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DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
Effective: 5/7/99
Range M-20
Respirator Class: 3
DEFINITION
Manage the Engineering Department; assist the General Manager in the overall
formulation and administration of District programs and activities in
close cooperation with the Board of Directors; perform special managerial
duties as required.
SUPERVISION
RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
- Receive general direction
from the General Manager.
- Exercise direct and general
supervision over division heads, professional, and technical personnel
in the Engineering Department.
EXAMPLES OF
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Manage the Engineering
Department, making independent decisions as necessary.
- Represent the District
in meetings with local, state, and federal officials.
- Act as the Manager of
the Sewer Construction Fund by recommending rates and fees and preparing
the Capital Improvement Plan; be responsible for the overall District
capital improvements program.
- Be responsible for engineering
studies, reports, designs, and specifications, and construction of
additions and improvements to the District's treatment plant, collection
system, and pumping stations; is responsible to assure that District
capital improvements are made in a sound engineering and cost-effective
manner.
- Administer the fiscal
affairs of the department.
- Act on behalf of the General
Manager as required.
- Demonstrate a commitment
to recruit, hire, and retain a diverse workforce.
- Perform related duties
as required.
EXAMPLES
OF NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Prepare position
papers and present these position papers to the Board of Directors
for approval.
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Arrange for
the services of consultants and oversee their work.
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Take an active
part in the establishment of District policies, standards, and procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
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Principles
and techniques of organization, management, personnel administration,
budgeting, cost control, and staff development including and understanding
the importance of authority, responsibility, accountability, motivation,
and delegation.
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Engineering
principles and practices as related and applied to design, construction,
and operation of wastewater collection, disposal, treatment systems,
and facilities.
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Principles
of financial management budgeting, grants administration, and cost
control.
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Principles
of the determination of rates and charges and industrial waste control.
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Materials,
procedures, and equipment used in construction, operation, and maintenance
of sewage and solid waste facilities and equipment.
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Project management
and construction management of large and complex industrial plants
including construction claims and construction litigation.
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Local, regional,
state, and federal-related organizations and programs.
Ability to:
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Continuously
analyze budget variance reports, interpret and evaluate staff reports,
know regulatory rules, observe performance evaluations, problem solve
engineering cost recommendations, remember personnel rules, and explain
Board reports.
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Sit at desk
and in meetings for long periods of time on a continuous basis. Intermittently
twist to reach equipment surrounding desk, and perform simple grasping
and fine manipulation; use telephone, and write or use a keyboard
to communicate through written means.
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Manage the
work activities of a large and diversified group of professional,
technical, and non-technical employees.
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Apply engineering
principles and techniques to the solution of design and operation
problems of substantial technical difficulty.
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Prepare clear
and concise reports and specifications.
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Perceive and
analyze problems correctly and take effective action.
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Prepare budgets
and control expenditures.
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Establish
and maintain cooperative working relationships in the department,
with other departments and divisions of the District, and with persons
and organizations dealing with the District.
EXPERIENCE
AND EDUCATION
Any combination equivalent to experience and education that could likely
provide the required knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. A typical
way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience:
- At least ten years of
increasingly responsible professional engineering experience, six
years of which were in a management position within a publicly-owned
water or wastewater utility, engineering consulting firm, environmental-related
industry, or similar organization.
Education:
- Equivalent to a bachelor's
degree from an accredited college or university with major work in
civil, chemical, mechanical, or environmental engineering. A master's
degree in engineering is desirable.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES
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Possession
of a valid Certificate of Registration as a professional engineer
issued by the State of California in the area of civil, chemical,
or mechanical engineering is desirable.
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Possession
of a valid California Driver's License.
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