Lift Station Supervisor– Jackson, MS

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Your impact

At Jacobs, we challenge what is currently accepted, so we can shape innovative and lasting solutions for tomorrow. Through the delivery of our operations and maintenance services, you’ll make it simpler and more seamless for our municipal clients to operate safely and efficiently, empowering communities to focus on what matters most to them – people.

As a Lift Station Supervisor based in Jackson, MS, you’ll join a collaborative team ensuring that our clients can deliver their services – uninterrupted. In this role, you will supervise all preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance of City owned wastewater lift stations. Most importantly, you’ll take action to ensure the safety, health and well-being of you and your team.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Plans, schedules, and directs maintenance of a wide variety of specialized mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Assigns, coordinates and supervises personnel and materials required in the maintenance and repair of City owned lift station’s
• Estimates cost and time for all aspects of maintenance, repair and construction work for all lift station related projects
• Diagnoses malfunctions and determines effective courses of action for correcting them and can communicate this effectively to client, project management, and/or staff as needed.
• Develops training modules, as well as training schedules for all industry specific staffing needs
• Prepares rough sketches of maintenance, repair and construction jobs
• Ensures the proper use and care of tools, materials, and safety equipment involved in maintenance and repair work
• Has the ability and understanding to be able to effectively read, interpret, and work from blueprints, drawings, sketches, plans, specifications, and mechanical illustrations to provide direction to staff to complete necessary work
• Performs skilled mechanical repair work on lift stations of all types (submersible, half-can, deep-can, high prime) to include all equipment and its supporting equipment.
• Consults with Project Director in planning workload, assignments, scheduling updates, training, and capital improvement projects
• Tracks and provides reports for work projects in progress and at completion
• Develops, implements, and enforces safety regulations and procedures
• Keeps records of all maintenance work done on equipment, and prepares routine and special reports each month to Project Director as well as needed per request of client or Project Director
• Assist in emergency response effort planning, staging, and execution (as needed)
• Provides training to less experienced employees – training is to be safety and industry specific to employee’s position
• Ability to work with all levels of staff, project management, as well as City staff in a effective, collaborative manor with the highest level of professionalism.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Project Director or City client
  
  
  

Bring your team-focus, adaptability, and commitment to excellence, and we’ll help you grow what drives you – and deliver the world’s most challenging Operations Management projects, together.

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Here's what you'll need

• Five years’ experience at a supervisory level
• Experienced in the proper use of all equipment necessary to repair, replace, or maintain lift station equipment
• Experienced in the principles of supervision and training, safety principles and practices, and related state and federal laws and regulations
• Proficient in the use of computer software including, but not limited to Microsoft Office and Maintenance Connection
• Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license with no major infractions
  
  
  

Ideally, You’ll Also Have

• Knowledge of the methods, materials, equipment, and tools used in the construction, repair, and operation of pumps, and other mechanical equipment related to wastewater lift station operations, procedures, and troubleshooting
• High school education or GED
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of an effective mechanical, structural, and grounds preventive/predicative maintenance program as it pertains to pumps and motors of varying sizes and classes to include all supporting equipment
• Intermediate electrical knowledge involved in working on pumps, motors, and other equipment; equipment, tools, and materials used in maintaining and repairing wastewater lift station equipment.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  
  
  

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

Safety is a core value at Jacobs. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all employees. This position will spend a substantial amount of time performing safety sensitive labor or services. Due to the nature of the job passing a pre-employment physical is required to ensure candidates for this position are physically and functionally fit to perform the essential physical work functions of this safety sensitive position without posing a direct threat to the health or safety of themselves or others.

The physical and environmental demands required to perform the essential duties of this position include standing, walking, sitting, coordination, balance and agility demands, which may include the ability to stoop, kneel, squat, grasp, reach, perform repetitive hand movements. Additional demands may involve a specific level of dexterity, grip strength, climbing and cardiorespiratory demands. The work areas may be indoor, outdoor, have loud noise, active machinery, high pressure fluid systems, electrical equipment, confined spaces, heights and depths, fumes, air borne particles, noxious gases, and chemicals. The use of appropriate safety equipment will be mandatory in these areas to prevent hazardous contact.

Posted Salary Range Minimum

37,200.00

Posted Salary Range Upper

62,400.00

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

The base salary range for this position is $37,200.00 to $62,400.00. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Onsite employees are expected to attend a Jacobs Workplace on a full-time basis, as required by the nature of their role.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.

This position will be open for at least 3 days.