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Public Service Authority - Executive Director
Salary: $70,000 - $90,000
General Definition of Work
- Performs difficult professional and administrative work, directing and overseeing the operations of the Carroll County Public Service Authority under the policies and direction of the PSA Board of Directors. Provides leadership for the Authority's water, wastewater, infrastructure, financial, operational, and capital improvement programs; develops and implements short- and long-range plans; manages Authority resources; oversees personnel and projects; and represents the Authority with customers, businesses, governmental agencies, regulatory organizations, consultants, contractors, and the public.
- The Executive Director serves as the chief administrative officer of the Authority and is responsible for carrying out the policies, goals, and directives established by the PSA Board of Directors.
- The Executive Director reports directly to the Carroll County Public Service Authority Board of Directors and is accountable to the Board for the administration and operation of the Authority.
- The Executive Director is responsible for implementing the policies, resolutions, budget, and directives established by the PSA Board of Directors. The Executive Director shall keep the Board informed regarding the Authority's operations, finances, personnel, projects, regulatory matters, and other significant issues.
- The Executive Director shall have authority to manage the day-to-day operations of the Authority within the policies, budget, contracts, and directives approved by the PSA Board of Directors.
Essential Functions
- Serves as the chief administrative officer of the Public Service Authority and provides overall leadership and management of Authority operations.
- Implements policies, resolution and directives established by the PSA Board of Directors.
- Recruits and selects departmental personnel; coaches, counsels, and disciplines personnel; transfers, promotes, suspends, demotes and terminates personnel; develops staff schedules; assigns, directs and inspects the work of department personnel.
- Develops and implements short and long-range plans for water, wastewater, infrastructure and other Authority services.
- Oversees major construction, infrastructure, expansion and improvement projects, including budgets, contracts, schedules, funding and compliance.
- Identifies and pursues federal, state and other funding opportunities, including grants, loans and other financing programs.
- Works with regulatory agencies, engineers, attorneys, consultants, contractors, developers, businesses and property owners on Authority projects and issues.
- Represents the Authority in negotiations and discussions involving customers, developers, industrial prospects, governmental agencies and other organizations.
- Works with industrial and commercial prospects regarding water and wastewater capacity, service availability, pretreatment requirements and related Authority services.
- Provides the PSA Board with timely reports, recommendations, financial information, project updates and other information necessary for informed decision-making.
- Director will respond to all phone, email and other communications with citizens, PSA Directors and County Officials in a timely manner. Director will provide feedback on operations, repairs and unusual situations that may occur impacting water or sewer issues in a timely manner to the effected parties.
- Prepares Board agendas, staff reports, presentations and supporting materials.
- Serves as the primary administrative contact between the Authority and the County, municipalities, regional organizations, state and federal agencies and other governmental entities.
- Responds to customer, citizen, business and governmental inquiries and concerns
- Ensures compliance with applicable laws, regulations, permits, contracts, policies and Board directives.
- Maintains appropriate financial, operational, personnel, project, contractual and legal records.
- Works with Authority counsel on legal, contractual, property, condemnation and legal records.
- Works with Authority counsel on legal, contractual, property, condemnation, regulatory and other matters.
- Represents the Authority on regional water, wastewater, infrastructure and economic development initiatives as directed by the Board.
- Performs other duties and special projects assigned by the PSA Board of Directors.
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
- Comprehensive knowledge of water and wastewater operations, public utility administration, public finance, capital improvement planning, project management, personnel management and governmental regulations.
- Ability to manage complex utility operations and infrastructure projects; develop and administer budgets; obtain and manage grants and financing; interpret technical information; negotiate contracts and agreements; communicate effectively with elected and appointed officials, employees, customers, business, consultants, contractors, regulatory agencies and the public; and make sound recommendations to the PSA Board.
- Ability to operate personal computers; possessing demonstrated skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, SCADA and the ability to learn and utilize other software as required.
- Must demonstrate strong leadership, judgment, integrity, accountability and the ability to manage multiple operational and strategic priorities.
Education And Experience
Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, public administration, engineering, finance or a related field and considerable progressively responsible experience in public utility management, local government administration, water and wastewater operations, project management or a related field or equivalent combination of education, training and progressively responsible experience may be considered. Master’s degree preferred.
Physical Requirements
This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 10 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work frequently sitting and speaking or hearing and occasionally requires standing and walking; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data and observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires working near moving mechanical parts, working in high, precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals and exposure to outdoor weather conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).
Special Requirements
Valid driver's license in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
