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Recruitment #22-4990-01
Date Opened | 8/3/2022 12:00:00 AM |
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Filing Deadline | 8/29/2022 5:00:00 PM |
Salary | $69.88 - $84.96/hour; $145,350.40 - $176,716.80/year |
Employment Type |
Permanent Full-Time Employment
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HR Analyst | Erika Beams |
Department | Zone 7 |
Work Location |
Livermore
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YOU MUST BE AN ALAMEDA COUNTY EMPLOYEE TO APPLY
THIS IS A NEW PROMOTIONAL ASSEMBLED EXAMINATION. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended. Qualified applicants must be current county employees and have completed, by the last day for filing, the equivalent of six months of continuous service following a regular appointment in the Alameda County classified service. A regular appointment does not include provisional, TAP (Temporary Assignment Pool), or STEP-UP appointments.
Applications must be in the possession of the Human Resource Services Department by 5:00 p.m. on the Last Day for Filing.
Applications will only be accepted online.
THE AGENCY
Zone 7 Water Agency supplies treated drinking water to retailers serving approximately 260,000 residents and businesses in Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin and, through special agreement with the Dublin San Ramon Services District, the Dougherty Valley area of San Ramon. Zone 7 also supplies untreated irrigation water (mostly to vineyards) and provides flood protection to eastern Alameda County.
For more information regarding the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7, please visit their website at http://www.zone7water.com.
THE POSITION
Under general direction, the Water Facilities Supervisor, Zone 7 will supervise, coordinate and review the operation and maintenance of an assigned water treatment plant and/or well field and distribution system equipment and facilities; and to perform related work as required.The ideal candidate has experience with a proven track record of
success that demonstrates knowledge, skills and abilities as follows:
The most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:
Knowledge of:
• Principles and practices of supervision, including work planning, direction, training and personnel practices.
• Water treatment and distribution principles, practices, methods, tools and equipment.
• Applicable laws, regulations, codes, and policies.
• Operation, basic maintenance and cleaning of water treatment plant and distribution system equipment and facilities, including centrifugal pumps, electrical motors, and piping and control systems.
• Mechanical, electrical and hydraulic principles.
• Safety rules, regulations and work practices, particularly in reference to hazardous chemicals. • Standards chemical and physical tests of water.
• Basic arithmetical calculations.
Ability to:
• Plan, assign, supervise, review, train and evaluate the work of operations staff.
• Direct and perform treatment plant and distribution system operations and maintenance activities.
• Analyze operational problems, exercise sound judgment, and develop and implement effective solutions during unusual, inefficient, dangerous or emergency operating conditions.
• Perform standard water quality tests.
• Read, interpret and record data from charts, gauges and meters.
• Prepare clear and complete records, reports and correspondence.
• Make basic arithmetical calculations quickly and accurately.
• Use a computer keyboard to retrieve, enter and edit information.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Other Requirements:
Requires willingness and ability to:
• Work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions.
• Respond to evening, weekend and holiday calls for assistance.
• Work with and around hazardous chemicals.
• Wear respiratory protection equipment.
Requires sufficient physical strength and agility to perform equipment operation, inspection and maintenance tasks and to unload, store and transfer supplies and equipment.
THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING STEPS:
CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN A QUALIFYING RATING ON EACH PORTION OF THIS EXAMINATION
We reserve the right to make changes to the announced examination components.
Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments may be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.
For more information on the Civil Service Selection process, please visit the “What You Need to Know” section of our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.
Applicants
will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination
process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency.
TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN
Deadline for Filing: |
5:00:00 p.m., Monday, August 29, 2022
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Review of Minimum
Qualification: |
by September 8, 2022 |
Review for
Best Qualified: |
by September 30, 2022 |
Oral Interview Exam |
Week of October 17, 2022 |
*The combined oral examination/hiring interview, in addition to establishing an eligibility list, may serve as the final selection interview for vacancies in this classification.
WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT
& SELECTION PLAN
Alameda County and the
Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the
examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with
disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State
Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable
statues. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical
condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process,
please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job
announcement before the last date of filing. Alameda
County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate
a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable
accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to
the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes.
For more information
regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our
website, www.acgov.org/hrs.
Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
For your Health & Well-Being
For your Financial Future
For your Work/Life Balance
*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.
** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave.
All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @acgov.org and Noreply@jobaps.com as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the 'My applications' button on the Current Job Openings page.
Please take the steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received, or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.
NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box alamedacountyHR@acgov.org are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions please go to our website at www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the bulletin for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Erika Beams, Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
Email Link: Erika.Beams@acgov.org Phone: (510) 272-6393
www.acgov.org/hrs
DISASTER SERVICE WORKER
All Alameda County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to report to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Alameda County has a diverse workforce, that is representative of the communities we serve and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on merit, competence, performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors protected under federal, state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive, and welcoming workplace environment.