Assistant Manager of Water Treatment and Supply

The Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) provides quality water supply, water pollution control, mapping, and household hazardous waste collection to eight member municipalities:
Bloomfield, East Hartford, Hartford, Newington, Rocky Hill, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor. Additionally, the MDC provides drinking water to portions of Farmington, Glastonbury, East Granby and South Windsor, known as the MDC's non-member towns.

JOB SUMMARY

The purpose of this classification is to assist with planning and managing the staff, resources, and operation and maintenance of the water supply and water treatment facilities and grounds, reviewing the work of department staff directly and through subordinate supervisors; assisting with planning, evaluating, and monitoring the plant's work load, budgets, productivity, safety and performance; and responsibility for the development of engineering solutions to technical and operational problems.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Assists in planning and directing the programs and objectives of the water treatment and water supply process; gathers and analyzes information on the effectiveness and efficiency of the water treatment and water supply operations; recommends changes to operating policies and procedures; and makes other recommendations to improve performance and productivity.
• Assists with managing the operations and maintenance of the water treatment facilities, grounds, reservoirs, lakes, dams, hydroelectric facilities and watershed management, and monitors workload and productivity; ensures work activities comply with established policies and procedures; and provides guidance to subordinate supervisors and staff regarding difficult technical issues.
• Reviews and negotiates regulatory permits and orders; ensures operations comply with District, state and federal regulations and standards; and identifies issues of noncompliance and needed corrective actions.
• Assists in developing capital and operational budgets; reviews subordinate budgets, reviews and monitors unit and sub-activity expenditures; prepares spreadsheets; and recommends approvals for expenditures and/or budget allocations.
• Responds to plant emergencies; troubleshoots problems; identifies needed corrective actions; and directs response activities.
• Supervises and provides direction and assistance to consultants and contractors.
• Plans and directs the department's objectives, program operation and staff of the Facilities & Grounds Maintenance activities. Reviews the reports of the unit's effectiveness and operations, and directs corrective action if necessary. Supervises subordinate supervisors and other staff employees within the operation of the department.
• Directs the operation of the Facilities & Grounds Maintenance units and forestry, and coordinates with other departments' operations and recommendations which may impact the water quality of the potable and stored water of the distribution system including but not limited to the supply, water treatment and distribution systems. Assists in the water quality monitoring and security upgrades within the distribution system to augment routine water quality monitoring.
• Develops and reviews the budget for the watershed management, forestry, hydroelectric and Facilities & Grounds Maintenance activities, and controls and accounts for expenditures within fund allocations. Develops capital item budget requests for the units, defends the request through the budget process and assists in the recommendations for long term capital expenditures pertaining to the raw water, potable water and the potable water within the distribution system inclusive of the means of delivery and storage.
• Analyzes and develops solutions to a wide variety of production, processing, operations, maintenance and other technical problems.
• Develops and manages capital improvement program; identifies needs for new construction, upgrades and major maintenance work; directs and coordinates capital improvement construction; and ensures project work meets plans, specifications and quality standards.
• Establishes effective working relationships with other District managers and employees; participates on teams and committees; and assists in coordinating unit and sub-activity operations, to include the allocation of personnel, materials and equipment.
• Drafts reports including statistical, operational and program reports; reviews forms, reports and other documents submitted by subordinate staff; and prepares correspondence, spreadsheets and purchasing documents.
• Provides customer service; responds to questions and requests for information from customers, engineers, contractors and the general public; and explains plant policies and…