ABOUT THIS POSITION

Phoenix is the 5th largest city in the country, serving as Arizona's center of government, commerce, and culture. It is emerging in the new economy with strength in high technology, manufacturing, bioscience research, and advanced business services. The City of Phoenix Water Services Department, one of the nation's largest potable water utilities, treats and delivers safe, reliable drinking water to 1.5 million customers across approximately 540 square miles.

The Water Services Department is seeking to fill a Water Project Coordinator (WPC) position. The WPC position will be part of the Water Services Department's infrastructure asset management team and will oversees the development and implementation of a high-performing utilities Asset Management Program (AMP), which will incorporate a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).

Duties will include:

• Collaborates with staff and operating divisions to clearly identify and communicate the asset management program goals, expectations, and objectives.
• Develops a defined program for sustaining the aggregate body of assets through planned maintenance, repair, and replacement.
• Assists in guiding the operation and utilization of the CMMS for planning, scheduling, and documenting work activities of field staff.
• Reviews data collection and management practices to identify opportunities for improvements by analyzing current system performance against industry benchmarks to ensure programs align with enterprise and asset management programmatic objectives.
• Works and communicates with the asset management team to ensure consistent data type and qualities are captured and validated among all projects in the department.
• Analyze technical issues reported by operations team and collaborate with the technical services team to solve the issues.
• Assists with the development of asset end of life forecasting model and data collection tools.
• Coordinates with the Geographical Information System (GIS) technical support team for system interface and integration with the CMMS system.
• Updates project status and work progress for staff and management reporting.
• Reviews drawings, O&M manuals, submittals, geodatabases, and other sources of data to update asset information in the CMMS system.
• Defines codes and descriptions within CMMS system which helps in efficient usage of CMMS systems and reporting.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Knowledge of principles and practices of asset management systems administration and database management, including preventive, corrective, and predictive maintenance systems.
• Knowledge of water and wastewater utility system design, operation and maintenance practices.
• Skilled in writing spreadsheet formulas for data calculation, transformation, relationship purposes, and technical writing and review capabilities (e.g. policies, procedures, rules, and reports).
• Ability to write test scripts and perform testing as needed.
• Ability to define codes and descriptions within CMMS system which helps in efficient usage of CMMS systems and reporting.
• Ability to utilize the CMMS for planning, scheduling, and documenting work activities of field staff.

SALARY

Pay Range: $72,966.40 - $118,872.00 annually.

Hiring Range: $72,966.40 - $107,806.40 annually.

Pay Range Explanation:

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

BENEFITS

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Five years of professional experience in a water and wastewater utility ; Including supervisory experience.
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, engineering, or a closely related field.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
• The City job description can be found here .
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus experience in/with the following:

• Field experience related to operation of water or wastewater facilities.
• Reviewing data collection and management practices to identify opportunities for improvements by analyzing current system performance against industry benchmarks.
• Ensuring consistent data type and qualities are captured and validated among all projects in the department.
• Identifying training needs and developing/implementing tailored training and development programs for a broad range of personnel.

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes May 16, 2024. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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