Utility Plant Operations Supervisor, Extra Relief

Overview

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Why join Harvard University Central Administration? Harvard University's Central Administration (CADM) is a 5,000+ employee organization that supports the university's overall excellence by understanding and serving the needs of its schools, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and surrounding communities. Through dynamic and collaborative partnerships, CADM provides high-quality and efficient services to the schools to help them achieve their goals.

Energy & Facilities (E&F) operates and manages Harvard’s energy supplies, district energy plants, and utility infrastructures on the Cambridge/Allston campuses, as well as a 24/7 facilities-related call, alarm monitoring, and dispatch center. E&F also provides a broad portfolio of labor-based services, including building maintenance, landscaping, and custodial, to a large portion of the University, as well as engineering, technical, and sustainability services.

Within E&F, Engineering & Utilities (E&U) operates and manages energy supplies, district energy plants, and utility infrastructures on the Cambridge/Allston campuses, a 24/7 facilities-related call, alarm monitoring, and dispatch center, and provides engineering and technical services.

This position is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the University’s Blackstone Steam Plant (BSP) and District Energy Facility (DEF), which operate within the E&U division of the University Campus Services Group. Directly responsible, during assigned watch, for all aspects of plant operations (physical assets, production, personnel, etc.), maintenance, safety, and environmental compliance, to ensure plant operations and performance.

Responsible for all communications and coordination between the plants and other areas of Campus Services.

• Directly oversee and supervise all aspects of plant operations, personnel, maintenance, safety, environmental compliance and desired operational performance.
• Ensure plant production capability, flexibility, reliability, safety and economic operation.
• Responsible for oversight, coordination and reporting of all activities associated with the plant during assigned watch, and for all communications and coordination between the plant and other areas of Campus Services.
• Responsible and accountable for the regulatory compliance of the Blackstone Steam Plant and DEF, as well as compliance with any internal policies, procedures, or initiatives/directives.
• Directly responsible for supervising all compliance issues (federal, state, local, other) and taking appropriate corrective action in a timely manner during assigned watch.
• Responsible for participation in emergency management and response (e.g. planning, training, simulation, activation, actual response, and leadership), including advanced training and drills as required.
• Responsible for on-the-job training of staff in safety and environmental practices and procedures necessary to job performance.
• Directly responsible for supervising unscheduled, emergency repairs to or restoration of utility production facilities, and outside contractors to ensure safe and proper coordination of plant operations, maintenance, and construction activities.
• Required to fill in for/assume the role of the Utility Plant Maintenance Supervisor on an as needed basis (shifts may vary).
• Oversee and monitor service provider/vendor performance under all operating agreements or contracts and ensure compliance with all contractual provisions of such service/operating agreements or contracts.
• Notify service providers/vendors immediately upon discovery of any contractual shortcomings and develop and execute corrective action plan.
• Utilizes the Campus Services asset management system as a management tool to monitor plant operations and manage maintenance work and operational tasks; and to generate…