Gas and Water Field Supervisor*
Gas and Water Field Supervisor*
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This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent fostering growth opportunities and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements:- Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
- Language Incentive
- Referral Bonus
- Tuition Assistance Program
Description
TheCity of Richmond Department of Public Utilities Water Utility Divisionis seeking qualified individuals to fill the position of Gas and Water Field Supervisor. The selected candidate will be responsible for supervising and planning work for the Gas and Water Service Technicians.
Incumbent serves as an essential employee which means that the incumbent is required to work when the City is closed due to public emergencies critical or hazardous conditions or inclement weather.The selected candidate may be required to work 24 hour on-call weekend and holiday call duty as scheduled.Duties include but are not limited to
- Supervising staff including selecting and recommending selections training and evaluating work counseling disciplining and recommending terminations;
- Assigning work and coaching service technicians;
- Handling dispatch duties and other communications to ensure proper on-site placement of technicians;
- Monitoring workload progress and employee performance in the field;
- Scheduling and distributes work assignments;
- Monitoring overtime and travel of technicians;
- Analyzing data from computer print outs of daily work and evaluating performance.
- Evaluating customer satisfaction in the servicing of gas and water utilities;
- Maintaining all meter reading & AMR maintenance equipment;
- Driving mobile routes utilizing DCU & MC2;
- Meeting/communicating with internal and external customers.
Qualifications Special Certifications and Licenses
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Two years of experience supervising utilities crews or other relevant experience
- An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification
LICENSING CERTIFICATIONS and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:- Requires a Drivers License and a Commonwealth of Virginia Drivers License within 30 days of hire.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Considerable knowledge of Gas/Water pipeline maintenance and repair (e.g. placing a sleeve to stop a leak hot tapping); Standard Operating Procedures and Abnormal Operating Conditions; and pipe fitting and plumbing. Knowledge of GIS maps and Advantex. Demonstrated skill with oral and written communication; and interpersonal communication. Demonstrated skill in using hand tools such as shovels and wrenches; and gas detection equipment (combustible gas indicator); and skilled in pre-trip vehicle inspections. Demonstrated ability to identify hazardous situations; to think critically; to follow standard operating procedures; and to train others and ensure subordinates follow safety regulations and procedures.Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts electrical currents vibrations etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes odors dusts gases and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people imminent danger and a threatening environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. While performing the essential duties of this job the employee is regularly required to reach extending hands and arms in any direction stand push pull lift finger (picking pinching or otherwise working primarily with fingers) grasp applying pressure to an object with fingers or palms talk see and hear. The employee is frequently required to climb balance stoop crouch crawl walk feel and use substantial repetitive motions of the wrists hands and fingers. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties this classification is considered to be heavy work exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally up to 50 pounds of force frequently and up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process please contact Jessica McKenzie Human Resources Manager by email at .
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruitment hiring placement promotion termination layoff transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
