Water Foreman

**Job Summary**:

- At The City of Frederick, we value diversity and the respect, engagement, and productivity an inclusive environment produces. We seek to consistently improve internal and external customer satisfaction, innovate, and expand capability of services, and be a government that practices equality, equity, and fairness. We invite you to bring your skills, abilities, and knowledge to The City of Frederick and be a valued addition to a workforce that we know is our greatest asset.
- Frederick is a progressive, richly diverse, and authentically charming city. Recognized as one of the best places to live in Maryland, Frederick is surrounded by mountain views and centrally located about 45 miles north of Washington D.C. and 45 miles west of Baltimore, MD.

**JOB SUMMARY**:

- This is first line supervisory position in the Water Department of the Public Works Department. An employee in this position directs and coordinates activities of personnel engaged in installing, maintaining, repairing, servicing, enlarging, and relocating water distribution facilities by performing the following duties personally or through subordinates. The employee in this position will be required to carry a cell phone for departmental stand by as well as be able to respond to emergencies as needed throughout the Department of Public Works.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Plans, coordinates, and schedules work for assigned crews.
- Supervises the proper assignment, maintenance, and repair of equipment as needed.
- Determines action to be taken in event of emergencies such as machine, equipment, power failure, flood, fire, wind, snow, etc.
- Advises Supervisor on items needed for annual budget.
- Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with City officials, co-workers, vendors and the general public, as well as employees of utility and other agencies whose business is related to water distribution operation, construction and maintenance.
- Answers telephone and/or communicate information to vendors, other departments, and the general public. Must communicate in a courteous and effective manner.
- Sets up work zone and pedestrian controls, flags traffic.
- Meets with contractors and homeowners to review locate requests for initial service calls; handles complaints.
- Hauls personnel, refuse, gravel, dirt, trash, etc. Plows snow and salts roads and walkways.
- Ability to enter and work in confined spaces.
- May be required to review and evaluate reports, records, logs and graphs.
- Orders materials and equipment to be used by the department to complete work.
- Supervises, instructs, trains and ensures compliance with operating theory, practices, policies and safety standards.
- Discusses with subordinate’s progress of their work.
- Assists Superintendent with annual written evaluation and reviews for subordinates bring evaluated.
- Performs first echelon maintenance on vehicles and equipment.
- Ensures compliance with standards and regulations of the Industry, Federal, State, County and City Government.
- Operates a vehicle observing legal and defensive driving practices on a regular basis.
- Performs manual work and other duties required in DPW operations.
- Assigned to the department stand-by. Covered during nonworking hours for a week at a time, several times throughout the calendar year. Reports to work in the event of a departmental or city-wide emergency.

**SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Assists with supervision of the employees in the Water Services Department.
- Assists with the supervision responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities may include interviewing, training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

**Required Qualifications**:

- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions._

**REQUIRED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE**:

- High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
- Three (3) years of experience in pipefitting and other related work listed above.
- Experience in the operation of vehicles and equipment listed above.

**REQUIRED CERTIFICATES AND/OR LICENSES**:

- Class "B" Commercial Driver’s License with satisfactory driving record that meets insurability standards of the City’s insurance carrier is required. The employee must maintain the license for the duration of their employment.
- State of Maryland Water Distribution License or the ability to obtain within one (1) year from date of hire. The employee must maintain the license for the duration of their employment.

**REQUIRED SKILLS (Communication/Language;