Job Title: Assistant Superintendent - Water Renewal
Hiring Salary: $30.78 - $40.04/hour (DOE)
- This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
Reports to (Role): Superintendent, Water Renewal
Department/Group: Water Renewal - Public Works
FLSA Status: Exempt
Travel Required: Occasional
Position Type: Full-Time/Exempt, 40 hours a week
Benefits Eligible: Yes
PERSI Eligible: Yes
Work Schedule: Generally Monday through Thursday, 10 hour shifts, special events, occasional night or weekend work required, and ability to respond in the event of an emergency.
WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE!
The City of Nampa offers competitive benefits and growth opportunities, including the following for full-time positions in City Government Departments:
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- PERSI Retirement Plan, with 11.96% employer contribution
- 401k & 457 Retirement Plans
- 11 Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off (at least 4 weeks per year)
- Life Insurance with AD&D
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account
- Employer-Funded HRA VEBA Health Savings
- Wellness Program & Rewards
- Opportunity for student Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Harward Recreation Center Discounts
- Other Great Benefits!
POSITION SUMMARY:
Plans, organizes, and supervises the functions and activities of the City's Waster Renewal Facility under the direction the Water Renewal Facility Division Superintendent; performs other duties as required or assigned.
The principal function of an employee in this class is to administer the City’s compliance with federal, state and local environmental regulations, while supervising staff functions and activities in the Wastewater Operations, and Maintenance Programs. The work is performed under the supervision and direction of the Water Renewal Facility Division Superintendent, but extensive leeway is granted for the exercise of independent judgment and initiative. Supervision is exercised over Water Renewal Plant Operations and Maintenance staff. The nature of the work performed requires that an employee in this class establish and maintain effective working relationships with the Water Renewal Facility Superintendent, WRF Assistant Superintendent (Lab and Pretreatment), Assistant Superintendent (Collections), Program manager, other City employees, and the public. The principal duties of this class are performed in a Wastewater treatment plant environment with exposure to hazardous chemicals, airborne pathogens, and high voltage electricity.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Plans, supervises, and evaluates the work of departmental personnel, including providing approval for the selection of staff, monitoring work schedules, interviewing for new or vacant positions, providing direction when necessary, disciplining as required, managing conflict, and rewarding employee performance when appropriate; or makes recommendations which are given weight about the change of status of other employees.
- Schedules daily, monthly, and annual preventive maintenance and repair of water plant equipment and assigns maintenance tasks to Wastewater Treatment Plant personnel accordingly.
- Maintains complete and accurate records of plant operation functions, tests, results, and maintenance work performed.
- Monitors Plant operations to ensure all processes are conducted in a safe and efficient manner, and in compliance with Federal rules and regulations.
- Ensures all chemicals are handled in a safe and proper manner.
- Coordinate work with Asset Management.
- Oversees the maintenance of the interior and exterior of the Treatment Plant to ensure a safe environment for City employees and the public.
- Confers with the WRF Superintendent in planning, developing, and directing the implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and work standards for all plant functions, including daily staff meetings, regulatory requirements, major maintenance projects, new subdivisions, and other related functions.
- Processes all Plant purchase orders, including coordinating invoice to purchase order, issuing correct account number for budget purposes, negotiating with vendors to ensure cost-efficiency, and providing final approval of purchase order for payment.
- Coordinate projects with City Engineering.
- Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of positions.
- Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas.
- Assumes the duties and responsibilities and may be assigned to act of the Wastewater Superintendent in his/her absence.
- Assumes responsibility for other duties as required or assigned.
- Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions and reviews publications and audio-visual materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in assigned work areas.
- Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems.
- Responds to citizen's questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner.
- Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities.
- Treats employee's concerns with consideration and respect, regardless of the supervisor's own perspective on those concerns.
- Is punctual and timely in meeting requirements of performance, including attendance standards and work deadlines.
- Maintains an effective and respectful work environment.
