Operations and Maintenance Manager, Senior

• Mission:ConnectingPeople Places and Opportunities.
• Vision:To be an airport of choice by creating exceptional experiences.
• Core Values: REACH
  • Respect
  • Environmental Stewardship
  • Accountability
  • Collaboration
  • Honesty

The Central Utility Plant (CUP) is located at John Wayne Airport. The CUP has four natural gas-fired internal combustion engines driving a total of 7 MW of electricity and two 550-ton absorption chillers one 125-ton air-cooled centrifugal chiller three 750-ton centrifugal chillers and support equipment including a cooling tower. The CUP provides power on a microgrid. Redundant power capability is maintained through access to the Southern California Edison electrical grid.

• Development and implementation of energy management strategies power distribution countywide utility management and development and implementation of energy saving projects related to electrical & thermal generation as well as utility purchases

• Public works/Engineering knowledge specific to central utility plant operations and management electrical distribution systems and infrastructure

• General understanding of a microgrid - gas turbine/engine/electrical cogenerationplants

• General understanding of centrifugal refrigeration units absorption chillers closed water systems large cooling towers high voltage electrical distribution transformers and transfer switches

• General understanding of process controls Supervisory Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA) and metering
• Regulatory compliance related to power generation (e.g. hazardous materials wastewater treatment life safety systems emission etc.)
• General understanding of governmental purchasing and contract administration including budget preparation

• Manage maintenance construction projects involving the repair of facilities and infrastructure

• Ability to lead the activities of contractors and/or County Staff

• Supervise and evaluate staff performance training coaching coordinating deadlines prioritizing work demands and assigning/monitoring work

• Align organizational vision with County strategic goals and department business objectives
• Engage people organizations and partners in developing goals executing plans and delivering results
• Ensure that staff have the resources they need and that the workforce has the capacity to meet current and long-term organizational objectives
• Work cooperatively and maintain effective working relationships to accomplish objectives
• Set challenging measurable project goals that are aligned with broad County strategies and departmental business objectives
• Assign clear authority and hold others accountable for goal achievement

• Monitor and execute procurement activities for assigned work unit; and negotiating and administering contracts

• Develop and implement policies and procedures and provide appropriate leadership in emergency response situations

• Develop appropriate leadership in emergency situations

• Communicate effectively tactfully and maintain effective working relationships with County leadership and management departmental staff contractors engineering firms outside agencies and the general public both verbal and written using technical and non-technical language

• Build consensus and negotiate with public and private parties

• Produce clear and concise written documents technical reports emails program and project status reports and briefs
• Present ideas and compile materials clearly concisely logically and persuasively both orally and in writing to persuade and inform audiences with competing interests including but not limited to government officials community organizations and others
• Facilitate group discussions and build consensus using persuasive reasoning

• Perform administrative related responsibilities that involves coordinating with other divisions such as finance or budget while responding to staff and customers demands within a short timeframe

• Effective active listening to understand others needs resolve escalated issues facilitate group discussions and build consensus using persuasive reasoning

• Demonstrate thorough understanding of the concepts of strategic planning
• Plan and organize to effectively allocate work among a team based on their respective job classifications and individual expertise
• Identify organizational priorities and relate them to resource and budget allocation
• Develop financial monitoring reports and systems
• Demonstrate cost consciousness and an ability to conserve departmental and/or County resources
• Make recommendations on improving facility management systems
• Interpret monitor and report financial information and statistics

• Use ingenuity and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks and find ways to increase efficiency in County procedures
• Re-engineer business processes and improve organizational effectiveness by proposing and implementing change initiatives required to improve efficiency streamline operations and meet future business needs
• Develop technical solutions to new or highly complex problems that cannot be solved using existing methods or approaches
• Research and analyze changes in technology regulatory compliance trends and best practices and develop appropriate recommendations and solutions

• Proven track record of addressing public safety and complying with complexregulations laws and otherrules
• Knowledge of state federal and local laws rules and regulations regarding plant safety
• Knowledge of best industry practices to avoid injury
• Ability to develop safety procedures and policies to ensure safe operations of Utility Plants
• Ability to enforce violations of safety procedures and remedy safety issues
• Oversee the implementation of and adherence to quality assurance activities and standards

Possess the ability to independently reason logically to analyze data reach conclusions and make recommendations; possess the ability to remain calm and appropriately focused in rapidly changing and difficult situations involving conflict complex issues controversy and diverse stakeholder groups and interests; possess the ability to deal calmly and effectively with emotional interactions.

Function effectively in a standard office environment.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Human Resource Services (HRS) will screen applications and supplemental responses for qualifications that meet minimum qualifications are highly desirable and are most needed to successfully perform the duties of this job. Only those applicants that meet the qualifications as listed in the job bulletin will be referred to the assessment step.

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