Asset Analyst - Water & Wastewater Operations

Salary Range: $28.13 – $37.98 Hourly

Hiring Range: $28.13 - $33.08 Hourly

Job Summary

Work together to oversee the development and maintenance of City water resources, water, and wastewater collections systems assets; optimizing the data collected from various departments and analyzing it to aid in operational and capital financial decisions. This position will coordinate water resources, water, and wastewater infrastructure data collection and analysis of asset information from multiple city departments and bring it together to manage new and old city assets.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Asset Management, or a closely related field with 3-5 years of progressively related experience OR, specialized technical training of equivalent length.
• Knowledge of water and wastewater operations.
• OR, an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, Adobe, ArcGIS, Cityworks.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.
• Knowledge of asset management.

Essential Functions

• Evaluate employee performance and goal setting.
• Must effectively and positively represent the city in delivering and performing work with colleagues and clients, irrespective of gender, race, religion, age, disability, political affiliation or belief, or sexual orientation.
• Developing strategic programs and implementation of annual asset maintenance to maintain and prolong longevity of City’s assets.
• Establishing and achieving business and financial objectives.
• Hiring, training, motivating and coaching employees.
• Provide timely and constructive feedback and training opportunities.
• Organize and delegate assignments to team members.
• Managing and providing technical knowledge of asset management programs and practices, Cityworks asset management software, and GIS applications.
• Ensure inspections and audits meet industry standards and provide training for staff as required in all inspections activities.
• Provide training opportunities with a focus on employee development.
• Hold employees accountable for assigned tasks and goals.
• Implements asset management policies, processes and procedures for infrastructure aligned with City goals and industry best practices.
• Works with other City department operational staff to collect, review, analyze, evaluate, and prioritize data to make recommendations to assist in the development of annual maintenance and capital improvement programs for city infrastructure.
• Resolve conflicts and complaints.
• Work with leadership and engineering staff to prepare, plan, and develop capital or rehabilitation programs throughout the City’s assets.
• Ensure compliance with safety procedures.
• Familiarity with Cityworks asset management program including reporting aspects. This will include working with Cityworks users to understand program capabilities, periodic updates, possible integrations and how the program can assist day-to-day activities.
• Developing a risk-based infrastructure asset management program consistent with goals and objectives of the city.
• Analyzing information and processes and developing more effective or efficient processes.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions--as in typical office or administrative work. Work performed is mainly sedentary in an office environment.
• Subject to working alone and/or with groups and/or attending meetings.
• Frequent interruptions and required to manage competing priorities with inflexible deadlines.
• May have frequent contact with the public--in person, via email/telephone; sometimes facing adverse or confrontational situations with internal/external customers.
• Close visual acuity required to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data/figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading of printed materials; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices--graphs and gauges; and/or assembly or fabrication of parts at distances close to the eyes.
• May be required to conduct business in alternate locations within City buildings or field sites, sometimes in formal settings.
• Subject to both outside and inside environment with protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
• The essential functions of this job require occasional balancing, bending/stooping, carrying/lifting light to heavy objects, and standing; frequent climbing stairs, feeling, grasping, hearing, reaching, repetitive motion, talking, and walking; continuously fingering.
• May be required to travel with associated risks inherent to travel by car/air.
• May be required to wear protective clothing or gear.
• Subject to driving City vehicles in all weather conditions.
• May be required to work overtime.
• Subject to working alone and/or with groups and/or attending meetings.
• Spends extended periods of time at fixed workstation.

Conditions of Employment: Candidates must successfully complete all pre-employment screenings and employment eligibility verification. Pre-employment screenings include a drug test, a background and national sex offender search, a motor vehicle record search, and for some positions, a physical demands evaluation. For more information about City policies and practices during the recruitment process, including but not limited to EOE, Reasonable Accommodation, and pre-employment screenings, please visit our career page HERE.