TREATMENT PLANT ADMINISTRATOR (OPEN COMPEITIVE) BSA

City of Buffalo; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Buffalo seeks an experienced administrator to direct the Administration functions and Capital Projects Programs at the Sewer Authority's Sewage Treatment Plant. The role works under the General Manager and assists the Treatment Plant Superintendent in a highly confidential, autonomous capacity to implement policies and monitor capital projects.

Responsibilities include budgeting, grant seeking, financial reporting, and coordinating with division heads to plan and evaluate programs,

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering with six years of administrative experience, three in engineering management.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering with eight years of administrative experience, three in engineering management.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience as defined above.
• Administrative experience includes direction and control of an identifiable organizational unit; involves planning, resource allocation, and policy formulation.
• Engineering management means coordinating activities of people and resources to achieve engineering objectives.

Responsibilities

• Direct Administration functions and Capital Projects Programs at the Sewage Treatment Plant.
• Assist in the preparation and monitoring of operation and capital projects budgets.
• Prepare financial reports and statements; track capital project progress.
• Collaborate with division heads to plan and establish programs and activities for capital projects.
• Supervise administrative functions within the Sewage Treatment Plant.

Skills

Business administration

Office management

Leading teams

Oral and written communication

Initiative and resourcefulness

Education

Master's Degree in Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

An incumbent to a position in this class directs the Administration functions and Capital Projects Programs at the Sewer Authority's Sewage Treatment Plant. This is highly responsible supervisory work involving carrying out the policies and rules of the Board of the Sewer Authority as they relate to administrative and fiscal matters of Capital Projects at the Sewage Treatment Plant. The treatment Plant Administrator (Sewer Authority) works under the general direction of the General Manager while assisting the Treatment Plant Superintendent on a day-to-day basis in a highly confidential manner but with considerable latitude for independent judgment and decision making. The incumbent has complete responsibility for executing the policies and procedures as they pertain to the development and monitoring of capital projects at the Sewage Treatment plant. Supervision may be exercised over all administrative functions within the Sewage Treatment Plant.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

• Assists in the overall responsibility of Plant management, administration and control;
• Assists in the preparation of the Operation and Capital Projects Budget relative to the Sewage Treatment Plant;
• Monitors the Capital Projects Budget expenditures and the progress of capital projects;
• Collaborates with division heads at the Treatment Plant in the development, planning and establishment of programs and activities to capital Projects;
• -Analyzes and designs sewage treatment plant improvement projects;
• Supervises the preparation of statistical information both in the treatment Plant and as required from the Sewer Authority's Annual Report and as requested by other agencies;
• Prepares related financial reports and statements;
• Assists in seeking grant aid for capital projects at the Treatment Plant;
• Performs related duties as required.

Open Competitive

• (A) Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering and six years of full-time administrative experience, three years of which must have been engineering management;
• or
• (B) Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering and eight years of full-time administrative experience, three years of which must have been in engineering management;
• or
• (C) An equivalent combination as defined within the limits of A and B.
• or
• Administrative Experience is defined as responsible direction and control of an identifiable organizational unit or program; in addition to supervision, an administrator is involved in the planning, resource allocation, program evaluation and policy formulation.
• Engineering Management is defined as coordinating the activities of people and resources in order to accomplish engineering objectives by practical application of scientific knowledge in the design and construction of projects, programs and the like.

THE CITY OF BUFFALO IS AN EQUAL OPPORUNITY EMPLOYER

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Familiarity with terms and principles of engineering;
• Extensive knowledge of business administration;
• Comprehensive knowledge of the principles and modern practices of office management;
• Ability to organize, assign, coordinate and review the work of subordinates;
• Ability to present oral and written comments and opinions clearly and concisely;
• Basic knowledge of office terminology, procedures and methods;
• Initiative; Resourcefulness;
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.