Assistant Superintendent Aqueduct

An immediate position is available in the East Bay Municipal Utility District’s (EBMUD) Aqueduct Section. This position reports to three different reporting locations on an ad hoc basis:
Stockton, Bixler Center (Brentwood), and Walnut Creek. Under direction of the Superintendent of Aqueduct, the Assistant Superintendent plans, organizes, schedules, and directs field staff in the operation, construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, and security of the EBMUD raw water transmission system, including inlet and outlet facilities, large diameter transmission pipelines and appurtenances, District rights of way, flow control facilities, chemical treatment facilities and raw water pumping plants, and provides technical assistance to the Superintendent both in the office and in the field as needed.

• Planning, assigning, directing, scheduling, coordinating, and evaluating the work of Aqueduct Section personnel; may act as Superintendent in the Superintendent's absences; may regularly supervise employees.
• Developing or assisting in the development, revision, and administration of operations plans for the EBMUD water supply system, Aqueduct Section standard operating procedures, maintenance plans, work rules, administrative policies and procedures, contracts, procurement procedures, archival of historical information, and performance measures.
• Assisting in the development and administration of annual operating and capital project budgets.
• Assisting in determining personnel, equipment, and material requirements for efficient operations.
• Working as an engaged team member within the Water Supply Division and the Water Operations Department, working closely with the Water Supply Division Manager and other EBMUD operations, maintenance, engineering, regulatory compliance, and recreation/watershed units to ensure effective coordination to meet Aqueduct Section objectives.
• Providing timely and clear reports, preparing memorandums, writing letters, addressing unit employees, responding as part of the operations team to regulatory and other agencies, and representing the Water Supply Division with professionalism to community groups and members of the public.
• Working closely with Human Resources staff, the Superintendent of Aqueduct, and the Water Supply Division Manager to administer EBMUD personnel policies, develop job plans, evaluate staff performance, motivate employees, administer discipline, provide technical and safety training, and promote career development of staff.
• May supervise the operation, maintenance, repair, improvement, and construction of electrical and/or mechanical equipment and motor vehicles used in the operation and repair of water storage, transmission, and/or water and wastewater treatment plants, associated distribution or collection systems, and water quality monitoring.
• Reading and interpreting complex maps, engineering drawings, specifications, contracts, and rules and regulations.
• Preparing cost estimates for various construction and maintenance projects related to water storage, water transmission, or water and wastewater facilities.
• Managing the Section’s computerized work management system to oversee maintenance activities; review the effectiveness of the unit's maintenance procedures and practices; recommending and implementing improvements to staffing, preventative maintenance job plans, standards, equipment, and operations.
• Assisting the Superintendent and Water Supply Division Construction Scheduler to evaluate proposed encroachments of EBMUD properties, developing conditions for temporary construction permits, revocable licenses, and trail use agreements that protect EBMUDs’ interests, and performing inspections to ensure permit…