Deputy Bureau Chief of Utilities Engineering Manager I - Public Works Bureau of Utilities
Deputy Bureau Chief of Utilities Engineering Manager I - Public Works Bureau of Utilities
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POSITION SUMMARY/CLASS DESCRIPTION
Howard County:
Conveniently located in the heart of central Maryland between Baltimore and Washington Howard County offers the charm of a historic past mixed with the excitement of a cosmopolitan community.
Howard County Government:
Howard County Government is a leader in innovation best practices and sustainability. It is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live and work in the country. In 2024 Howard County Government received a recordbreaking 63 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo) the most awards in the state of Maryland and the fifth highest in the nation as compared to more than 3000 counties. NACo Achievement Awards are the premier national honor to recognize innovative and transformative programs that provide new services for county residents improve existing programs upgrade working conditions and enhance citizen participation and public policy making.
What are we looking for
We are looking for outstanding individuals to join our team and contribute to excellence in Howard County operations.
What youll like most about working at Howard County Government:
- We are committed to workplace excellence in every area of County government.
- We have a highly talented diverse and inclusive workplace. Your input will not only be heard but it will be encouraged!
- We offer competitive compensation and great benefits including medical retirement and wellness programs.
- As a member of the Howard County Government team youll be helping drive our culture and directly impact what makes us an amazing place to work.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Deputy Bureau Chief of Utilities is located in Department of Public Works Bureau of Utilities and will manage the technical/engineering aspects of the Bureau of Utilities as well as the support functions to include operational budgeting and accounting for the Utility Fund and purchasing for the Bureau. This position performs the duties of the Bureau Chief of Utilities during their absence.
CLASS DESCRIPTION:
Performs midmanagement level and advanced engineering and/or architectural work under general supervision from an administrative or technical superior. Work involves managing the administrative technical and budgetary affairs of a division or overseeing the activities of the Bureau of Facilities. Work includes preparing and maintaining an operating budget; projecting manpower needs materials and equipment; plans review and resolving the most difficult engineering and/or architectural design problems.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Act on behalf and for the Bureau Chief of Utilities in every facet of that job including water and wastewater system operations and maintenance wastewater treatment planning emergency response budgeting and accounting.
- Responsible for the engineering supervision of the daily water and sewer system operation to include resolution of problems.
- Coordinates the preparation of the Water and Sewer Master Plan participates in water and sewer capital project implementation and prepares and monitors annual operating budget.
- Assists with the Management and Administration of the Bureau of Utilities
- Oversees the preparation and submittal of the yearly water audit.
- Performs system analysis each year to determine if there is a need to increase water and sewer rates.
- Coordinates water and wastewater payments and billing between Howard County Baltimore County Baltimore City and Anne Arundel County.
- Coordinates the purchasing accounting and budgeting function for the Bureau.
- Manages the Bureaus emergency response and planning programs related to homeland security.
- This position is considered emergency personnel and as such the incumbent may be required to report for regular work shift during inclement weather or then when an emergency situation arises.
- Manages subordinate personnel that are responsible for the water and sewer daily systems operations and inspections budgeting purchasing accounting and other support activities for the Bureau.
- Oversees the Bureaus Capacity Management Operations and Maintenance (CMOM) program as well as oversight of the Bureaus Supervisor Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.
- May perform special projects as needed with or without advance notice.
- Other duties as assigned
MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
Bachelors Degree in Engineering or Architecture and six 6 years related experience.
PREFERRED EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:- Two 2 years experience in supervising technical and support personnel.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.- While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; strenuous climbing balancing; stoop kneel crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; risk of electrical shock; and vibration.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
LANGUAGE SKILLS MATHEMATICAL SKILLS AND REASONING ABILITY:- Thorough knowledge of water quality management and pollution control wastewater and water treatment hydrology hydraulics water chemistry and biology methodologies used in projecting future demands on facilities and administrative and budget management methods and techniques.
- Skill in interpreting and analyzing engineering designs plans and specifications as well as being able to do complex design work to include detailed specifications.
- Ability to read analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals financial reports and legal documents.
- Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers regulatory agencies or members of the business community.
- Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
- Ability to effectively present information to top management public groups and/or boards of directors.
- Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents logarithms quadratic equations and permutations.
- Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution determination of test reliability and validity analysis of variance correlation techniques sampling theory and factor analysis.
- Ability to define problems collect data establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
CERTIFICATES LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS
State of Maryland Registered Professional Engineer and/or State of Maryland Licensed Architect.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
TO APPLY:You must complete an employment application online to be considered for this recruitment. Resumes cannot be substituted for completion of the job application work history. No paper applications will be accepted.
Selected candidates may be subject to drug screening background screening and reference checks.
At time of application please submit a copy of any college degree coursework licenses or certifications that you have referenced on your who have education obtained outside of the U.S. may need to provide proof of the equivalent U.S. education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation County Government is not sponsoring employees in application of the H1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H1B Visa. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
Howard Countyis an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and we are committed to a workplace that values diversity equity and inclusion. The County prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color religion age sex ancestry creed national origin disability status genetics marital statusmilitary service sexual orientation gender identity/expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. Applicants requiring accommodations during the hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources directly at .Requests for accommodations should not be attached to the application.
Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
