City of Tucson
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF WATER (#4188)
$34.81-$68.72 Hourly / $72,404.80-$142,937.60 Yearly
Salary Grade: 819
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Assists the Director in planning, organizing, and coordinating all programs, functions and activities of the Water Department to fulfill the water planning, engineering, quality, business services, systems operations, and maintenance requirements of the City.
Assists the Director by providing leadership on an organization-wide and community basis to ensure that public services are provided in alignment with the City's strategic objectives.
Evaluates personnel and program performance, prepares and administers the Department budget, and develops strategies for enhanced organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
Essential Functions
Assists the director in planning, implementing, directing and managing of all functions and resources of the department to achieve the strategic objectives of the department and the City in an efficient and effective manner.
Acts in the director's absence by attending meetings, making decisions, and providing department leadership.
Assists the director with implementing the department vision and assists in leading the department for maximum employee productivity and morale through hiring, disciplining, evaluating employee performance, investigating and resolving grievances and other human resources actions.
Develops and administers the department budget with staff assistance.
Implements and evaluates staff department policies, projects and programs.
Analyzes organization and community needs, analyzes trends, reviews statistics and opportunities and communicates information to the director.
Develops strategic partnerships and contacts with community representatives, external agencies, and other organizations to develop a sense of relevant issues facing our community and to respond as a representative of the City.
Champions the values of the organization through example and accountabilities.
Ensures that department operations conform with local, state and federal governmental regulations, worker safety and other applicable rules and requirements.
Facilitates solutions to complex problems facing the department.
Maintains professional knowledge through such means as attending seminars, reviewing professional publications and joining professional organizations.
Interacts with the public by preparing and delivering program content to the public, responding to public inquiries and contacting various City departments, the news media and the public regarding water issues and services.
Represents Tucson Water nationally and internationally by participating in water industry functions and conferences.
Provides daily operational management and guidance of programs, pilot projects and customer service in functions related to planning and engineering, water quality, water operations, finance, budget, rate development, personnel, conservation, customer service and general administration.
Makes decisions and resolves complex problems in engineering, water quality analysis, financial planning, water billing and rate development, plant operations, and water regulations.
Participates in local, national, and international water industry functions as a speaker at conferences and seminars for the American Water Works Association, American Water Pollution Control Association, American Water Works Research Foundation and Water Utilities Council.
Coordinates with outside agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency, Arizona Department of Water Resources, City Environmental Management and Tucson Airport Authority to ensure water programs and strategic planning projects meet local and federal regulation requirements.
Conducts reviews of department field functions to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of pilot and seasonal projects.
Works with field personnel to understand project barriers and assist in developing short and long term solutions.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Education Level & Type: Bachelor's Degree
Minimum Experience Qualifications: At least 7 years in the administration of public services or water programs, of which 5 years has been in a supervisory role in a related functional area.
"Supervisory" is defined as having supervised at least one (1) full-time FTE.
Pre-employment Medical Testing Requirements
Other Information
FLSA Status: Exempt
Occupational Group Code: 25
Occupational Group Description: Water
EEO Job Category Code: A
EEO Job Category Description: Officials and Administrators
Organizational Level: Deputy/Assistant Director
NCCI: 8810
Bargaining Unit: No Representation
Driving Requirements
The following information pertains to driving requirements for this classification with the City of Tucson. Under "Driving Level" None, Secondary or Primary, refers to the driving responsibility as it relates to the essential functions of the classification. License Type, is just that, the type of Arizona Driving License required for the classification. If the position requires a Commercial Drivers License (CDL), the endorsements will be listed under "Endorsements." Under Safety Sensitive a "Yes" means employees with this classification are subject to pre-employment and random drug testing. License Type A,B,C,D,or M may require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid 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. Exceptions to classification driving requirement's may exist based on position.
Driving Level: Incidental
License Type: Valid and Unrestricted Class D - Driver
CDL Endorsements: None
Safety Sensitive: No
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