Superintendent, Utilities

**Department**:Liquid Waste Services
**Employee Group**: Exempt
**Location**:Lake City Operations Centre, Burnaby

**Our Liquid Waste Services Department is seeking a Superintendent, Utilities / Water Treatment Maintenance who will be responsible for the oversight of a team of over 70 employees including exempt, unionized trades and technical staff that provide a variety of field utility and plant maintenance services. This position will have the opportunity to contribute to the advancement of maintenance initiatives, investment decisions and most importantly lead a team of dedicated maintenance professionals.**

**You are: An energetic leader and strategic thinker with operations and maintenance management experience, and strong change and people management skills.**

**The Superintendent, Utilities / Water Treatment Maintenance reports to the Division Manager, Field Utilities and Water Treatment Maintenance and falls within our Management / Leadership, Level 3B job family.**

**This role**:

- Leads the planning and delivery of maintenance services and strategies for all mechanical, electrical and instrumentation equipment used in Metro Vancouver’s water treatment and transmission and sewer collections infrastructure; and oversees flow monitoring activities within the region’s wastewater systems, combined sewer outfalls and creeks Coordinates resources; prioritizes work to resolve problems; and is responsible for ensuring maintenance service requirements are addressed effectively and efficiently. Provides direction to address backlogged and emergency repairs and acts as a liaison with operating divisions.
- Accountable for budget preparation, reporting and resource allocations; monitors and controls spending ensuring the effective and efficient expenditure of allocated funds. Works closely with Division Manager and other staff determine overall priorities and prepare work plans. Contributes to the preparation of long range strategic and financial plans of the division and department.
- Provides strategic and ongoing tactical direction to Field Supervisors to improve equipment reliability and reduce breakdowns and cost intensive maintenance; and ensures flow monitoring activities and related reporting is conducted systematically and accurately. Coordinates activities with other operating, planning and engineering groups to identify and resolve maintenance issues. Reviews drawings, requests for proposals and vendor packages to ensure maintenance requirements are included.
- Implements maintenance programs such as preventative and predictive maintenance, maintenance task analysis, standard work procedures and failure analysis. Works to improve equipment and infrastructure performance and reduce costs. Keeps current on new maintenance technologies and practices. Inspects work and monitors progress providing direction and coaching to staff on installation and troubleshooting. Plans work and sets priorities ensuring optimal staffing to complete work plans and assist with inspections.
- Ensures maintenance activities are documented in accordance with corporate practices and regulatory requirements. Monitors and prepares compliance report documentation. Oversees the requisition process for equipment, materials, tools, and contractors to ensure corporate purchasing policies are adhered to.
- Works collaboratively to resolve complex technical or interpersonal issues staff encounter while doing their work. Facilitates information sharing to transfer knowledge and experience and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the team. Establishes effective working relationships with various outside agencies as well as other internal departments. Works collaboratively to deliver on strategic initiatives.
- Ensures staff perform their work in accordance with safe work practices as defined by WorkSafe BC and corporate safe work practices. Monitors the safety performance and training of staff and contractors and performs a lead role in conducting safety investigations, reporting on incidents and promoting a safety culture throughout the work group. Oversee the emergency stand-by schedule and after hours coverage provided by the Utilities / Water Treatment maintenance group. Coordinates the response to emergencies and participates in rotational on-call standby duties as required.
- Upholds Metro Vancouver’s reputation through positive and forthright dealings with other organizations and members of the public. Understands the organizational culture and the processes/mechanisms necessary to attain work objectives.
- Performs other related duties as required.

**To be successful, you have**:

- 7 years of recent related experience supplemented by a university degree in engineering or a diploma in a relevant discipline and inter-provincial trades qualification in electrical, mechanical or instrumentation; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Membership or eligibility for immediate membership as a reg