Manager Water Transmission & Distribution

Job Description
Pay Rate: $(phone number removed) to $(phone number removed) Per Year.
BENEFITS
Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.  Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement. 
Position Purpose: 
Reporting to and assisting the Senior Director of Operations to position the Division for optimal performance in accordance with Corporate business objectives.  
Responsible for managing, coordinating, implementing, executing, checking, and completing all T&D related functions in Rockland, Orange, and Putnam counties.  Manage Departments in line with the company’s strategy, commitments, and objectives in compliance with applicable company policies/procedures, regulations, and laws.  Ensures that both Company and governmental requirements and environmental standards are consistently met. This position is also responsible for the Vehicle Fleets and the Central Service Bureau in Rockland.  This position requires professionalism and independent judgement, and the ability to manage staff in a union environment. 
This position is also responsible for the T&D workforce management practices and oversight of methods of work order generation for dispatching T&D personnel for preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance, and customer issues.  The mobile workforce deployed under these includes 34 field employees in Rockland, Orange, and Putnam counties.
Travel as needed to direct the workforce in Rockland, Orange, and Putnam counties. Periodic travel may be required as needed to support other NY Division service areas (<5%).
Primary Duties/Responsibilities:
Direct workforce to accomplish daily operations, maintenance, and construction activities such as installing, maintaining, repairing and improvements of mains, hydrants, valves, and services.
Setting procedure and ensuring compliance for construction and distribution personnel within the service territory.
Oversee Contractor work in the T&D space including Contract adherence, capturing time and materials for contractors, reviewing invoicing for repairs/installation and paving, and reporting capital blanket progress to management.
Optimizing internal labor efforts vs Contractor utilization and spend.
Manage OPEX and CAPEX budgets as required to maintain continuity of service for customers and improve system performance.
Implement emergency response for repairs on 24-hour basis and for scheduling personnel to be available for response.
Coordinate with other departments to schedule installations, extensions, preventative and corrective maintenance.
Collaborate with customers, outside contractors or any other City, County or Government Agencies as appropriate.
Perform daily field reports, daily crew attendance, sick leave monitoring, overtime monitoring, accounts payable and receivable, and vacation scheduling.
Develop and continuously improve Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) and KPIs.
Implement and update, as appropriate, new hire training process in areas of responsibility.
Working with operations management team, ensure required levels of service are met and key performance indicators (KPI) remain current and complete. This includes workforce deployment and optimization to execute preventative and reactive maintenance work orders.