Infrastructure Asset Coordinator

Since 1925, Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) has been committed to providing high-quality wastewater treatment services to the Upstate of South Carolina while promoting a cleaner environment, protecting public health and the water quality of Upstate waterways, and developing the necessary sewer infrastructure to sustain our community and growing economy. With nine water resource recovery facilities and more than 350 miles of pipe, we serve a broad geographic area, including Greenville County and portions of Anderson, Laurens, Pickens, and Spartanburg Counties.

Each day an estimated 42 million gallons of water passes through our trunk lines and reclamation facilities before being cleaned and returned to our area rivers and streams.

Pay Range- $77,600- $97,500/year

This position will be responsible for the division’s portion of the organization’s Find and Fix Program related to linear assets, to include project development and management. This position also supports division supervisors and team leads in planning, scheduling, managing, overseeing, and quality controls/assurance of various work activities/construction projects, material management, and contractor relations.

Additionally, this position will serve as the divisional asset management lead and provide limited oversight of the department’s asset management program ensuring user adoption, training, data quality, and accuracy.

• Must possess a valid state driver’s license.
• Requires an associate degree in a technical field of study or a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in the industry with relatable, documented work equal to that of an associate degree.
• Requires experience and working knowledge with asset management systems to support utilities/public works/engineering applications
• Requires a voluntary collection certification D license, or ability to obtain within two (2) years of employment.
• Must be proficient in generating and presenting departmental reports.

The tasks listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this position. Management may assign additional tasks related to the type of work of the position as necessary.

• Develops project charters and scopes of work for repair and rehab projects.
• Issues work to internal construction staff and external contractors as deemed necessary and reasonable.
• Provides information for data collection, field direction and inspection of all work performed.
• Ensures the agency’s GIS Department is updated accordingly of all repairs and/or rehab completed.
• Reviews and approves payment requests.
• Assists engineering department with the oversight and prioritization of assigned capital projects.
• Collaborates with ReWa’s engineering department to draft infrastructure project charters, equipment acquisitions, and development of overall infrastructure masterplans related to linear assets.
• Collaborates with ReWa’s asset management department as needed.
• Oversees and ensures accountability of outside contractors who provide services for the infrastructure service department.
• Assists and collaborates with the resiliency program coordinator and further develops departmental resiliency.
• Manages reoccurring initiative projects that require complex contractor management.
• Plans and schedules work assignments based on labor availability, priority, asset criticality, asset condition, material availability, permitting, etc.
• Provides input and assists with interviews, makes hiring recommendations; onboards new employees within the infrastructure asset division.
• Reviews work for timeliness and accuracy, resolves work issues encountered by employees, recommends procedure changes, reviews and evaluates employee performance, counsels, recommends…