Watershed Director II- Engineering Service( Stratgetic Asset)

Posting Open Until Filled

Salary:  Commensurate with experience

At the City of Atlanta, we are passionate about building and improving our community.  Our police officers, firefighters and building inspectors keep our citizens safe. Our Public Works staff keeps our City clean and helps maintain, build and improve our City’s infrastructure.  Our City planners help envision and shape future City growth. Our Parks & Recreation professionals enhance our quality of life.

Our engineers help keep our drinking water clean, the largest airport in the world (by passenger volume) operating and our buildings maintained.  Along with the host of Finance, Procurement, and Human Resources professionals whose support is vital, we are the City of Atlanta!   If you are seeking a meaningful role where you can make a real difference improving and growing our City, we welcome you to explore the job opportunities we have to offer.

General Description and Classification Standards

The Strategic Asset Management Director administers and manages all activities associated with the Department of Watershed Management's Strategic Asset Management Division. Responsibilities include developing Strategic Asset Management’s policy and overall direction for the development and implementation of Strategic Asset Management. Works with all departments and consultants to direct and oversee tasks to effectively address infrastructure needs to maintain acceptable levels of service, and to review and conduct the implementation of asset management business improvement activities.

Under the supervision of the Deputy Commissioner of Engineering Services, the Strategic Asset Management Director performs technical duties relating to the Strategic Asset Management Program development, data collection and management, performance analysis, capital prioritization, and condition assessment for water/wastewater/ and stormwater infrastructure. The Strategic Asset Management Director manages, coordinates, and interfaces with all Department of Watershed Management’s offices and provides assistance in the development of a 3 to 5-year Strategic Asset Management Program to include progress reporting, benefits tracking, and benchmarking of asset management practices and concepts. The Strategic Asset Management Director will also assist with change management activities related to the Strategic Asset Management Division.

This level would be expected to manage either a varied array of professionals and managers or a group of professionals in a City-wide administrative or operations function. This is NOT a routine promotional level and the specific justification for classification at this level must be documented.

Supervision Received

May work independently or as part of a team of managers that meet to discuss issues related to budgets, staff, policy, and operations. The direction received is very general and focuses on strategic objectives and is typically collaborative in nature. This is a policy-making level of management and would be considered "upper middle" management.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. May perform other duties as assigned.

· Oversees and guides the development, integration, and coordination of the corporate strategic asset management program: strategies, policies and procedures, and best management practices;

· Ensures accuracy, validity, and integrity of asset data.

· Creates custom reports, maps, and other deliverables.

· Performs research, data collection, analysis, calculations, and document preparation for technical reports and studies related to strategic asset management projects.

· Researches, evaluates, recommends, and implements technical and administrative solutions to achieve strategic asset management objectives.

· Resolves problems related to the strategic asset management system environment and implements solutions that will prevent a recurrence.

· Works with internal DWM offices/groups such as Finance, AIM, Sewer Collection,

Water Distribution, Water Treatment, Wastewater Treatment, Pumping Stations, and other key internal stakeholders to support the strategic asset management program and coordinate technical support and training on software and workflows, as needed.

· Monitors asset criteria such as enumeration scheme, database nomenclature, asset classes and categories, and condition monitoring methodology

· Assists with the provision of project management duties related to asset management projects including project planning, quality control, and reporting.

· Assists with the preparation of presentations regarding program pr