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Utilities Services

Utilities Services Supervisors hire, train, evaluate, develop, and supervise personnel engaged in maintaining utility services, plants, and distribution systems. Supervisory responsibilities include prioritizing and scheduling work assignments; establishing work sequence; monitoring plant and infrastructure maintenance and repair; coordinating shutdowns; coordinating with outside vendors, contractors, subcontractors; providing technical expertise and consultation; administering budgets; monitoring inventories; adhering to and enforcing policy, regulatory, and bargaining unit requirements.

• Hire, train, evaluate, develop, and supervise staff and technical service employees engaged in maintaining utility services, plants, and distribution systems including electricity, steam, natural gas, compressed air, chilled water, potable water, wastewater, and stormwater, etc.
• Establish work sequence; prioritize, schedule, and assign work
• Monitor plant, infrastructure, and equipment maintenance and repair; coordinate utility shutdowns
• Conduct site visits and safety audits; ensure regulation and job specification compliance; discuss, resolve, refer, and report issues
• Confer/coordinate with vendors, contractors, faculty, researchers, engineers, project managers and coordinators; provide technical expertise/consultation, analyze problems and recommend/implement solutions
• Administer budgets and monitor inventory; identify cost containment measures; research, recommend, and order equipment/materials
• Communicate, enforce, and make recommendations for work rules, policies, and procedures
• Ensure a safe work environment; participate in emergency planning and response; investigate accidents and prepare reports
• Follow Collective Bargaining Agreement; participate in grievance procedures, hearings, and arbitrations

Level:

– Senior Supervisor

Base Description:

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

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge to perform own work; spends majority of time on tasks related to own job responsibilities. May demonstrate subject matter expertise. Demonstrates intermediate to advanced planning, organizing, directing, and facilitating skills. Demonstrates the ability to coach assigned employees. Assigns and reviews completed work to verify accuracy, quality, and adherence to professional standards. Trains, coaches, mentors, and motivates staff. Anticipates potential problems, issues, and opportunities; researches and recommends solutions within defined policies. May develop creative recommendations for solving problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

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

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– May validate and pay invoices
– Monitors and tracks budgets for specific area and/or grant(s)
– May assist in planning and forecasting budgets

Problem Solving:

– Encounters moderately complex problems
– Applies general precedents and practices and specialized knowledge and skills to resolve problems
– Understands benefits, limitations and impact of potential solutions
– Anticipates potential problems and recommends possible solutions within general guidelines

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on moderately complex work assignments, reviews progress, and evaluates results
– Organizes work of direct reports and sets team priorities
– Reviews the work of others to verify accuracy, quality, and adherence to professional standards

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, accurately and persuasively both verbally and in written materials intended for distribution

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