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Treatment Plant Maintenance Manager #2407-161410-01

Date Opened
Friday, July 26, 2024 9:15 AM
Close Date
Sunday, August 25, 2024 11:59 PM
Section
Charlotte Water
Salary
  • $86,976.00 - $96,640.00/year
Employment Type
  • Full Time
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Introduction

Charlotte’s local government, with more than 7,000 employees and a $2.39 billion budget, works hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play.

Charlotte Water is an enterprise department of the City of Charlotte and one of the largest public water and sewer service providers in the southeast with 300,000 customer accounts and over 1000 employees. Our service area includes the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and the towns of Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, Mint Hill, Matthews and Pineville. Charlotte Water’s FY 23 budget is $535M and a five-year capital program of $2.5 billion.  We enjoy the highest credit ratings from all three major credit rating agencies as a result of sound financial planning and management and strong support from our City Council.  We value competent, skilled candidates with a customer service focus to work in a team environment.

Overview

The City of Charlotte is the largest municipality in North Carolina and the 15th largest city in the United States, with a total population of more than 897,000 citizens. A major commerce center, Charlotte hosts several of the nation’s largest banks and technology companies.

Also known as the Queen City, Charlotte is home to the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We work hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Join us in helping to keep our City thriving, ensuring upward mobility and advancement in the workplace.

Summary

This position manages, directs, and plans mechanical maintenance activities at assigned wastewater treatment plants and associated assigned sites. Work involves establishing the overall maintenance philosophy; working with wastewater treatment plant supervisors and staff to review maintenance priorities and develop an overall plan to
improve reliability and redundancy of equipment; coordinating maintenance needs with engineers and consultants to develop a capital improvement project list; resolving equipment issues; and participating in plant upgrades. This position also prepares the maintenance budget for the assigned locations; manages assigned supervisors; assists maintenance supervisors with resolution of long-term and/or complex issues; and performs administrative duties such as necessary.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

  • Manages the assigned maintenance supervisors; discusses and resolve maintenance issues; identifies performance expectations; reviews work in progress as well as completed work; assists supervisors in determining priorities; coordinates activities with operations management and staff; and ensures that maintenance activities are performed efficiently and effectively.
  • Manages internal staff and contractors that install, troubleshoot, and maintain mechanical equipment at wastewater treatment facilities.
  • Manages the procurement process for maintenance by working with procurement to identify long-term contract needs; develops specifications that meet the plant’s needs; evaluates new products; and works with supervisors to assist them with procuring supplies and materials.
  • Plans and manages the budget for the assigned areas.
  • Participates in plant upgrades/expansions by working with others to develop a capital improvement project list; justifies maintenance project needs; works to meet competing funding issues among plants; contributes to design discussions; reviews submittals; and works with contractors and consultants during construction to
  • Ensure upgrades/expansions are easily maintainable.
  • Coordinates maintenance activities with others; reviews maintenance activities on a regular basis; discusses on-going maintenance issues that potentially affect the plant’s ability to meet permit regulations; and develops an overall maintenance plan to better meet the plant’s needs.
  • Provides leadership and direction to assigned supervisors on personnel issues, procurement problems, budget issues, and other administrative challenges.
  • Supervises and coordinates work activities of assigned staff; assigns work, monitors status of work, and inspects completed work; participates and provides input in staffing decisions relative to hiring, firing, discipline, and promotional opportunities; evaluates performance; mentors staff; and aids with career development.
  • Performs other related job duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Knowledge in mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation systems.
  • Knowledge of computers and maintenance software.
  • Knowledge of safe work practices.
  • Knowledge of equipment related to industry.
  • Skill in maintaining equipment.
  • Skill in organization.
  • Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships.
  • Ability to complete administrative functions related to the position.
  • Ability to schedule and plan work assignments.
  • Ability to obtain a City driving permit.
  • Ability to supervise employees
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The work is medium work and requires applying 30 pounds of force frequently and exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally to move objects. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: balancing, climbing, feeling, manual dexterity, grasping, handling, perceiving sounds at normal speaking levels, distinguishing among sounds, lifting, mental acuity, pulling, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, expressing ideas by spoken word, shouting above noises, visual acuity in data/color/observations/equipment/inspections, and walking.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in an environment with heavy equipment and machinery that could result in bodily harm to co-workers or others. 

Minimum Qualifications

  • Associate degree in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, millwright, or a related field from an accredited school.
  • Seven (7) years of related work experience including one (1) year of supervisory experience.
  • OR an equivalent combination of education and relevant work/industry/military/job specific experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the essential job duties
Licenses, Certifications or Registrations:
  • Requires a valid driver’s license.
  • Desires a NC AWWA-WEA Grade III Maintenance Technologist Certification or equivalent.

Salary

$86,976.00 - $96,640.00 Commensurate with Experience

Conditions of Employment

The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.

Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.

Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.

The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

How To Apply

Apply online.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.

You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby where we have workstations available. Our office is located at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. Our hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.

Anyone seeking an accommodation to apply for a job may call (704) 336-2285 for assistance or you may email questions to CityHrJobPostingsNotify@ci.charlotte.nc.us.

Benefits

The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to all employees.

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The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.

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