Operation Manager

- Plans, organizes, manages, and directs designated activities in the Engineering and Utility Operations Departments and ensures coordination of activities between the two Departments; prioritizes, assigns, reviews, and evaluates the work of staff in both Departments for accuracy, suitability, and completeness.
- Participates in the selection of, motivates, mentors, coaches, and evaluates assigned personnel; works with employees on performance issues; processes and works with other management to resolve employee grievances; recommends and implements discipline and termination procedures.
- Completes and maintains a variety of records, reports, and/or studies including project status, operations productivity, and administrative and technical reports; oversees the preparation of monthly Board reports and participates in District Board meetings.
- Plans, coordinates, and supervises responsible planning and engineering work in connection with District Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects; manages the design of engineering plans and specifications for the construction of water, wastewater, parks and recreation, public works, and other related improvements.
- Recommends District policies and implements programs and actions to maintain compliance with local, regional, state and federal laws and programs related to water, wastewater, stormwater, solid waste, and worker and public health and safety. Participates in the development of CIP projects for compliance with District specifications. Resolves disputes between the District and developers, contractors, engineers, and the general public relative to District policies, specifications, regulations, procedures, and ordinances.
- Executes design procedures and interprets the application of design criteria; checks plans and specifications for accuracy of design and completeness. Interprets and applies relevant codes, ordinances, rules, and regulations.
- Provides continuing technical assistance to staff; supervises and participates in the work of subordinate planning and engineering staff and/or consultants in preparation of project plans, agreement, specifications, cost estimates, and contract administration for capital projects.
- Assists in the preparation, coordination, and control of the operating and capital improvement budgets; assists in evaluating the need for and developing plans and schedules for long-range CIP projects.
- Coordinates projects with other departments, agencies, teams, consultants, developers, and/or property owners; gives presentations to elected and appointed officials; responds and takes appropriate action to citizen inquiries and complaints.
- Tracks new or pending regulatory requirements that affect the District and provides support to meet these requirements (e.g. non-point and point discharge, drinking water quality, water conservation, air and groundwater contamination).
- Monitors and interacts in inter-governmental actions affecting the District.
- Assists in the training of other District personnel in utility operations management, design, and construction standards and other areas as appropriate.
- May serve on and/or provide technical and support staff assistance to various District commissions and task forces.
- Other duties as assigned.

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