Safety of Dams Team Manager VI - Metro Water - Los Angeles, CA - EXPIRED
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Job Information:
Company: Metro Water
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a consortium of twenty six cities and water districts that provides drinking water to nearly 19 million people in Southern California. Metropolitan's mission is to provide its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high quality water to meet current and future needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way. Metropolitan's facilities include the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct, five conventional water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 2.6 billion gallons per day, nine surface water reservoirs, 800 miles of pipeline, and 16 hydroelectric power plants.
SAFETY OF DAMS TEAM MANAGER
Metropolitan Water District's currently has an opening for a Safety of Dams Team Manager (Team Manager VI) at Metropolitan's Headquarters building located at Union Station in Los Angeles, California.
The Safety of Dams Team Manager is responsible for managing the continuous surveillance and safety evaluation of Metropolitan's dams and for managing geotechnical engineering design and analysis of slopes, foundations, and facilities. In addition, this Team Manager, will manage geotechnical engineering design including the preparation of technical analyses, detailed engineering calculations, design documents, field assessments, and recommendations.
JOB DUTIES
1. Coordinates technical and safety training; coaches and trains team members on dam surveillance data analysis and reporting; coaches and evaluates team members on dam inspections.
2. Prepares documents for insurance underwriters; provides technical expertise to public and other District organization units regarding dam functioning and properties; schedules dam surveillance maintenance and repair with Water System Operations.
3. Accompanies State Division of Safety of Dams inspector during the inspection of all observable dam surfaces and appurtenant structures; tests operation of dam outlet works and emergency dewatering blow-off valves; reviews dam surveillance data with DSOD inspector and determines if the dam can safely accommodate the measured changes; manages the formal documentation of applications and certificates that authorize the operation, construction and repair of District dams.
4. Reviews the magnitude and location of earthquakes with respect to District dams as they occur; supervises team's practice exercises for emergency damage assessment for different levels of earthquake damage; assesses actual earthquake damage.
5. Oversees the technical work of the team.
6. Manages professional services and consultants; prepares scope of work in requests for proposal; evaluates and selects consultants for professional services; prepares and negotiates agreement with consultants; administers and tracks consultant performance; audits work for compliance and approves contracted work.
7. Supervises staff including selection, assignment and monitoring of work, coaching, mentoring, counseling and performance assessment; determines priorities and aligns work load; reviews work for thoroughness, adherence to applicable standards, constructability, and accuracy; assesses employees' competencies and develops training plans; trains subordinates in applicable techniques and methodologies; ensures staff compliance with applicable health and safety standards and requirements.
8. Provides general administration of the organization including establishing and tracking organizational goals and objectives; analyzes organizational activities and prepares reports; develops and monitors the budget; evaluates resource needs and prepares staffing and consulting requests; provides input re: policy and procedures; reviews and approves time, reimbursement requests and purchases.
9. Leads staff in development of organizational vision, strategies, goals and objectives for customer support and service; plans, develops and approves schedules, priorities and standards for achieving organizational goals; reviews and reports on status of all organizational activities.
10. Meets with key customers to work on projects and initiatives and supports applicable customer satisfaction feedback mechanisms.
Work Schedule: 9/80 with alternate Fridays off
JOB REQUIREMENTS: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Engineering or related field and eight years of increasingly responsible relevant experience (in the field of dam safety and geotechnical engineering), of which two years must have been in a project management, supervisory or lead capacity; OR
A Master's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Engineering or related field and six years of increasingly responsible relevant experience (in the field of dam safety and geotechnical engineering), of which two years must have been in a project management, supervisory, or lead capacity.
Knowledge of:
* Dam engineering principles and practices (including geotechnical engineering principles and
practices)
* Dam safety regulations
* Dam instrumentation practices
* Geological principles related to dams
* Dam Design, performance and failure modes
* Hydrograph formation and flood routing techniques
* Management/supervisory methods and techniques
* Principles of organizational and strategic planning
* Team building
* Personnel and general disciplinary policies and practices
* Relevant federal, state, and local laws
* Principles of budgeting, cost monitoring, and accounting
* Project management including planning, scheduling, and costing
* Report writing
* Performance measurement tools and metrics;
* Policies and procedures related to procurement, contract administration, and other business
activities
* District organizations
* District facilities and operations
Skill and ability to:
* Analyze dam safety data, and perform/understand static slope stability analyses.
* Lead a diverse work force
* Resolve organizational and resource problems
* Perform financial analysis
* Plan, organize, and evaluate the work of subordinates and/or project team members
* Mentor, develop, and motivate staff
* Determine staffing needs of staff
* Review work products, including dam safety and geotechnical engineering, for detail and adherence
to guidelines
* Encourage and facilitate cooperation
* Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with all levels within the organization,
other agencies, regulatory agencies, special interest groups and the public
* Use business and project management applications and methodologies
* Communicate orally and in writing on administrative and technical topics
* Negotiate and build consensus
* Exercise judgment and discretion
* Devise long-term topics
* Prepare reports and presentations for all levels of management
* Interpret and analyze results
* Interpret policies, rules, and regulations relative to the Section Group
* Represent the District on various business transactions as needed
LICENSES/CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
License in good standing as a California Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (at time of application)
Driver's license equivalent to a California Class C
Benefits:
* Competitive compensation
* Excellent Medical Coverage
* Dental Insurance
* Life Insurance
* Vision Coverage
* On-site fitness center
* Hub of public transportation: Rail, subway, rail and taxis
* Retirement plans including Pension plan and 401(k)
* Tuition reimbursement
* Excellent working environment
* Public transportation subsidy and van pools
This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. To receive a copy of the complete job description, please send an email to [email protected].
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