous quality improvement principles into daily activities and maintain regular attendance and effective working relationships.