Water Operations Supervisor

Water Operations Supervisor-Distribution

The Town of Oro Valley Water Utility seeks a highly motivated, hard-working dependable results driven individual with strong leadership skills to lead the Water Distribution group as the Water Operations Supervisor-Distribution. The successful candidate will report to the Water Operations Manager and be expected to work collaboratively with other water operations staff. If being part of a seasoned and experienced water professional team, working for the most technologically advanced Water Utility in Southern Arizona, sounds interesting to you, then we hope you apply!

Under general direction, supervises, monitors, and coordinates personnel, daily operation and maintenance activities of the Town's Water Utility Department.

Essential Functions

• Supervises the daily activities and provides daily technical advice to assigned staff including monitoring daily progress of all work-related responsibilities in Water Meter, Water Production, Water Distribution or Water Quality sections (depending on assignment).
• Provides direction to staff in the performance of preventative maintenance in the assigned area of responsibility.
• Develops and trains staff to perform duties in a safe and efficient manner.
• Development of Standard Operating Procedures.
• Participates in the recruitment, selection, training and development of the assigned staff.
• Responsible for completing annual evaluations of assigned staff.
• Makes recommendation on disciplinary or corrective actions for assigned staff to the Water Operations Manager.
• Provides and oversees training of assigned staff, monitors staff certifications, mandated training, and safety programs.
• Ensures proper utilization of tools and personal protective equipment (PPE) as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration rules.
• Completes the review of plan and specification development for projects related to the function of Water Operations Division.
• Responsible for monitoring projects in assigned area to ensure projects are completed according to approved plans and specifications.
• Coordinates and processes purchasing of materials and equipment related to assigned area including obtaining contracts and monitoring daily budget.
• Works directly with Operations Manager to develop annual budget.
• Provides after hours support for utility operations including on-call staff in all departments.
• Participates in the Water Utility's emergency operations planning and support.
• May act as Emergency Operations Center incident commander.
• Fills in as supervisor for any operations department as needed.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of applicable Town, state and federal statutes, ordinances, codes, rules, and regulations governing Municipal Water Systems and Operations.
• Knowledge of personal computer hardware, software, and applicable database systems.
• Knowledge of supervision principles and possession of strong leadership skills.
• Skill in compiling, tracking, monitoring, and analyzing data for report preparation in accordance with federal, state and county regulations.
• Skill in assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects and demands. Ensuring accuracy of all work performed.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all staff, customers, and vendors.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Minimum Qualifications

• A High School diploma or GED.
• Five(5) years' experience in public water utility.
• Two (2) years' experience in a supervisory capacity.
• Must possess a valid Class D Arizona driver license upon the first day of employment.
• May require commercial driver's license.
• Must possess at the time of application a Grade III Water Distribution certificate issued by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and must obtain a Grade IV within one year of hire date.
• Must possess competent person certificate in Excavation safety.
• Must possess or be able to obtain within one (1) year of hire date a Grade I Water Treatment certificate issued by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.
• Must possess or be able to obtain within one (1) year of hire date a Cross-Connection Control Specialist certification and a Backflow Prevention General Tester certification.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Environmental Factors and Working Conditions

• Performs job duties in an indoor and outdoor environment.
• Regular, daily attendance is an essential function for this position.
• Position is subject to after-hours callout 24/7.

The Town of Oro Valley is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The Town does not discriminate in the provision of employment opportunities, benefits or privileges; create discriminatory work conditions; or use discriminatory evaluative standards in employment if the basis of that discriminatory treatment is, in whole or in part, the person's race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability status, gender, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, genetic information or marital status.