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The Chilled Water Plant Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the operation, maintenance, and supervision of the university's chilled water plant systems; ensures the efficient and reliable production and distribution of chilled water throughout the campus, supporting the university’s academic, research, and administrative buildings; leads a team; collaborates with other facility departments; ensures compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory standards.

• Oversee the daily operations of the chilled water plant, ensuring optimal performance and minimal downtime
• Supervise, lead, and mentor a team of plant operators and maintenance technicians; assign tasks, set performance goals, and monitor work progress
• Conduct regular team meetings to ensure communication and updates on ongoing projects or issues
• Manage the production and distribution of chilled water to various buildings across campus, ensuring temperature control standards are met
• Monitor system performance, overseeing necessary adjustments to maintain efficiency and meet campus cooling demands
• Schedule preventative maintenance on chilled water plant equipment, including chillers, cooling towers, pumps, controls, and associated systems; ensure that all equipment is maintained according to manufacturer specifications
• Oversee the troubleshooting of equipment failures; coordinate repairs and replacements as needed
• Ensure adherence to local, state, and federal environmental regulations regarding water usage, emissions, and refrigerants
• Maintain accurate logs and documentation for regulatory compliance and auditing purposes
• Promote and enforce safe work practices within the chilled water plant and across campus facilities
• Collaborate with efforts to optimize energy usage and minimize operational costs
• Track and report energy consumption, suggesting improvements for sustainability and efficiency
• Prepare and submit regular reports on chilled water plant performance, maintenance activities, and system status
• Communicate effectively with other departments and stakeholders, providing updates on system outages or disruptions
• Assist with the planning, installation, and commissioning of new chilled water systems and upgrades to existing infrastructure
• Assist in developing and managing the budget for chilled water plant operations
• Adhere to Collective Bargaining Agreement provisions; participate in grievance procedures

Level:

– Supervisor

Base Description:

– Supervises direct reports, but primarily completes activities, tasks, and/or projects of a functional nature.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates appropriate knowledge to perform own work; spends majority of time on tasks related to own job responsibilities. Demonstrates baseline planning, organizing, directing, and facilitating skills. Reviews completed work of others to verify accuracy and quality. Follows recommended approaches to assigned work. Supervises assigned staff and coordinates routine work activities. Monitors employee interactions and facilitates a productive working environment. Communicates instructions and policies in a consistent, effective and timely manner. Identifies and addresses concerns appropriately. Makes recommendations for possible solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Typically oversees at least 2 full–time direct reports or equivalent team of part–time and/or student workers (for Support track, performs work at Senior Support level or higher; for Professional track, performs work at the Advanced Professional level or higher)

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– May validate and pay invoices
– May monitor/track budgets for specific area and/or grant(s)

Problem Solving:

– Encounters generally routine problems with progressively more complex and/or varied problems
– Typically follows standard operating procedures to resolve problems
– May apply specialized knowledge and skills to resolve complex and/or varied problems
– Applies proven and tries new approaches when solving problems

Independence of Action:

– Works with minimal supervision on difficult work assignments, conferring with manager on unusual matters
– Follows precedents and procedures
– Organizes work of direct reports and may set priorities within general guidelines established by manager
– Reviews the work of others to verify accuracy, quality, and conformance to required procedures and special instructions

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates internally within working unit and the University
– Communicates with external audiences for scheduling/coordination
– May communicate with external audiences for business purposes
– Collaborates closely with team members; may interact with other staff outside of area
– Utilizes a communication style that is appropriate for a given situation
– Interprets and communicates information, ideas and instructions clearly and accurately both verbally and in written materials

• Comp Grade – 11
• Minimum – $68,200.00
• MidPoint – $85,200.00
• Maximum – $102,300.00