Assistant Director, Austin Water Environmental, Development, and Planning Services

Job Description

About This Position

About Austin Water:
For over 100 years, Austin Water has been committed to providing safe, reliable, high-quality, and affordable water services to our customers. Today, we serve over one million people in the Austin metropolitan area, across more than 548 square miles. Austin Water sources its supply from the Colorado River via the Highland Lakes system, treating it at three regional water treatment plants – Handcox, Davis, and Ullrich – which have a combined capacity of 335 million gallons per day.

The utility also operates two major wastewater treatment plants, Walnut Creek and South Austin Regional, which together can treat up to 150 million gallons of wastewater daily.

Job Description: Assistant Director, Austin Water Environmental, Development, and Planning Services

Purpose:

Under nominal direction of the Director of Austin Water (AW), this position is responsible for the Environmental, Planning, and Development Services program area. Provides a wide range of planning support functions to achieve optimum incorporation of integrated resources planning in the core structure and activities of the Utility.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

• Directs assigned division and section activities, including analyzing and forecasting supply and demand to ensure effectiveness and efficiency. Identifies and analyzes trends and determines methodologies to implement changes.
• Develops and implements plan steps for asset management plans for water and wastewater vertical, horizontal and real assets, including asset condition, criticality, and risk assessments.
• Develops and implements short- and long-range water, wastewater, and reclaimed water system supply and infrastructure planning, programs, and personnel that provide administrative, managerial and engineering support, program planning, and evaluation.
• Determines goals, objectives, and resource requirements for Environmental, Development, and Planning activities within assigned divisions.
• Develops, revises, and implements standard operating practices, policies, and procedures within assigned divisions. Ensures divisions are following all City practices, policies, and procedures.
• Develops and reviews water and wastewater hydraulic performance analysis of pipeline systems design and criteria. Provides long range planning through project prioritization on the 5- and 10-year Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) spending plans.
• Develops and reviews water, environmental, and natural resource plans to ensure resource protection, availability, conservation, and sustainability in compliance with Federal, State and Local requirements and needs.
• Reviews, approves, and implements quality and safety systems and programs.
• Assists in the preparation, presentation, and monitoring of departmental budget.
• Represents the department at City Council meetings, citizens groups, boards and commissions and external agencies and organizations.
• Provides support and coordination to other City departments and agencies as needed.
• Investigates and resolves Citizen inquiries and complaints.
• Reviews, analyzes, and prepares both written and oral reports.

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of fiscal planning and budget preparation.
• Knowledge of Local, State, and Federal water and wastewater utility regulations.
• Knowledge of City practices, policies, and procedures.
• Knowledge of technical aspects of operations and maintenance.
• Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
• Skill in oral and written communications.
• Skill in handling…