Public Works Maintenance Manager (Drinking Water)

About the role

Applications accepted from all persons interested. Division/Section: Houston Drinking Water / System Maintenance. Reporting Location: Various Locations*.

Responsibilities

• Oversees, manages, and directs the operations, repairs, and associated personnel for a Distribution System Maintenance and Operations facility.
• Plans and supervises the repair and preventive maintenance of a portion of the city's water mains, valves, fire hydrants, manholes and other facilities.
• Assists in enacting policy; develops, maintains and interprets branch and/or division and/or departmental policies.
• Ensures that section maintains current motor vehicle records and defensive driving certificates.
• Manages section to ensure that contractors/inspectors meet contractual requirements.
• Monitors routes and productivity to ensure efficient operations.
• Manages section to ensure that teams respond to water main and service lines breaks, low pressure and out of water work orders.
• Coordinates work of sections and works cooperatively with other departments, divisions, branches, outside agencies, committees, and civic associations.
• Reviews and critiques methods and procedures regularly to maintain and improve efficient area operations; evaluates individual and group performance and makes or recommends needed improvements.
• Maintains current knowledge of technology and legislative changes which affect specific activities and initiates actions made necessary by such changes.
• Implements and monitors technical and safety training.
• Monitors budget status and assists annually in fiscal year budget preparation.

Working conditions: mostly physically comfortable with discretion about walking, standing; occasional routine exposures to significant levels of heat, cold, moisture and air pollution; periodic exposure to chemical substances and minor physical trauma such as cuts, bruises, and minor burns; essentially normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature, and air conditioning; requires ability to make simple gross motor responses within large tolerances; Department of Houston Public Works Emergency Management position at Tier I Level.

Requirements

Education: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline, normally obtained through a formal 4-year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program directly related to the work.

Experience: Seven (7) years of experience closely related to the activities of the area or division to be supervised are required. Substitution: Directly related professional experience may be substituted for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.

License: None required.

Safety Impact: Yes – subject to random drug testing; if promotional, must pass assignment drug test.

Skills

• Experience in Business Management, Public Utilities, and maintaining the City's water distribution system preferred.
• Ability to maintain current knowledge of technical and legislative changes and initiate actions.
• Ability to develop productivity measures, monitor performance and personnel.
• Knowledge of INFOR or a work order system; Geographic Information Science/Geographic Information Management Systems (GIS/GIMS); experience in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Preference for Collection III or Distribution B license or ability to acquire within twenty‑four (24) months of hire/promotion.
• Valid Driver License and compliance with City of Houston's driving policy (AP 2‑2).
• Veteran preference given to eligible applicants meeting qualifications.

Schedule

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 7:00AM - 4:00PM (subject to change).

Pay

Pay Grade: 29 (salary based on qualifications and internal pay rates).