Maintenance & Operations Strategist/Planner

General Summary

The Maintenance & Operations Strategist / Planner manages the water and wastewater asset management maintenance strategies to support the Asset Management Program.

• Responsibilities include : assisting with the maintenance planning strategy to ensure effective and optimal use of maintenance budgets;
• developing standards / procedures for maintaining facility assets; conducting improvement analyses; reviewing maintenance planning strategies and monitoring performance data;

and organizing and reviewing the department’s day-to-day maintenance work under the direction of the Section Manager. The Strategist / Planner also serves as the Production Support Division representative on facility Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) analysis projects. Essential Functions

• Provides guidance, assistance, and / or interpretation to others on how to apply maintenance procedures and standards to specific situations
• Determines actual or probable consequences and identifies / selects alternatives
• Evaluates equipment performance criteria (for condition monitoring and failure analysis) to assess equipment condition and ensure that preventative maintenance is being performed at the correct intervals
• Organizes and reviews the day-to-day operations of maintenance work
• Determines best work methods and resources to accomplish work
• Creates new asset records, numbers, codes, and descriptions as well as deletes unused numbers and records
• Creates, updates and maintains preventive maintenance schedules
• Maintains CMMS database system codes and asset information and manages and optimizes inventory and spare parts requirements as they pertain to preventive and planned maintenance tasks
• Analyzes maintenance and asset performance data in the development of targeted maintenance and lifecycle replacement strategies
• Prepares monthly, quarterly, yearly and other reports
• Provides quality assurance and quality control for the asset data elements in the asset registry
• Assures compliance with asset management standards as determined by the Asset Management Committee or the Facilities Maintenance Division Manager
• Rectifies any discrepancies found in the field
• Monitors performance data and develops reports to determine adequacy of maintenance strategies
• Assesses root cause of failures
• Drives a vehicle to conduct WSSC Water business

Other Functions

• Participates in the planning of renewals and major rehabilitation related projects
• Leads / coordinates RCM analysis as required
• Makes recommendations for maintenance strategy changes
• Performs special projects and other related duties as assigned

Work Environment And Physical Demands

• Performs tasks with exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as machinery, traffic hazards, temperature and noise extremes, disease, smoke and dusts, and toxic / poisonous agents
• Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds
• Ability to effectively utilize appropriate safety equipment and procedures
• Work is in the presence of high voltages, loud noise, hazardous chemicals, oils and solvents and in the presence of untreated wastewater
• Ability to climb / descend ladders, work in confined spaces and work in elevated locations
• Ability to work in adverse weather conditions
• Ability to demonstrate normal color perception, hear audible alarms and detect abnormal equipment sounds
• Ability to visually and physically inspect equipment and processes at any time of the day or night

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of the standard practices, materials, tools, and equipment of the electrical / mechanical and instrumentation trades
• Thorough knowledge of electrical mechanical construction and maintenance, including installation and / or modification of all sizes of electrical conduit, cables, wires, switches, automatic starting equip ment, etc.
• Knowledge of electronic repair practices and methods; skill in the use of tools and adjusting defects in electrical and mechanical systems and equipment
• Ability to work from drawings, schematics, and specifications and interpret blueprints, plans and schematics
• Ability to plan and review the work of others
• Knowledge of common building materials, their use and limitation
• Knowledge of engineering principles, their application to repair and alteration work in a variety of structures
• Ability to exercise good judgment in planning and detailing maintenance work; interpret and evaluate the need and cost of contracted services
• Ability to analyze and prepare maintenance plans and specifications; conduct failure analysis investigations and prepare comprehensive reports;

develop solutions to maintenance problems through the use of asset management strategies

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written form
• Basic proficiency in MS Excel
• Ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and / or access data and / or information using established criteria
• Ability to prioritize and schedule job assignments
• Thorough knowledge of construction trades and of various rigging requirements
• Ability to understand the WSSC Water budget process
• Ability to formulate and present written reports to management
• Ability to make procurement recommendations for tools, equipment and vehicles
• Thorough understanding of the National Electrical Code and local amendments
• Thorough knowledge of repair / replacement scenarios for complex electrical / mechanical equipment
• Thorough knowledge of sub-station work up to 69Kv including; resetting tripped breakers; opening / closing different types of breakers under all conditions, and determine root cause of faults
• Thorough knowledge of motor controls to include soft starts and VFD’s

Minimum Education, Experience Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 8+ years electrical / mechanical maintenance experience

Additional Requirements

• Possession of a valid driver’s license, with no more than 4 points, and the ability to obtain and maintain a WSSC Water driver’s permit within 90 days of hire or transfer date;
• Employees in this position are designated or considered emergency personnel; therefore, the employee must report to work as scheduled or as directed by their supervisor when WSSC Water declares an event that requires emergency personnel to report to work;
• Completion of the WSSC Water Financial Disclosure statement within 30 days of employment and annually thereafter.

Preferences

• Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) experience
• Electrical / mechanical Journeyman certification

Salary $76,181 - 129,507