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The Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) provides quality water supply, water pollution control, mapping, and household hazardous waste collection to eight member municipalities: Bloomfield, East Hartford, Hartford, Newington, Rocky Hill, West Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor. Additionally, the MDC provides drinking water to portions of Farmington, Glastonbury, East Granby and South Windsor, known as the MDC's non-member towns

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JOB SUMMARY

This is very responsible electrical and electronic maintenance supervisory work involving the supervision and direction of electronic technicians and electricians in radio, instrument and control maintenance and repair, plant electrical, and heating ventilation and circulation control unit maintenance and repair.

Work involves responsibility for the safe, effective and timely maintenance of electrical and electronic equipment keeping it in sound operating condition. Duties include directing radio, electronic instrument, electronic controls and electrical maintenance and repair. This position also has the responsibility for making very difficult technical electronic and electrical decisions. This work requires that the employee have knowledge, skill and ability in electrical and electronics maintenance and repair.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Coordinates, schedules, oversees and manages all aspects of electrical facility maintenance for district buildings. Administers contracts, coordinates repairs and scheduled maintenance, and manages projects and renovations.
• Supervises electrical maintenance for all District buildings and facilities. Reviews plans and contract specifications, meets with customers to review requests, reviews goals and objectives with staff and coordinates required resources. Recommends equipment upgrades as needed.
• Serves as project manager for electrical/electronic projects, facility renovations, and special projects.
• Investigates problems in electrical and electronic equipment in the field and determines corrective actions to be taken. Evaluates and supervises repair of programmable logic controllers (PLC).
• Formats computerized control systems within established programs.
• Fills out forms and reports on completed work assignments; completes employee time records.
• Assists in drafting unit budget, and controls expenditures within fund allocations.
• Trains and counsels employees. Administers union contract language and oral warnings and recommends higher level discipline. Assists in employee selection. Assures safe work practices.
• Coordinates activities on a short and long term basis to assure personnel, materials and equipment necessary for projects and objectives.
• Performs related work as required.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the general direction of the Maintenance Superintendent.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

An associate's degree plus six (6) years of progressively responsible electrical or electronics experience in plant electronics maintenance and or electrical maintenance, including at least two (2) years supervisory experience or an equivalent combination of education and qualifying experience substituting on a year-for-year basis.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Must have, or obtain within one (1) year of hire, a FCC Commercial License. Must also have a valid driver's license. E-2 license preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of electrical, radio, instrument and control electronics repair principles and practices.

Knowledge of all aspects of facility maintenance, including HVAC, security, fire suppression systems, plumbing, electrical, building automation, emergency services, card access, alarm systems, elevators, and mechanical.

Knowledge of MDC policies and procedures.

Ability to communicate orally and in writing.

Ability to administer policies and procedures including scheduling, routine decision-making and the completion of forms and reports.

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