Senior Supervisor, Operations (Maintenance)

Company: American Water
Location: Champaign
Posted on: September 1, 2024

Job Description:

Requisition ID: 106701

Share Our Purpose. Be Yourself. Feel Valued.

People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.

We are Beautifully Different . We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey.

About American Water
American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing - by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water's 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company's national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.

As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $30 to $34 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.

American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Indexfor the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron's 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense - Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions.

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Join Illinois American Water as a Senior Supervisor of Operations in Urbana, IL! Our team is seeking a full-time leader to oversee our team of plant mechanics. In this role, you will manage production personnel who help keep water flowing at our treatment facilities and remote stations. As the Senior Supervisor, you will be responsible for planning projects, overseeing repair work, scheduling contractors, and more.

Primary Role

Knowledge of the regulated water/wastewater business within the region and the regulations impacting the business as well as applicable regulations, requirements, and trends within water/wastewater business. Knowledge of company policies and procedures and management theories, practices, and trends. Expert knowledge of process and operational areas.

Key Accountabilities

• Supervise and coordinate regional construction, operations, and maintenance within established budget limitations.
• Assures policies, procedures, programs and performance are adhered to ensure the continuing and increasing operational efficiency, effectiveness, and profitability.
• Train and develop personnel in proper operational integrity (quality, environment, reliability, health, safety, security, etc.) is maintained.
• Obtains all required permits, licenses, rights of way, etc. required for proper compliance.
• May be involved in customer service-related issues.
• Implement and foster the coaching and development of employees, including idea generation, within respective functional areas.
• Support the Business Development function in the operational analysis pricing and integration of water and wastewater business opportunities in both the regulated and non-regulated markets
• Supports manger to ensure effective people management policies and practices are developed and implemented (e.g., time and attendance, workforce management, etc.) and ensure resources are developed and deployed appropriately.
  
  Knowledge/Skills
  
  
  • Knowledge of the regulated water/wastewater business within the region and the regulations impacting the business as well as applicable regulations, requirements, and trends within water/wastewater business.
  • Knowledge of company policies and procedures and management theories, practices, and trends. Expert knowledge of process and operational areas.
  • Mechanical/Maintenance background preferred Computer skill.
  • Leadership, Relationship building, teamwork Labor Relations experience preferred.
    
    Experience/Education
    
    
    • Bachelor's degree in operational discipline, management, or related technical discipline or equivalent experience.
    • Two (2) years of previous supervisory experience.
      
      Certi---cations & Licenses
      
      
      • Class A Water / Class 2 WW preferred.
        
        Hours/Schedule
        
        
        • Full-time
        • Monday-Friday, day shift
        • On-call responsibility
          
          Competencies
          
          Prioritizes & Role Models Safety
          
          Self-Awareness
          
          Develops Talent
          
          Plans, Aligns, & Directs
          
          Drives Engagement
          
          Decision Quality
          
          Join American Water... We Keep Life Flowing ---
          
          American Water is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because they are an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.
          
          Nearest Major Market: Champaign
          Nearest Secondary Market: Urbana

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