Asset Manager, Wastewater Industry
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About Us AlexRenew is one of the most advanced wastewater utilities in the United States, serving over 300,000 customers in Alexandria, VA, and parts of Fairfax County. Each year, our facility processes and treats approximately 13 billion gallons of wastewater received from area homes, schools, and businesses to protect public health and the environment. If you are interested in working for a leader in the wastewater industry, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our Asset Manager position. What we do and how we do it is driven by our five Goals: Operational Excellence: Taking proactive steps to meet current and future challenges. Thriving Workforce: Investing in our staff and fostering a culture of belonging. Strategic Partnerships: Promoting watershed-level thinking. Environmental Sustainability: Being good stewards of our resources to minimize our impact. Commitment to the Community: Strengthening connections with the public and providing affordable service. The Asset Manager establishes and oversees the asset management team including the warehouse, reliability and CMMS staff. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Develops and implements asset management program, policies, and procedures, including the Strategic and Tactical Asset Management Plans for AlexRenew's facilities. Develops, updates, and maintains standard operating procedures regarding the asset management program. Communicates the asset management program framework, including goals, strategies, and performance measures to staff. Collaborates with other departments to develop and update administrative, operational, and maintenance process maps. Regularly conducts risk and criticality analyses to support the Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Reviews and updates failure criteria based on new input regarding levels of service and validates the shape factor curves for probability of failure. Ensures that the CMMS is timely administered and kept up to date. Incorporates data from AlexRenew capital projects into CMMS, including but not limited to, project documentation, record drawings, preventative maintenance scheduling, warranties, and GIS and inspection data. Researches and implements data best management practices. Oversees the CMMS and ensures that data entered is reliable and accurate, maintenance activities are properly triggered, and that the CMMS is utilized effectively. Contributes to the preparation of the annual budget and 10-year capital improvement program. Assists in the prioritization of projects based on criticality and risk factors. Assesses root cause of failures and tracks and monitors failure modes and rates – assists in implementing root cause analysis investigations. Oversees management of the warehouse and inventory of fixed assets and spare parts. Prepares reports and presentations regarding the performance of the water/wastewater facility assets and tracks the effectiveness of asset management strategies in improving level of service performance. Organizes and leads asset management working groups. Keeps up to date with asset management practices, principles and developments in the water/wastewater industry. Develops and/or selects adequate training programs to ensure continuous upskilling of employees. Performs other duties as assigned or required. Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, education, knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Key Competencies: Accountability Communication Dependability Decision Making Initiative Safety Awareness Teamwork Education and/or Experience: Bachelor's degree in engineering, business or related field or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Ten (10) years of experience in managing assets, preferably in an operations and maintenance environment or the water or wastewater industry of which five (5) years of that experience is in management or supervisory capacity. Ability and willingness to obtain industry certifications as the needs arise. Demonstrated leadership and management skills. Knowledge of the principles and practices of asset management. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. High level conceptual and problem-solving skills. Critical thinking skills. Knowledge and ability to analyze data and maintain computer records. Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and familiarity with Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) software. Physical Demands: The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform these functions. A detailed Physical Demands Analysis is available in Human Resources and a copy will be provided to all incumbents in this position. While performing the duties of the job, typical of office work, and include lifting up to 10 pounds, and minimal pushing or pulling. When necessary, employee may perform duties of subordinate staff. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Environmental conditions necessitate following strict safety guidelines and use of Personal Protective Equipment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee performs work primarily indoors in a climate controlled environment, with outdoor trips between buildings and some outdoor work required. Some areas of plant are hot and humid at times. Disclaimer: The above information on this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Compensation details: 135###-####00 Yearly Salary PI8d7a2c2d94c8-25448-#######4