Industrial Electrician Supervisor

Are you a highly skilled master electrician who can be creative and would like to be a team leader to help elevate a group of industrial electricians?

If this is you, Wastewater Management of Fairfax County is seeking a supervisor who will be in charge of supervising a team of Industrial Electricians in the repair, replacement, installation and maintenance of industrial size electrical systems and components for 70 pumping stations that operates 24/7.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supervises the maintenance, repair and inspections of Pump Stations of distribution centers, motor control centers, variable frequency drives, medium, and low voltage soft start, electrical control panels and electrical circuits, motors, relays, voltage regulators, and other electrical or electronic equipment.
• Plans wiring and installation of equipment and fixtures such as industrial motors, generators, switches, circuit breakers, and panel boards.
• Response to routine and emergency service calls after normal working hours.
• Assists in the writing of specifications for the ordering of complex electrical equipment and contract services for industrial equipment.
• Responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of all industrial electrical components of the Pump Station.
• Responsible for the implementation of quality control measures in order to comply and enforce safety regulations and procedures.

• Accountability - Ability to be confident, compassionate, and a respectful leader, that not only takes responsibility and holds themselves accountable for their own actions but also takes responsibly for their teams' actions and holds them accountable for the actions they take.
• Teamwork - Teamwork is a huge part of what we do here in the pump stations branch. We are looking for a leader that creates a culture of people who are willing to step up and help in any situation even when the responsibilities may ordinarily fall in line with another department's work.
• Leadership - Able to be willing and capable of working with other teams and their leaders in creative, innovative, as well as collaborative ways. Also be able to lead and manage the industrial electricians to develop their skills, knowledge, understanding, and talent. Help guide them to reach their professional goals and mold them into the future and/ or current leaders of Fairfax County.
• Customer Service - The ability to understand and prioritize customer needs, expectations, and satisfaction to be able to build relationships with customers and provide excellent customer service. Able to use every resource available to work together and offer an uninterrupted sewer service to the residents of Fairfax County.
• Problem Solving - Have the ability to come up with creative solutions to a wide variety of equipment failures and breakdowns that occur on a regular basis at our 70 pump stations located throughout Fairfax County.
• Performance Management - Be efficient at planning out daily, weekly, and monthly tasks, flexible to deal with emergencies that arise while operating and maintaining 70 Wastewater Collection Stations spread throughout Fairfax County. Also, be effective at coaching their team for areas of improvement and to overcome and correct deficiencies with the team's and individuals' performance.
• Conflict Management - Have the ability to be effective and experienced at conflict management. Able to utilize the County's resources such as training, policies, and partnership with our HR Department to achieve maximum results in situations where staff are not able to resolve conflicts with their peers themselves..

• Join Fairfax County, a stable work environment in an organization that values diversity, inclusion, innovation, and a team that focuses on maximizing advancement opportunities.
• Fairfax County Government is committed to our employees, and offers comprehensive benefits, including a defined-benefit retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; paid leave; tuition reimbursement; and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. Through our LiveWell Program and the County Benefits Division, we endeavor to cultivate a culture of wellbeing that empowers, educates and engages employees and retirees to make life-long choices that promote a holistic approach to their physical, mental, emotional, social, spiritual and financial wellness. Please review our awesome benefits:
  • Benefits
  • Retirement

(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all- inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position description.)

• Supervises and consults on troubleshooting complex high voltage industrial equipment, control and power system failures to determine the cause and corrective action required;
• Supervises and consults on major complex installations and repair projects;
• Monitors and evaluates work productivity, equipment operating and energy efficiency uses computerized maintenance management system, Variable Frequency Drives; Programmable Logic Controllers and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems;
• Has oversight of vendors and contractors and serves as their technical point of contact;
• Performs inspections of plant equipment to ensure safety, reliability and code compliance of work being performed; Assists in the writing of specifications for the ordering of electrical equipment and contract services;
• Ensures work performed complies with regulatory requirements;
• Supervises subordinate employees including coaching, counseling, training and evaluations;
• Monitors the National Electrical Code and other changes in the electrical and electronic industries and identifies appropriate training for subordinates;
• Plans and coordinates work with operations and other trades to ensure minimal disruptions;
• Monitor all processes, procedures and costs to detect variances and trends to anticipate future needs;
• Ensures all subordinates have safety training and are in compliance at all times;
• Ensures inventory of repair and replacement parts and supplies to minimize down-time of equipment;
• Effectively communicates with customers, employees and managers;
• Reinforces a safety culture and continually seeks to expand safety knowledge through training, mentoring, self-study or other methods of continuous learning;
• Investigates, documents and reports safety issues;
• Clearly communicates safety expectations;
• Resolves safety-related matters in a timely manner;
• Complies with the safety competencies.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, training, and experience equivalent to the following: graduation from high school or a GED issued by a state department of education, and eight years of experience as an industrial electrician; and one year at the industrial electrician III level or equivalent senior industrial electrician.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

• A valid driver's license.
• A valid Commonwealth of Virginia Master Electrician's license.

• The appointee to this position will be required to complete a pre-employment physical and annual thereafter, a criminal background check, and a driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer.
• Subject to 24 hour call back and must, therefore, be able to work emergency overtime.
• Subject to working in adverse weather conditions and may be exposed to raw waste or environments generating methane gas.
• Ability to distinguish different color wiring.

• Supervision of field staff or team of electricians whose leadership promotes and ensures adherence to all electrical safety requirements for the applicable industrial facilities.
• Management of the daily operation of the electrical maintenance program, both preventive and corrective of industrial equipment, and emergency repairs.
• Extensive knowledge of OSHA related to industrial safety requirements and NFPA 70E.
• Management of both emergency and corrective troubleshooting measures in an Industrial environment.
• Experience and knowledge of Industrial equipment and utilizing computerized maintenance system.
• Extensive knowledge of various industrial principles and experience supervising industrial complex tasks.