Water and Sewer Superintendent

JOB DESCRIPTION

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

Water and Sewer Superintendent

JOB SUMMARY

The purpose of this position is to manage the operations, staff and resources of the Water and Sewer Divisions in the Public Works Department.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff; oversees work of subordinate supervisors; approves/processes employee concerns and problems and counsels or disciplines as appropriate; assists with or completes employee performance appraisals; directs work; acts as a liaison between employees and management; and trains staff in operations, policies, and procedures.

• Ensures water and sewer systems, facilities and operations comply with established operating procedures, safety practices and quality standards, City administrative policies and procedures, and applicable state and federal regulations.
• Develops and implements operational plans; organizes and assigns work; assesses division operations and identifies needed policy and/or procedural changes to improve Division performance.
• Prepares Division operation and capital improvement budget recommendations; and monitors approved budget expenditures.

• Manages assigned resources; monitors use of materials, equipment and supplies; prepares and/or approves requisitions; purchases equipment, services, materials and supplies as needed; and applies charge codes to invoices.

• Responds to questions, complaints and issues raised by the staff, general public, customers, contractors, City officials and other interested parties; meets and communicates with staff, contractors, and internal and external customers regarding sewer operations, facilities and services.

• Reports water system information and sewer spills to state agencies and other external organizations as required; keeps superiors abreast of potential problems and/or issues.
• Responds to emergency calls after hours as required; maintains on-call status at all times.
• Prepares and/or reviews administrative forms, operational and production reports, vehicle maintenance reports, budget information and other program information and submits to director and other City officials as requested.

• Manages the preventive maintenance and repair programs for facilities, equipment and vehicles; establishes equipment maintenance schedules.

• Prepares or completes various forms, reports, work orders, inventory sheets, time sheets, monthly reports, budget documents, invoices, production reports, performance evaluations, or other documentation of work activities; forwards, retains, or files, as appropriate.

• Receives various forms, reports, work orders, laboratory records and reports, production reports, maintenance reports, equipment specifications, schematics, electrical diagrams, bulletins, budget documents, invoices, manuals, policies, reference materials, or other documentation; reviews, processes, forwards or retains as appropriate.

• Communicates with supervisor, City officials and employees, vendors, the public, and other individuals as needed to coordinate work activities, review status of work, exchange information, or resolve problems.

• Maintains an awareness of new trends and advances in the profession; reads professional literature; attends workshops and training sessions as appropriate.

• Operates a personal computer, pickup truck, general office equipment or other equipment as necessary to complete essential functions, to include the use of word processing, spreadsheet, database, or other system software.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS

• Assists other departments as required, requested and assigned.
• Performs other related duties as required, requested and assigned.

Education and Experience:

Bachelors degree in construction management, business administration, civil engineering or related field; supplemented by five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in water and sewer maintenance and construction; or

An Associates degree with ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in water and sewer maintenance and construction; or

High School Diploma/GED with fifteen (15) years of progressively responsible experience in water and sewer maintenance and construction.

Two (2) years supervisory experience required.

Licenses or Certifications:

Must possess and maintain a valid drivers license.

Must possess and maintain a Water Distribution Operators License Level A and/or Wastewater Collection System Operators License Level A within one year of hire.

Special Requirements:

None.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of construction management or civil engineering.
• Knowledge of sewer operations.
• Knowledge of management practices.
• Knowledge of budgeting and accounting.
• Knowledge of customer service principles.
• Skill in gathering information before taking action.
• Skill in facilitating brainstorming.
• Skill in handling risk and uncertainty.
• Skill in performing addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculating decimals, percentages, and fractions; and interpreting graphs.
• Skill in simplifying complex processes.
• Skill in managing resources.
• Ability to build rapport.
• Ability to listen.
• Ability to face-up to others.
• Ability to coordinate, manage, and/or correlate data.
• Ability to perform in a supervisory capacity over assigned supervisors.
• Ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.
• Ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership.
• Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving broader aspects of organizational programs and operations, moderately unstable situations, or the direction, control and planning of an entire program or set of programs.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work is sedentary work. The employee is occasionally required to exert up to 10 pounds of force to move objects. Additionally requires: climbing, feeling, handling, hearing voices and distinguishing among sounds, manual dexterity, mental acuity, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, expressing ideas by the spoken word, visual acuity in data/color/observations/operating equipment, and walking. Tasks may require the ability to: sit for extended periods of time at a keyboard or work station.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed primary indoors where essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions. Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs.

The City of Myrtle Beach has the right to revise this job description at any time. This

description does not represent in any way a contract of employment.

City of Myrtle Beach Benefits
No Cost Health, Dental & Vision Insurance for Fulltime Employees
401K & 457 Plans Available
State Retirement
Employee Wellness Clinic
Flex Spending Account
Employee Assistance
And much more

Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Myrtle Beach commits to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees, complying with local, state and federal laws. The Citys policy is to employ qualified persons without discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic, including race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, political affiliation, veterans status, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, to include transgender status, disability or status in any other group protected by federal/state/local law.