Airport Power Plant Manager

Salary: $66,716 - $100,074. Employees assigned to St. Louis Lambert International Airport may be eligible for a commuting allowance of $180.00 bi-weekly.

About the role

Incumbent in this position reports to the Assistant Director of Landside Operations and performs complex duties related to the operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of climate control mechanical systems, which service the Airport’s terminals, concourses, Lindbergh Tunnel, and outlying facilities. This position is responsible for the operation and maintenance of all air handlers, pumps, chillers, boilers, rooftop units, exhaust systems, glycol recovery systems, and the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems associated with the Airport.

Responsibilities

• Plans, assigns, and supervises, through supervisory personnel, the operations, maintenance, and engineering workers in the operation and maintenance of two power plants and outer buildings.
• Ensure facilities are operated in accordance with all applicable operational and regulatory requirements and best utility practices.
• Performs preliminary investigations relating to Indoor Air Quality concerns and as required by the relevant Environmental Health and Safety procedures.
• Performs inspections of buildings, machinery, and equipment and provides recommendations for future capital improvement projects.
• Responsible for the overall physical appearance and condition of equipment, buildings and grounds.
• Reviews repair work for proper performance.
• Reviews and approves recommendations concerning alterations and improvements to the plant.
• Maintains the environmental conditions within the airport facilities.
• Analyzes the fluctuations in usage of utilities.
• Reviews staffing, material and equipment needs for the Climate Control Department.
• Responsible for staffing and the productivity of approximately 37 employees, including Supervising Stationary Engineers, Stationary Engineers, Mechanical Maintenance Foreman, Mechanical Maintenance Workers, Assistant Mechanical Maintenance Workers, HVAC Foreman, HVAC Mechanics, Electronic Technician Supervisor, Electronic Control Systems Technicians, and administrative support staff.
• Plans, organizes, and guides the work units’ operations, prioritizes projects, and coordinates with other Airport departments.
• Responsible for annual service ratings for employees, recommends potential disciplinary actions, responds to department employee issues, provides feedback to employees, and participates in stages of the hiring process.
• Reviews training requirements for the department, and recommends training opportunities, and encourages staff development.
• Analyzes and researches costs of materials, supplies and equipment.
• Monitors budget, prepares purchase requests, and makes recommendations to senior management regarding annual budget.
• Responds to emergency situations and resolves equipment failure problems.
• Coordinates, assists, and interacts with service contractors assigned to the A/C Chiller Repair and Maintenance Services contract and the Boiler Control and Repair Services contract.
• Assists in planning airport expansion/construction projects related to HVAC and other systems maintained by the Airport’s Climate Control Department.
• Assists with solicitation of bids for the repair, maintenance, and/or replacement of major equipment; reviews bids and price quotes; makes recommendations to senior management.
• Utilizes a computerized work order and asset management system (CityWorks), and ensures employees are utilizing CityWorks computerized work orders to capture all repair and maintenance work performed.
• Monitors preventative maintenance program and associated work orders, and identifies assets for inclusion into the preventative maintenance program.
• Responsible for managing, adding, and removing assets from computerized work orders in CityWorks.

Requirements

• Five years of experience in the operation and maintenance of high capacity, commercial HVAC systems with high pressure boilers including at least two years in a supervisory capacity. OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license while employed by the City of St. Louis. Must possess a valid driver's license at the time of filing application and be able to present it upon request.

Skills

• Data Utilization: Ability to perform mid to upper-level data analysis including coordinating, strategizing, systemizing and correlating, using discretion in determining time, place and/or sequence of operations within an organizational framework. Ability to implement decisions based on such data, and overseeing the execution of these decisions.
• Human Interaction: Ability to manage and direct a large group of employees, which include first-line supervisors. Oversees and controls employee discipline, selection and allocation, and planning of human resources.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as a computer, motor vehicle, office machines and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
• Verbal Aptitude: Ability to utilize a variety of advisory data and information such as time sheets, work orders, codes, technical operating manuals, procedures and non-routine correspondence.
• Mathematical Aptitude: Ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate decimals, and percentages; perform mathematical operations involving basic algebra, geometry, and trigonometry; interpret descriptive statistics.
• Functional Reasoning: Ability to apply principles of influence systems such as supervision, managing, leading, teaching, directing, planning, coordinating and controlling. Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution.
• Situational Reasoning: Ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the direction, control and planning of an entire program or multiple programs.
• Environmental Factors: Tasks may risk exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, odors, wetness, humidity, fumes, temperature extremes, machinery, electric currents or traffic hazards.
• Physical Requirements: Ability to lift, carry, push and pull objects and materials of moderate weight, twelve to twenty pounds, such as lifting items to inspect. Tasks involve the ability to exert moderate but not constant physical effort, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling or crouching in order to perform inspection duties.
• Sensory Requirements: Ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of colors, shapes and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks, such as reviewing work of field crew.

Other Requirements

• A ten year background investigation will be conducted in accordance with FAA regulations for positions at St. Louis Lambert International Airport.