We are currently accepting applications for the following position:
Assistant General Manager (AGM) – Water Utility
Job #15608 $192,512 – $320,918
Basic Responsibilities Provide strategic leadership for the overall operation and administration of the Water Utility, including maintenance, planning, design, construction and engineering, in compliance with policies set by the Board of Commissioners, and for meeting division goals and objectives. Ensures compliance with applicable laws and regulations while ensuring that customers receive prompt, courteous and efficient service for their water utility needs.
Essential Job Functions
Increase the public’s confidence in the quality of the District's leadership by being an active member of the District’s Leadership Team providing effective management and coordination for District wide success and to clearly represent and articulate the views, perspectives, and potential impacts of District wide initiatives
Achieve the highest level of employee and community trust in how the District manages the water systems by ensuring those systems continue to provide adequate, high quality, reliable and cost-effective water supplies and distribution systems that meet the needs of existing and future customers and the communities
Achieve the highest level of employee and community trust in how the District manages compliance by leading the overall management, operations, maintenance, and related engineering activities to ensure the District’s water systems continue to remain in compliance with all state, federal, and local codes and regulations and provide a high level of service to the District’s water customers and the communities we serve.
Demonstrate powerful partnership that reflects an understanding of community and customer needs by fulfilling the District’s role as a Satellite Management Agency for unincorporated Snohomish County by providing assistance and potential options for acquisition to struggling water systems in our community where feasible, and within the constraints of existing policy.
Deliver excellent customer experiences through reliable, dependable, predictable service by effective preparation of operations, maintenance, capital improvements, financial plans, annual budget, and ongoing rate recommendations for the Water Utility to ensure the District's Water Utility maintains adequate staffing, resources, and financial capacity on a long-term basis as necessary to support existing and future customer and the communities we serve.
Create a culture of caring, mutual respect and trust that empowers current and future employees to do their best work for the benefit of our team members, customers, partners and stakeholders by providing employees opportunities to develop, supporting employees through change, hiring the right person for the right job, recognizing employee performance and achievements, being open to receiving, feedback from our employees and working daily to ensure a more equitable and inclusive environment, and similar responsibilities.
Deliver exceptional value to our customers through fiscally responsible planning and management by developing and maintaining emergency and business continuity plans and related policies, guidelines and directives for the Water Utility in conjunction with the District's overall guidelines and practices.
Demonstrate continual improvement that delivers outstanding value to our customers by developing, recommending, and effectively managing budget/s, identifying, evaluating, and recommending resourcing options that reflect appropriate prioritization and tradeoffs between cost and quality results, determining and realizing opportunities for improved efficiency and effectiveness, and similar responsibilities.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or Business Administration or related field; AND
Six (6) years progressive related experience.
Benefits In addition to a competitive compensation program, Snohomish County PUD #1 offers a comprehensive benefits package. Employees and eligible dependents may enroll in medical, dental, vison hardware, basic life insurance, long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment, voluntary term life, and retirement benefits (including PERS pension, 401(k), and a 457 plan). The Snohomish County PUD also provides an employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, short-term disability, paid time off benefits starting at 20 days a year, plus 5 days of extended sick leave and 11 paid holidays. For more information on our benefits package please visit www.snopud.com/benefitoverview.
To Apply Fully complete the online application at careers.snopud.com by no later than December 10th, 2023.
Snohomish County P.U.D. #1 is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Women, Disabled and Veterans.
