WATER UTILITIES TECHNICAL SERVICES SUPERVISOR

 

This recruitment is open until the position is filled.  

 

Hourly Salary Range:

$45.85 - $60.98

 

The City of Tempe offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• 13 Paid Holidays, 1 Personal Day, up to 8 hours Winter Holiday Leave
• Vacation Accrual; starts at 9.33 hours/month. Higher monthly vacation accrual rates may be available with prior ASRS service.
• Sick Leave Accrual; 8 hours/month
• Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
• Wellness Program Discount on health premiums
• Medical Reimbursement Program; $56/month
• Tuition Reimbursement; $6,500/year
• Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Defined benefit plan with mandatory employer and employee contributions currently at 12.27% which includes a Long-Term Disability benefit
• Supplemental Retirement Plans through Nationwide; 457, 401K, and Employer contribution
• Position is eligible for 16 hours of additional Paid Leave

 

To view the employee benefit summary, please visit:

Employee Benefit Summary

 

Department / Division:    

Public Works / Water Utilities

 

Job Type:

Full-Time Regular

This position is classified as safety sensitive.

 

Schedule:

Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

 

Job Number: 

RC#902216

DESCRIPTION

The Water Utilities Technical Services Supervisor will assist in developing and implementing technical solutions that assure the reliable operation of water and wastewater systems and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) at the water plants and field.

 

Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assist in conceptualizing, designing, testing, implementing, maintaining, securing, documenting and proactively managing utility technology infrastructure for Municipal Utilities, including industrial network related software, hardware and equipment (i.e., radio, wired and wireless networks; physical and virtual servers; enterprise storage systems; and infrastructure systems and applications).
• Ability to troubleshoot and test at various locations; water plants, fields sites.
• Analyze system operations for implementing technology.
• Train, motivate, assign and oversee the work of staff; establish schedules and methods for work performed; ensure adherence to proper workgroup procedures and policies.
• Provide advanced technical expertise regarding programable logic controller (PLC) and SCADA network services for local and area-wide networks.
• Maintain knowledge of current and emerging SCADA network systems, technologies, architectures and products.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Work Experience:

Requires four (4) years of experience in technical solutions in business software systems, including two (2) years of lead or supervisory experience. Utility systems experience preferred.

 

Candidates must have the minimum amount of work experience. Years of experience are based upon a full-time work schedule (2,080 hours per year).  The sum of an applicant’s full-time and/or part-time qualifying work experience must meet or exceed the stated minimum qualification. Education will not substitute for the required work experience; however, related unpaid and/or volunteer work experience may be used as qualifying work experience.

 

Education:

Requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or a course of study related to the core functions of this position.

The term “equivalent” means that directly related work experience exceeding the required work experience will substitute in equal time increments for college-level education, for example: one year of additional directly related work experience will substitute for one year of college education (30 credit hours).

Certification, Licenses, and/or Registrations:

• Possession of a valid driver’s license.

 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Applicants considered for this job classification must pass the following: 

• Criminal history background investigation
• Post offer/pre-employment drug screen. Employees in safety-sensitive job classifications are prohibited from all marijuana usage whether medical or recreational

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

For a complete list of City of Tempe job descriptions go to:

Job Descriptions | City of Tempe, AZ

 

This position is FLSA Non-Exempt – eligible for overtime compensation and/or compensatory time.

 

Employees in this position are represented by the Tempe Supervisors’ Association (TSA).

 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:  The City of Tempe is an Equal Opportunity / Reasonable Accommodation employer.  The City does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, familial status, age, disability, and United States military veteran status.  Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will make a reasonable accommodation(s) during the recruitment & selection process.  Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting Human Resources at 480-350-8276.  Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.