Aurora Water is responsible for enhancing and protecting the quality of life for Aurora citizens by providing quality water, sewer, and stormwater services in a manner that balances social, environmental, and economic needs. Responsibilities and roles within the organization include: operation and maintenance of the water, sewer, and stormwater systems; water purification and reuse water treatment; utility financial monitoring, planning, customer billing, and revenue collection; infrastructure planning and engineering, inspections, and management of the capital improvement program; public information and water conservation; water resources planning, acquisition, and development; permitting, watershed protection, and water and wastewater regulatory compliance; and administration.
Efficiently and effectively execute designated projects; may be responsible for planning, administering and completing assigned projects, which may cross several functional areas, such as facilities, operations, water resources, construction, engineering, program applications, marketing or administration. Assignments may vary in length and complexity. May provide direction to a project team including assignment of individual responsibilities, tasks and technical functions; identifies needs and allocates the appropriate resources to meet the timely completion of specific project tasks; assists in the development of the project scope and objectives; assists in creating work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports. May conduct water resources, water rights and water supply related analyses, research, studies and investigations, gather field data or research data for assigned projects, assist with land management projects and needs, coordinate and provide support for interactions with other governmental agencies, stakeholder groups, and water providers.
PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Coordinates Records Information Management (RIM) program to include establishing records liaisons and overseeing the management of physical and digital records throughout the lifecycle of the records.
- Performs training and routine program updates for department personnel specific to the RIM program.
- Works with the City Clerk's office, representing Aurora Water and overseeing implementation of the Records Retention Policy and off-site storage of documents.
- Works with the City Clerk's office to ensure elements of the RIM program including the department's retention schedule and other RIM governance elements are continually up to date.
- Assists divisions within Aurora Water with the identification, organization, indexing, storage, retrieval, security, and destruction of records in various formats according to Generally Accepted Recordkeeping Principles.
- Facilitates and coordinates project logistics such as maintaining project documents, organizing, and implementing project information, logistics, and events.
- Plans and coordinates project scheduling, budgeting, and technical tasks relating to projects.
- Completes and distributes a variety of reports.
- Communicates with project stakeholders as directed.
- Prepares and assists with project proposals and presentations with project requestors for presentation to management and executives.
- Coordinate with all City departments and all other stakeholders in the scheduling, development, and completion of Aurora Water projects.
- Assures contract compliance and that completed projects meet established quality standards.
- Keeps current on latest trends in technology and procedures in the utilities industry and makes recommendations for implementation in Aurora.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & WORKING CONDITIONS
An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in related field or relative experience
Experience:
- At least 3 years professional experience
Knowledge:
- Comprehensive knowledge of project management, planning and development; and personal computers with related software applications including word processing, database management and project management applications.
- Familiar with general Records Management principles.
Abilities:
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, all levels of management including executive staff, citizens, and elected officials.
- Handle sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy.
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing and synthesize complex information into a more useful format for decision-makers.
- Establish and fulfill goals and objectives.
- Organize and prioritize work.
- Manage logistical requirements of meetings, projects and events associated with project activities.
- Meet deadlines.
Skills:
- Strong interpersonal, analytical, and project management skills.
- Strong verbal and communications skills.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
- Colorado Driver's License with a good driving record.
Essential Personnel:
- When a local announcement of emergency or disaster is declared by the City, all City of Aurora employees may be required to work as essential personnel.
Physical Demands:
- Sedentary physical work requiring ability to lift a maximum of 30 pounds.
- Occasional walking and standing.
- Some lifting and carrying of materials for presentations and displays.
- Hand/eye coordination for operation of computer.
- Foot/eye for operation of motor vehicle to presentation sites.
- Vision to read and interpret reports and other written documents.
- Speech communication and hearing to maintain communication with employees and citizens.
Work Environment:
- Works primarily in a clean, comfortable environment.
- Occasionally works nights and weekends.
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