Manager - Stormwater - Dallas Water Utilities; Civil Service

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The Manager - Stormwater directs, manages, and oversees stormwater operations, maintenance, and operational efficiency for Dallas Water Utilities. Ensures the operation and performance of stormwater drainage activities and maintains compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Manages, directs, and leads all operations and activities of the water utility stormwater division and staff; organizes, plans, staffs, directs, and controls programs to respond to customer requests for service requests, field operations for internal and external repairs.
• Manages the hiring and performance evaluation procedures for the department; approves and enforces discipline, verifies and approves time, manages service contracts, equipment, and technology and facilitates departmental success and effective service and maintenance delivery; hears and resolves grievances and implements disciplinary actions when necessary.
• Develops and implements long range plans, programs, and schedules; determines goals and objectives needing emphasis; directs and coordinates work through leaders or team chiefs; and provides coaching or technical direction as needed.
• Directs and oversees the operations conducted by field employees in neighborhood areas including creeks, channels, Floodway Management Areas (FMA), as well as areas within the Dallas Floodway; coordinates the various maintenance of floodway and associated locations and facilitates the optimization of field procedures and processes; ensures proper documentation of time, parts used, cost of labor on completed Preventive or Corrective maintenance work orders.
• Directs and coordinates maintenance activities with contractors, vendors, and other trades within the floodway or other city departments to ensure efficient work; participates in and conducts various staff meetings where maintenance management is planned to ensure equipment availability, reliability, and capacity in support of overall objective.
• Develops and implements budget for department and operations; inspects work, audits activities, and identifies equipment that needs to be procured; creates budget to meet needs in the most cost-effective manner.
• Finds and implements methods to improve production or effectiveness.
• Performs all other work as needed or assigned.

• Knowledge of departmental management.
• Knowledge of maintenance and repair of levee systems including creeks, channels, and FMA
• Knowledge, use, and care of hand and power tools.
• Knowledge of levee systems, gate structures, and technological systems that relate to the floodway and channels.
• Knowledge of neighborhood drainage systems /municipal separate storm sewer systems.
• Knowledge of municipal stormwater permit requirements.
• Ability to prioritize work, provide training, and facilitate efficient service delivery.
• Ability to follow and give oral and written instructions and read charts and maintain written records.
• Ability to participate in budget development, procurement activities, and inventory management.
• Ability to maintain record keeping or work log system.
• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.