Director - Fleet and Facilities

Great Lakes Water Authority; Detroit, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Retirement plan

457 plan eligible

Job summary

Great Lakes Water Authority in Detroit, MI seeks a Director- Fleet and Facilities to plan, direct, coordinate and supervise an operational group. You will develop policies, manage budget, and prioritize tasks with high level of independent judgment.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering/chemistry/BA/public admin and at least five years of progressive managerial experience. Travel to GLWA facilities and flexible hours are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, business administration or public administration.
• At least five (5) years of progressive managerial and administrative experience including staffing, budgeting, project management.

Responsibilities

• Identify and propose solutions to administrative challenges.
• Confer with leaders on policy interpretation and actions to ensure efficient operations.
• Review policies and programs and provide recommendations to leadership.
• Analyze data to evaluate efficiency and coordinate plans to improve operations.
• Inspect facilities and operations to identify and prioritize issues.
• Direct the work of administrative teams and managers.
• Direct the preparation and management of the group’s budget.
• Present data to Executive Leadership, board members and GLWA customers.
• Represent the organization in public forums.
• Follow security and safety policies in duties.
• Maintain a valid Michigan Driver’s License and ability to drive.
• Provide on-the-job training.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/chemistry/business/public administration

Job description

Compensation $135,157.67 - $204,703.22 (Based on Experience)

GLWA Water Operations is seeking a Director- Fleet and Facilities to plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise a G.L.W.A. operational group. Develop and implement policies and procedures. Participate in budget development and administration; organize tasks and sets priorities that involve a high level of independent judgment, initiative, and discretion.

Job Responsibilities

• Identify, delineate and propose solutions to difficult administrative challenges
• Confer with leadership team members on policy interpretation, activities, procedures, problems, and required action to ensure efficient and economical operations in compliance with policies, rules, laws, and legal provisions
• Review and recommend action on policies and programs formulated by leadership in connection with operations
• Analyze relevant data including, but not limited to, statistics, cost and work reports to evaluate efficiency, develop and coordinate plans and procedures to increase efficiency
• Inspect facilities and operations to identify and prioritize response to problems
• Direct the work of administrative team members and managers
• Direct the preparation and management of group’s budget
• Prepare and present data to Executive Leadership, board members and GLWA customers
• Represent the organization and official contacts in public forums
• Follow security and safety policies and procedures in carrying out work duties
• Maintain a valid Michigan Driver’s License and the ability to drive a motor vehicle on all terrain
• Provide on the job training

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, business administration, public administration or related discipline
• A minimum of five (5) years of recent and progressive managerial and administrative experience, including staffing, budgeting, project management, and operational experience in a specialty designation, preferably in connection with large-scale public or private operations

Other Requirements

• A valid Driver’s License and the ability to drive a motor vehicle on all terrain
• Ability to work irregular hours, to commute to GLWA facilities and work sites
• Follow security and safety policies and procedures in carrying out work duties

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

This position requires the ability to climb, bend, twist, carry, stack, push, pull and other efforts requiring considerable physical strength.

This position also requires the ability to lift a minimum of fifty (50) pounds, walk, stand, or work for long periods of time, demonstrate normal color perception, hear audible alarms, detect abnormal equipment sounds, visually inspect equipment and processes at any time of the day or night. Employees may be required to wear respiratory protection and other personal protective equipment. Employees may also be required to pass a vision test, yearly baseline physical and fit test for respirator/Self Contained Breathing Apparatus.

Environmental Working Requirements

Work is performed in a plant or office environment with exposure to computer screens, working in team offices and closely with all staffing levels.

Work may be performed near open water, systems with hazardous chemicals that are acidic, highly corrosive, heat producing and potentially explosive. Work may be performed in confined spaces, hazardous areas that require respiratory protection and personal protective equipment (PPE), and under slippery and wet conditions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment. This includes health, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, and team member discount programs.
• Retirement and Retirement Health Savings are effective the first day of employment.
• Note: Part-Time employment is not eligible for health benefits, however, is eligible to participate in the 457 Retirement Plan.

GLWA is an equal opportunity employer.

Company Culture

One Water, One Team When you work at Great Lakes Water Authority, you help make a difference in the environment and in your local community. “One water, one team” is more than just a phrase, it’s a way of doing business. Here, you don’t work for GLWA, you work with GLWA. And together, we’re racing toward a shared goal to become the region’s most-trusted, high-quality water and wastewater resource. We are all strategic partners on the path to becoming a Utility of the Future, and GLWA prioritizes the recruitment and selection of highly talented, well-qualified individuals to help us get there.