Highlights of the job
Join our team as a
Manager, Maintenance Reliability
and play a key role in managing and integrating enterprise-level maintenance systems across our U.S. business units. You'll collaborate with leadership, drive strategic initiatives, and help shape the future of maintenance management.
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Primary Role: Acts as the administrator for US regulated business units Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS). This includes the oversite on an enterprise level of two distinct systems encompassing both vertical and horizontal assets. This individual will work with leadership to develop key performance indicators, implement strategic plans, and annual goals as they relate to the tracking and reporting of maintenance management systems. Work will include planning and coordinating the integration of the Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, into the operational tasks of various work groups across the US business units.
What you’d be responsible for
•Communicate and coordinate with Senior Manager’s in support of the four operational Division’s Sustaining Capital Improvement Program.
•Use graphic instructions such as layouts, blueprints, or engineering design plans.
•Handle multiple projects simultaneously using good judgment in prioritizing work assignments.
•Support Asset Management related activities including condition assessments, project and program coordination, and Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budget development.
•Provide technical assistance to asset owners for assessment needs, condition rating, reporting, cost development, and strategic infrastructure management.
•Work cooperatively with the Operations Managers in both Water and Wastewater Services to develop, implement, monitor, and enforce Division goals and objectives, policies, and procedures, and recommend necessary changes.
•Prepare reports and presentations to senior management focused on Key Performance Indicators that target operational and business goals.
•Ensure the quality of maintenance for the Division’s infrastructure assets through use of maintenance and reliability planning and a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
•Identify methods to integrate CMMS, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), inventory, and workforce management into overall asset management. Participates in resolving long-term or repetitive technical issues affecting readiness and reliability of equipment.
•Manage, coordinate, or perform research on assigned problems and issues. Collect and organize data, analyze findings, and develop technical reports and recommendations for changes to policies, procedures, and practices.
•Coordinate reliability and condition assessment activities associated with the water and sewer equipment and systems.
•Work cooperatively with vendors, consultants and other departments on system improvements and effectiveness.
•Develop preventative and predictive maintenance programs and productivity improvements to increase infrastructure efficiency and reliability.
•Prepare Request for Proposal (RFP) documents for soliciting consultant expertise on industry and utility related projects.
•Coordinate with Supply Chain to successfully facilitate procurement processes.
•Prepare written Scopes of Work for consultant led asset management projects.
•Manage consultant efforts including scheduling, submittal review, invoice payment and project closeout.
•Assist in the development of the long-term Capital budget. This effort requires effective communication with the Engineering and Operations Team.
•Collaborate with capital planning personnel to identify short- and long-term goals for additional and sustaining capital improvements, and possible Management of special projects.
•Conduct field visits to facility sites in the US and possibly Canada.
•Annually assist with the preparation and administration of the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) budgets
•Review the consolidated monthly operating statements to insure that overall maintenance and associated capital related expenditures remain within budget.
•Prioritize own work tasks and complete work within specified time periods and deadlines.
•Participate in current and long-range planning efforts.
•Complete OSHA/safety training as required.
•Perform other duties as assigned
What’s required to be successful
•A bachelor’s degree in engineering, information systems or infrastructure related technology, or a closely related field from an accredited educational institution, or equivalent experience; minimum two-year technical degree or apprenticeship.
•Eight plus years of professional experience related to operations and maintenance management, with desired experience in water and/or wastewater infrastructure utility asset management.
•An equivalent combination of education and job-related experience may substitute for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.
•A valid AZ Driver’s license.
•Ability to implement a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), supported by an Asset Management Program (AMP), to include maintaining standards for infrastructure repair and rehabilitation and asset data gathering and management.
•Strong verbal and written communication skills (e.g., presentation, listening, report writing).
•Strong interpersonal skills (e.g., tact/diplomacy, persuasion, cooperation, ability to motivate others). Establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, department directors and the general public.
•Strong understanding of a water and wastewater utility CMMS program, from implementation through maintaining and upgrading the system.
•Understanding of an AMP within a water & wastewater utility and how it should relate to the CMMS.
•Understanding of water and wastewater utility asset infrastructure condition assessments, maintenance, repair, and life cycle.
•Engineering concepts and their application in water and wastewater system equipment and system operations in maintenance management
•"Best in class" and reliability focused maintenance management practices.
Other important facts about this job
Some travel required. 10%-20% travel to/from meetings and various locations to include field visits throughout the US including but not limited to Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
As an EPCOR employee, you will enjoy a variety of benefits such as a competitive wage, an incentive award program, an excellent benefit package including medical, dental, vision and other insurance coverage, retirement plan with substantial company contribution, generous time-off schedules, training opportunities, tuition reimbursement, and certification support. We’ve been voted as a Best Places to Work employer and we value the safety of each of our team members through our robust safety training and celebration of safety milestones.
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