Non-Competitive Title

Salary Range: $121,239.04 - $136,481.28

Assists the Senior Production Engineer in the management of the Production Department; assists in the construction, operations and maintenance of the water production system; does related work as required. 

This is technical engineering and supervisory position involving responsibility for the application of experience and skills to construction, operation and maintenance of the production system. Supervision is received from the Senior Production Engineer with some leeway permitted for the exercise of independent judgment. Supervision is exercised over subordinates assigned to Production Department operation and maintenance.

EXAMPLES OF WORK: (Illustrative only)

  • Assists Senior Production Engineer in the overall operations of water treatment, pumping and storage.
  • Supervises and inspects the construction of water purifications, pumping and related facilities.
  • Prepares reports of production as to operation, maintenance and pumping stations or treatment plants’ activities.
  • Establishes a preventative maintenance schedule for pumps and related equipment.
  • Requests purchase of replacement parts, tools, equipment, supplies, etc.,
  • Writes specifications for replacement, repair and improvement of equipment and structures involved in water treatment and pumping;
  • Makes frequent onsite inspections of pumping stations and water treatment plants to ensure proper maintenance and operation procedures are being adhered to;
  • Supervises, through others, a large number of personnel engaged in water treatment and pumping operations and maintenance.
  • Assists Senior Production Engineer to devise new equipment or to find new applications of existing equipment to achieve a better product and service.
  • Instructs Water Treatment Plant Operators, Pump Operators and their supervisors in new and more efficient methods and procedures.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE’S SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Good knowledge of modern principles and practices of hydraulic engineering as applied to water treatment and pumping operations; good knowledge of the principles of sanitary engineering as related to water production; good knowledge of the equipment and methods used in the large-scale water treatment and pumping operations; ability to coordinate the work of a large number of employees in varying activities; ability to train employees in new methods and procedures; ability to prepare clear and concise reports of costs, and to make suggestions for cost reductions; initiative; resourcefulness; good judgment; good physical condition.

ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:

Four years of engineering design or construction experience, at least one of which shall have been in the field of water plant design or construction and graduation from a recognized college or university with a degree in civil engineering; or any equivalent combination of experience and training sufficient to indicate ability to do the work.