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Chesapeake Water Environment Association Title:
Deputy Bureau Chief of Utilities (Engineering Manager I), Public Works, Bureau of Utilities
Post Date
2/21/2025
Expiration Date
6/1/2025
Details:
Deputy Bureau Chief of Utilities (Engineering Manager I) - Public Works, Bureau of Utilities
Salary $103,243.00 - $198,823.00 Annually
Location Columbia, MD
Job Type Full Time
Job Number 24-00640B
Department Public Works
Division DPW - Utilities Support
Opening Date 02/18/2025
Closing Date Continuous
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 record-breaking 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 you'll 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, you'll 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 mid-management 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 Bureau's 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 Bureau's Capacity Management, Operations and Maintenance (CMOM) program as well as oversight of the Bureau's Supervisor Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.
• May perform special projects as needed with or without advance notice.
• Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Architecture and six (6) years related experience.
PREFERRED EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• Two (2) years experience in supervising technical and support personnel.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
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.
Comments:
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 application. Applicants 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 (http://www.naces.org) or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation (https://www.wes.org/).
Howard County Government is not sponsoring employees in application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B Visa. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
Howard County is 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 status, military 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 HiringPreference@howardcountymd.gov. Requests for accommodations should not be attached to the application.
Employer
Howard County Government
Address
3430 Court House Drive
Ellicott City, Maryland, 21043
Phone
410-313-2033
Website
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/howardcounty
Employer:
Howard County Government
Website:
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/howardcounty/jobs/4836003/deputy-bureau-chief-of-utilities-engineering-manager-i-public-works-bureau-o?sort=Salary%7CDescending&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs