Water Division Manager

DEFINITION

Under general direction, plans, organizes, oversees, coordinates, and manages the staff and operations of the Water Division, including a comprehensive program for the modification, maintenance, repair, and operation of the City's water infrastructure; manages water distribution, water production, and water storage activities; serves as the City’s Chief Water System Operator and Cross Connection Control Specialist; manages the effective use of division resources to improve organizational productivity and customer service;

provides complex and responsible support to the Public Works Director in areas of expertise; and performs related work as required.

Receives general direction from the Public Works Director. Exercises direct supervision over supervisory, technical, and maintenance personnel.

This is a management classification responsible for planning, organizing, and managing the staff, operations, and activities of the Water Division. Incumbents are responsible for performing diverse, specialized, and complex work involving significant accountability and decision-making responsibilities, which includes division budget administration, program evaluation, and recommendation and implementation of policies, procedures, goals, objectives, priorities, and standards related to the modification, maintenance, repair, and operation of the City's water infrastructure including water distribution, water production, and water storage activities.

Incumbents serve as a professional-level resource for organizational, managerial, and operational analyses and studies. Performance of the work requires the use of considerable independence, initiative, and discretion within broad guidelines.

Essential functions may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Plans, manages, and oversees the daily functions, operations, and activities of the Water Division including:
• Water Distribution encompassing a comprehensive preventive maintenance, repair, and replacement program of the water transmission and distribution systems infrastructure, water valves, fire hydrants, air relief valves, and repairs of mainline and service line leaks; and
• Water Production encompassing the operation and maintenance of water well sites, SCADA control, storage tanks, and booster pump stations; the continuous surface water delivery as part of WDCWA (Woodland Davis Clean Water Agency) and
• Water Distribution Programs encompassing water meters, backflow prevention and cross connection programs, leak checks, water audits, and Underground Service Alert (USA Dig Alert) tickets.
• Participates in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for the division; recommends within division policy, appropriate service and staffing levels; recommends and administers policies and procedures.
• Participates in the development, administration, and oversight of division budget; determines funding needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; prepares specifications for the requisition of equipment and supplies; ensures compliance with budgeted funding; tracks, verifies, and authorizes budgetary expenditures.
• Develops and standardizes procedures and methods to improve and continuously monitor the efficiency and effectiveness of assigned programs, service delivery methods, and procedures; assesses and monitors workload, administrative and support systems, and internal reporting relationships; identifies opportunities and makes recommendations for improvement.
• Participates in the selection of, trains, motivates, and evaluates assigned personnel; works with employees to correct deficiencies; recommends and implements discipline and termination procedures.
• Develops and manages requests for proposals and bids for professional and/or contracted services; prepares scope of work and any technical specifications; evaluates proposals and recommends award; negotiates contracts; administers contracts to ensure compliance with City specifications and service quality; adheres to City purchasing policies and procedures.
  • Receives and transmits work orders electronically; prioritizes work order requests and assigns tasks; prepares, maintains, inputs, and queries detailed logs, records, and reports of maintenance and repair activities via automated software systems.
  • Manages and supervises the City’s backflow protection program including review and signatory responsibility for annual program reports to State Water Resources Control Board.
  • Responds to after hour water distribution and production system operational emergencies; coordinates activities with other City departments and responders to provide effective response; directs the work of staff and utilization of resources to affect repair and ensure the safety of the community.
  • Inspects work in progress and repair activities to ensure completion and compliance with City policies,…