Deputy Director of Water Resources

Plans and directs professional, technical, and skilled employees engaged in water, wastewater, and stormwater utility work. Supervises the day to day operations of treatment, distribution and collection, and environmental services functions. Assists the Director with overall Department operations. Represents the Department with regulators, customers, other City Departments, consultants, contractors, vendors, other governments, and elected officials.

• Provide strategic vision for operations issues, engage staff in both the development and implementation of vision, and coordinate with Director of Water Resources, other DWR Divisions, City Manager, and elected leadership as appropriate.
• Keep informed of changes to legislation, policies, codes of practice relating to the position, advise the Director and City Manager as necessary and take action as appropriate.
• Manage projects and operations to ensure that objectives, outcomes, milestones and actions are achieved on time and within budget. Engage, supervise and monitor contractors, vendors, and consultants as required. Evaluates and effectively communicates project progress results, risks issues, and needs.
• Manage and participate in multi-disciplinary teams to deliver effective operations outcomes.
• Proactively build and maintain effective working relationships with City of Gainesville staff and other key stakeholders from local, state and federal government entities, developers, utilities, industry and the community, to facilitate a collaborative approach to the business of the Department of Water Resources and the City of Gainesville, as related to the operations aspects of the Department.

• Responsible for operations of the treatment, distribution, collection, and environmental compliance activities of the Department.
• Manages multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Directs and coordinates with assigned managers in the operation and prioritization of daily activities.
• Oversees the development of expense budgets, monitors expenditures to ensure proper use of funds; exercises authority to approve expenditures, requisitions, purchase orders, and invoices for assigned functions.
• Assists in the development of long and short-range plans for systems improvements and expansions; works with staff to provide input to the five year capital improvement plan.
• Investigates and resolves public complaints and requests for service, interpreting established policies and guidelines; consults with Director of Water Resources and makes recommendations on matters not covered by specific policies and guidelines.
• Directs the administration of the City’s Sewer Use Ordinance, Industrial Pretreatment Program, Water Conservation Program and City and County Subdivision Regulations Water and Sewer requirements.
• Monitor, evaluate, and improve operational efficiencies and service delivery methods for assigned areas.

• Consults with State Department of Transportation, City of Gainesville, and Hall County to coordinate road improvements and construction with relocation of water mains and sanitary sewers and the installation or new construction of water and wastewater facilities.
• As related to operations and maintenance, and other assigned areas, coordinates with Georgia EPD and other State officials, Corps of Engineers, EPA, and other Federal officials.
• Prepare and/or guide the preparation of complex reports, graphics, and other communications materials to a high standard.
• Effectively represent the City within relevant committees and forums and deliver presentations as required.

• Directly supervise the Water Treatment Superintendent, Wastewater Treatment Superintendent,…