- Adapts to changes in how business is conducted and work is accomplished, in a positive and timely manner.
- Maintains a good working relationship with subordinates, peers, customers and City Administration.
ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:
- Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
- Commitment to Safety - Understands, encourages and carries out the principles of integrated safety management; complies with or oversees the compliance with safety policies and procedures; completes all required training; takes personal responsibility for safety.
- Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
- Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.
- Innovative - Ability to look beyond the standard solutions.
- Leadership - Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.
- Management Skills - Ability to organize and direct oneself and effectively supervise others.
- People Development - Having the ability to assess skill strengths and weaknesses of individuals and teams in order to determine what actions are appropriate to build and/or improve the needed skills.
- Resource Management (People & Equipment) - Ability to obtain and appropriate the proper usage of equipment, facilities, materials, as well as personnel.
- Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.
REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, & LICENSE/CERTIFICATIONS:
- High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED): Required
- Bachelor's Degree (four year college or technical school) Required, Field of Study: Biology, Chemistry, or closely related field.
- 4 Plus Years of Experience Primary and Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations, including some supervisory experience Or Any combination of experience and training which provides the equivalent scope of knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work.
- Ability to operate a personal computer using standard or customized software applications appropriate to assigned task and the ability and willingness to quickly learn and put to use new skills and knowledge brought about by rapidly changing information and/or technology.
- Class III Wastewater Operator’s Certificate.
- Class IV Operators license within 1 year of acceptance of this position.
- Valid State of Idaho State Driver’s License.
- Must be able to respond within 30 minutes to staff at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in the event of an emergency.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
- Comprehensive knowledge of basic principles and practices of Wastewater treatment and disposal.
- Comprehensive knowledge of chemistry, biology, mechanical hydraulics, wastewater treatment plant operation, pretreatment rules and regulations, and Quality Assurance procedures.
- Comprehensive knowledge of basic chemical, and biological characteristics and analytical methods of industrial and domestic wastewater, including related laboratory testing methods and procedures.
- Comprehensive knowledge of related safety practices and emergency protocol; and reference materials and sources relating to wastewater and industrial waste analyses.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the related Federal, State, and City codes, E.P.A. and N.P.D.E.S. permit requirements, and the Nampa Pretreatment Manual.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the safe and proper use of standard laboratory equipment.
- Comprehensive knowledge of established the basic principles of record keeping.
- Ability to use logical and creative thought processes to develop solutions according to written specifications and/or oral instructions.
- Ability to perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines.
- Ability and willingness to quickly learn and put to use new skills and knowledge brought about by rapidly changing information and/or technology.
- Ability to analyze mathematical and physical data in an efficient and precise manner.
- Ability to collect, test, and analyze water samples.
- Ability to work with hazardous chemicals and air borne pathogens in a safe and proper manner.
- Ability to effectively lead, motivates, direct, supervise, and review the work of others.
- Ability to work all shifts on a rotating basis.
- Ability to work with hazardous chemicals and high voltage electricity in a safe and proper manner.
- Ability to analyze problems, identifies alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implements recommendations accordingly.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the Public Works Director, other Department Heads, other City employees, elected officials, engineers, state and federal agency representatives and the general public.
- Ability to communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing, using both technical and non-technical language.
- Ability to understand and follow oral and/or written policies, procedures, and instructions, use logical and creative thought processes to develop solutions according to written specifications and/or oral instructions, and prepare and present accurate and reliable reports containing findings and recommendations.
- Ability to perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines.
- Integrity, ingenuity, and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with assigned supervisors, other City employees, and the general public.
- Integrity, ingenuity, and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- The principal duties of this class are performed in a general office environment and in the field in a variety of terrains and weather conditions.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION STATEMENT:
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. A reasonable accommodation may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EEO STATEMENT:
The City of Nampa is an equal employment opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran, disability status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
DISCLAIMER:
The City has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the City reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the City may deem appropriate. This position may close before the closing date.
