GENERAL SUPERVISOR, WATER AND SEWER

Full Job Description

UNCLASSIFIED POSITION IN PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

POSITION IS LOCATED AT 11575 MAXWELL ROAD, ALPHARETTA, GA

Minimum Qualifications:

High School Diploma or GED required, supplemented by vocational or technical training in Water/Sewer or a related field; Supplemented by four years of experience in Sewer Maintenance to include 2 years lead or supervisory experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Specific License or Certification Required: Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license.

Must obtain Wastewater Collection System Operator Certification (or equivalent) from a recognized organization; valid Georgia Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) including appropriate endorsement(s); Trench Safety Certification from a recognized organization; Confined Spaces Certification from a recognized organization; Flagger Certification from a recognized organization within 6 months of employment.

Specific Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities: Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in performance of the essential functions and learn, comprehend, and apply all county or departmental policies, practices, and procedures necessary to function effectively in the position.

Examination:The examination will consist of an evaluation of education and experience, accomplished by analysis of the application.

Application must document that the applicant possesses the minimum knowledge, skills, education and experience as listed to be rated as qualified.

If selected, an official, accredited college transcript is required, at time of employment, for all degrees/course work used to qualify for this position.ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL BEFORE THEY ARE SUBMITTED.

PLEASE REVIEW ALL APPLICATIONS FOR ACCURACY AND MAKE ALL CORRECTIONS BEFORE SUBMITTAL BECAUSE ERRORS CAN RESULT IN NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.

Requirements

Purpose of Classification:

The purpose of this classification is to perform operational duties related to supervising staff in the monitoring, maintenance, and repair of the sewer system infrastructure, including preparing cost estimates, responding to citizen inquiries, and assisting in preparing assigned area budget.

General Supervisor, Water and Sewer, is distinguished from Sewer System Superintendent in that the former supervises assigned staff in addition to performing sewer system maintenance/repair duties, whereas the latter oversees sewer maintenance/repair functions in addition to supervising assigned staff.

Incumbent in this class serves on a 24-hour on-call basis seven (7) days per week.

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.

Supervises assigned staff, including establishing workloads, prioritizing work assignments, evaluating employee performance, interpreting and enforcing policies and procedures, resolving staff issues, and administering disciplinary action as required.

Schedules video, site, and other inspections; dye and smoke tests; and repair and maintenance assignments for assigned work crews.

Prepares daily work reports.

Assists with the preparation of assigned area budget.

Prepares cost estimates at job sites.

Responds to inquiries from the general public.

Prepares as-built documents for constructed sewer lines.

Ensures staff adherence to safety procedures.

Notifies homeowners of on-site work involving sewer systems.

Additional Functions:

Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications

Performance Aptitudes:

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

Human Interaction: Acting as a first line supervisor involving assigning work, reviewing work. Requires the ability to act as a first-line supervisor, including instructing, assigning and reviewing work, maintaining standards, coordinating activities, and evaluating employee job performance.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

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

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, and ratios; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.

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

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria, as opposed to that which is clearly measurable or verifiable.

Additional Information

It is the policy of Fulton County that there will be equal opportunity for every citizen, employee and applicant, based upon merit without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, genetics, age, disability or sexual orientation.