Water Distribution Supervisor

Water Distribution System Supervisor

The purpose of the position is to oversee and supervise the operations, construction, maintenance and repair of the City's water distribution system. Employees in this classification possess comprehensive understanding of municipal water distribution systems, to include meter installation, utilities locating, and water mains repair and installation. Incumbents are responsible for proper safety training for all personnel under charge. Position provides supervisory, technical, and administrative guidance to construction, maintenance, and repair personnel under charge. Performs related work as required.

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.

• Coordinates and controls the field activities essential to the service, construction, maintenance and general repair of the City's water distribution systems, to include meter installation, main repairs and installations, and utilities locating.
• Plans and organizes work order priorities in conjunction with developers, contractors, and engineers to eliminate conflict and ensure efficient utilization and allocation of City resources and time.
• Coordinates manpower allocation, scheduling and assignments for crews under charge.
• Conducts on-site investigation for accidents or damage reported; investigates customer concerns and complaints.
• Prepares and monitors collections operations budget; orders treatment operations supplies and materials within scope of financial authority; monitors and justifies costs and/or expenditures for adherence to operating budget.
• Provides on-site training and assists work crews as needed, to include the operation of any equipment necessary to perform the work.
• Ensures provision of or provides safety instruction or training for personnel under charge; ensures proper training for personnel in all new equipment implementation.
• Writes equipment specifications for equipment purchases; maintains communication with vendors and suppliers.
• Inspects equipment and vehicles; ensures equipment, machinery, tools, and supplies are properly inventoried, maintained and used at all times.
• Reviews and/or prepares various records and reports, i.e., personnel evaluations, monthly operations, water usage, meter installations and tests, inspections, blueprints/drawings.
• Inspects work in progress, modifies or adjusts work methods, crew sizes and related factors to ensure projects are completed in accordance with work orders.
• Ensures adherence to established safety standards/procedures for crews under charge.
• Drives to and from work sites for monitoring and inspection purposes.
• Functions in an on-call capacity for response to emergencies.

Additional functions: Performs other related duties as required.

Performance aptitudes:

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data and/or information using established criteria. Includes exercise of discretion in determining actual or probable consequences, and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to function in a supervisory/managerial capacity for a group of workers. Includes the ability to make decisions on procedural and technical levels.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate and control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools and/or materials requiring complex and rapid adjustments.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, design, and/or advisory data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; utilize algebraic and geometric principles.

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership. Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution.

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria.

Minimum qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED;
• Current Water Distribution Technician class "A" certification;
• Five years of progressively skilled and lead person experience in construction, maintenance and repair of water distribution systems; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Possession of a valid Florida driver license, class "B" and possession and maintenance of a driving record which meets or exceeds minimum City driving standards.

Other requirements: The City of Naples is a Tobacco-Free Workplace. Applicants for the City of Naples must not have been a user of tobacco products for at least six (6) months immediately preceding an application for employment; and, if hired, must maintain non-use of tobacco products for the duration of employment with the City of Naples. Tobacco is defined as any lighted or unlighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, nicotine dispensing device, other types of smoking product, smokeless tobacco including dip, chew or snuff.

ADA compliance:

Physical Ability: Tasks involve the ability to exert heavy physical effort in heavy work, with greater emphasis on climbing and balancing, but typically also involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and the lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds); may occasionally involve heavier objects and materials (up to 100 pounds).

Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate depths. Some tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability.

Environmental Factors: Tasks risk exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, toxic/poisonous agents, and/or disease.

Emergency response statement: Every City employee has emergency response responsibilities, though not every position will require routine assignments during an emergency event. All employees may be subject to recall around the clock for emergency response operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the normal work location, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official job description. Assignments in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature, with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically and operationally challenging conditions.

The City of Naples, Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Naples, Florida will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.