Utilities and Environmental Services Director

Job Title

Performs a variety of supervisory, administrative and professional work relating to the City of Winslow's water, wastewater, and sanitation programs and facilities.

This position is an at-will management position.

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class. Employees are required to be in attendance and prepared to begin work at their assigned work location on the specified days and hours.

Factors such as regular attendance at the job are not routinely listed in job descriptions but are an essential function. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Administers, plans, and directs the activities of the water, wastewater, and sanitation utilities.
• Manage and supervise assigned operations to achieve goals within available resources.
• Plans and organizes workloads and staff assignments; trains, motivates and evaluates assigned staff; reviews progress and directs changes as needed.
• Provides leadership and direction in the development of short and long-range plans and projects; gathers, interprets and prepares data for studies, reports and recommendations; coordinates division activities with other departments and agencies as needed.
• Communicates official plans, programs, policies and procedures to staff and the general public.
• Assures that assigned areas of responsibility are performed within budget; performs cost control activities; monitors revenues and expenditures in assigned areas to assure sound fiscal control; prepares annual budget requests; assures effective and efficient use of budgeted funds, personnel materials, facilities and time.
• Determines work procedures, prepares work schedules and expedites workflow; studies and standardizes procedures to improve efficiency and effectiveness of operations.
• Issues written and oral instructions; assign duties and examine work for compliance with policies and procedures.
• Prepares a variety of studies, reports and related information for decision-making purposes.
• Interview and hire candidates for position within the assigned divisions.
• Operates and maintains the City's water distribution system, the solid waste program and treatment plant to meet local, State and Federal regulations.
• Plans, schedules and implements maintenance and operation and construction activities for the areas of water, wastewater and sanitation to provide quality service for the City; oversees construction and maintenance work to determine acceptability and conformance to standards.
• Supervises the installation, maintenance and repair of electrical systems for the wastewater collection and treatment system.
• Oversee the analysis of wastewater, sludge and effluent samples to provide data for the efficient operation of wastewater treatment plants.
• Inspects and supervises the repair of water quality equipment, sewer collection systems, pumping stations, meters and treatment plant systems at frequent intervals to ensure that all aspects of the systems are functioning properly.
• Requisition needed supplies for the department and maintains a variety of records relating to personnel, equipment, supplies, water consumption and reports.
• Advises supervisor, attorney, engineer and other City officials in matters relating to division activities; provides information to various civic, educational and public groups and individuals regarding water distribution, wastewater collection and treatment and sanitation problems and services.
• Responds to complaints regarding water/wastewater system failures, leaks or other problems; evaluates situation, determines if liability lies with the City or the property owner; explains findings to property owners and notifies appropriate crew if necessary.
• Participate in short and long-term planning of capital improvement projects.
• Coordinates with other utilities for locations of utility systems.
• Monitors intergovernmental actions affecting utilities.
• Performs…