Wastewater Treatment Supervisor - West Offsite

Wastewater Treatment Supervisor - West Offsite

Salary: $ - $ Annually

Location:

West Point Treatment Plant-Operations Building, 2500 W Jameson St., Seattle, WA 98199, WA

Job Type: Career Service (Exec)

Job Number:

Department: DNRP-Natural Resources & Parks

Division:
Wastewater Treatment

FLSA:
Exempt

Bargaining Unit: F5 : L117-WTD Sups

Full- or Part-Time:
Full Time

Hours/Week: 40 hours/week

King County protects water quality and public health in the central Puget Sound region by providing high quality and effective treatment to wastewater collected from our local sewer agencies and combined sewers. We collect and clean wastewater while recovering valuable resources for a healthy and resilient Puget Sound. Our wastewater operations staff provides the expertise and dedication required to operate and maintain wastewater treatment and collection facilities to ensure protection of the environment and the health of all King County communities.

As a West Offsite Supervisor, you will serve in a key Operations & Maintenance leadership role that reports to the Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager and collaborates across plant leadership to ensure the safe and effective collection and treatment of wastewater. This position serves the critical role of managing a team that is responsible for operating 21 pump stations, 25 regulator stations and outfalls, and 7 Combined Sewer and Wet Weather Treatment facilities.

The successful candidate has a combination of knowledge and experience that demonstrates technical acumen in conveyance, plant operations, maintenance & process control.

The primary function of this role is to lead, direct, and supervise the operations team assigned to the King County West Offsite facilities. You will assign key staff to work with Capital Liaison Supervisors, represent operations in the design and construction of offsite capital projects, and work with Human Resources to address staffing needs and personnel issues.

• The position will schedule and organize planned work activities and projects throughout the conveyance system for the East Section Off‑Site facilities.
• Develop short‑ and long‑term work plans and objectives.
• Organize, coordinate and provide technical expertise on long‑range projects with managers, contractors, design engineers, vendors, and the agency’s construction management division.
• Develop business plans for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Review plans, designs or procedures for assigned segment of major construction projects with managers, contractors, design engineers, vendors, and the agency’s construction management division.
• Effectively coordinate duties between maintenance and operations staff; foster collaboration between all work groups and mediate any disagreements.
• Coordinate and communicate work activities between maintenance, operations, and other work units.
• Coordinate with the Industrial Maintenance Program Specialist in scheduling and prioritizing work orders internally and with other divisions, departments and agencies.
• Track equipment wear, performance and run times; coordinate equipment maintenance and support Maintenance Best Practices; coordinate regular testing of equipment to check reliability and troubleshoot equipment issues.
• In addition to the coordination of daily and weekly work activities, work with the Reliability Centered Maintenance Engineer on long‑term planning and coordination (e.g., storm water treatment system maintenance, odor control system testing and maintenance, developing PM’s for new facilities, and developing PM’s for non‑routine tasks such as valve actuating and seasonal flow swaps).
• Train and develop operations staff on all aspects of offsite facilities; develop training plans for offsite team members and ensure adherence to all policies, standards and procedures.
• Establish pump station building housekeeping standards and ensure compliance, check station cleanliness and log/checklist entries; submit work requests as necessary, approve/close work orders, and monitor their status regularly.
• Develop and monitor inspection program for miscellaneous structures.
• Prepare, review and evaluate employee job performance and…