MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT

City-of-Shreveport,-L; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Shreveport is seeking a seasoned administrative leader to oversee management and service delivery within the Water and Sewer Department. The role focuses on planning, program implementation, budgeting, and process improvements to support departmental mission and city services.

The position requires strong supervisory skills, ability to coordinate with officials, and experience in handling contracts, purchasing, and timekeeping duties while promoting training and safety initiatives.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
• Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Management or related field from an accredited institution.
• Four (4) years of increasing responsible management and/or administrative experience or equivalent.
• Valid Class 1 Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection Certificates preferred but not required.
• Valid Class 1 Water Production, Water Treatment and Water Distribution Certificates preferred but not required.
• Valid Class 1 Wastewater Treatment and Wastewater Collection Certificates preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Performs highly responsible management work in the service delivery of a specific function or operation of the department.
• Plans, process, and implements approved departmental programs.
• Researches, develops, and submits recommendations to improve services and other aspects of department's mission.
• Implements approved work, training, and safety programs.
• Uses PC or terminal keyboard to type or generate memos, letters, reports, or other established formats; inputs data and files documents.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Management or related field

Job description

Responsibilities

• Performs highly responsible management work in the service delivery of a specific function or operation of the department.
• Plans, process, and implements approved departmental programs.
• Researches, develops, and submits recommendations to improve services and other aspects of department's mission.
• Implements approved work, training,and safety programs.
• Uses PC or terminal keyboard to type or generate memos, letters, reports, or other established formats for information and/or data; inputs data, statistics and/or other information established formats; files and retrieves documents both manual and electronic; may use other common office machines such as typewriter, copier, recorder, fax and calculator.
• Proofreads and approves documents including contracts, personnel forms, and service requests before sending for signature or further processing.
• Formulates budget estimates, generates purchase orders, requisitions, and contracts, and maintains the financial records.
• Attends and participates in conferences, meeting, briefings, and interviews with officials, administrators, and clients to conduct department business.
• May supervise activities of employees engaged in performing administrative and clerical tasks.
• May recommend new hires, promotions, other personnel actions.
• May perform duties tending/operating Personal Computers (PC's).
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Water and Sewer:

Management Assistant work activities involve the following tasks; Proofreads and approves documents, including contracts, personnel forms and service requests, before sendingfor signature or further processing; performs highly responsible management work in the service delivery of a specific function or operation of the department/division. Plans, process and implements approved departmental programs. Researches, develops, and submits recommendations to improve services and other aspects of department's/division's mission. Implements approved work, training, or safety programs. Formulates budget estimates; generates purchase orders, requisitions, and contracts; processes invoice and payments; and maintains the financial records, thereof. Performs timekeeper duties; maintain personnel and attendance records. Holds, attends, and participates in conferences, meetings, briefings, and interviews with officials, administrators and clients to conduct department business. May supervise activities of employees engaged in performing administrative and clerical tasks. May recommend new hires, promotions, other personnel actions. May perform duties tending/operating Personal Computers(PC's).Demonstrates knowledge and use of computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) and related documentation procedures. Initiates work orders. Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Qualifications

1. High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution.
2. Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Management or related field from an accredited institution plus four (4) years' of increasingly responsible management and/or administrative experience or a combination of education and experience equivalent to eight years. Ability to apply management, administrative, or supervisory skills to address employee issues and business operations. This ability and experience may have been acquired by any combination of college courses and experience.

Additional Qualifications for Water and Sewerage Department:

• Field Operations assignment - Valid Class 1 Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection Certificates issued by the State of Louisiana, Dept. of Health and Hospitals is preferred but not required.
• Amiss Plant assignment - Valid Class 1 Water Production, Water Treatment and Water Distribution Certificates issued by the State of Louisiana, Dept. of Health and Hospitals is preferred but not required.
• Lucas Plant assignment - Valid Class 1 Wastewater Treatment and Wastewater Collection Certificates issued by the State of Louisiana, Dept. of Health and Hospitals is preferred but not required.

Physical Ability:

1. Mayinvolve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds).
2. May involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or work station.
3. Requires visual perception and discrimination and ability to communicateorally.
4. Job must be performed with or without accommodations.

Work Environment:

1. Tasks are regularly performed in doors in an office environment.
2. There is limited exposure to extreme weather conditions.
3. May have normal exposure to dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise.

Travel:

Work may be required locally from location to location to accomplish job assignments and visit job sites.

Career Progression:

Any higher class or level for which eligible and qualified.

Water and Sewer:

Normal Promotion Path from this Class:

Any higher class for which eligible and qualified

Physical Ability:

Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds), along with some combination of climbing and balancing. Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or work station. Requires visual perception and discrimination. Requires ability to communicateorally. Job must be performed with or without accommodations.

Work Environment:

Tasks are regularly performed in doors in an office environment. There is limited exposure to extreme weather conditions. May have normal exposure todirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature, noise and computer screen.