Posting Title: Scheduler Analyst
Job Requisition Number: COA090683
Position Number: 119273
Job Type: Full-Time
Division Name: Pipeline CIP Project Delivery
Minimum Qualifications -
Education and/or Equivalent Experience:
For Austin Energy:
- Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus three (3) years of experience in a field related to electric utility line or power plant construction and maintenance.
OR
- Seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in construction or maintenance activities, including three (3) years of which were in the planning, coordination, and scheduling of utility construction projects.
For Austin Water:
- Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus 3 years of experience in coordination and scheduling of utility infrastructure projects.
- Education may substitute for experience up to two (2) years.
Licenses or Certifications:
Notes to Applicants-
Position Overview:
Austin Water Mobility Team is seeking a Scheduler Analyst for the Pipeline Capital Improvement Project Division to provide support and oversight on various mobility (transportation/transit) related Austin Water infrastructure relocation projects. This position will perform a combination of office and field tasks and will be responsible for a wide range of duties, including coordinating and communicating design, plan review, construction, operations and maintenance activities for Austin Water’s water distribution and wastewater collections systems. This position will be required to create reports and make regular presentations to both internal and external stakeholders, including management teams. The successful candidate will help evaluate some of Austin Water’s most challenging issues associated with a fast-growing city.
Working with Austin Water provides a number of benefits including medical, paid leave time, a great retirement plan, training opportunities and more! Click HERE for more information.
When completing the City of Austin employment application:
- Please be sure to detail on the application all previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.
- A detailed, complete employment application is required. It helps us to better evaluate your qualifications and will be used to determine salary if you are selected for this position. Be sure to provide job title and employment dates for all jobs you wish to be considered.
- A resume is required, but will not substitute for a complete employment application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please include contact information from previous employers.
- A cover letter is also required. In the cover letter, candidates should describe in concise detail their interest in this position and highlight any prior experience that is relevant to this position.
If you are selected as a top candidate:
- Verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED, undergraduate and/or graduate degrees) will be required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization/institution and proof of your professional licenses or certifications.
- If you are in the military or a veteran, you will need to provide a copy of your DD-214 prior to confirming a start date.
Travel:
If you are selected for this position, and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program, you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.
Secondary Employment:
- All Austin Water employees are prohibited from accepting or engaging in any secondary employment that might conflict or interfere with an employee’s duty and responsibility to the Department.
- Austin Water must review all secondary employment.
- Employees are required to submit a Secondary Employment Application for review and approval upon being hired with Austin Water, as well as current Austin Water employees considering secondary employment.
Effective October 1, 2014, all Austin Water worksite locations are tobacco-free. Use of tobacco products and/or e-cigarettes is not permitted on any AW worksite – including construction sites, parking lot, garage or in any personal vehicle located on the premises.
Pay Range: $35.04 – $44.67 per hour
Hours: Monday – Friday; 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., with some flexibility. (Weekends when necessary)
Job Close Date: 01/11/2024
Type of Posting: External
Department: Austin Water Utility
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Grant Funded or Pooled Position: Not Applicable
Category: Professional
Location: 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr, Austin, TX 78752
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a lead capacity, including strong organizational skills, scheduling of work assignments, providing training and guidance to others, and coordinating efforts of multi-discipline project teams
- Knowledge of and experience with performing operations and maintenance duties on municipal distribution systems and collection systems similar in complexity to Austin Water’s.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills with immediate supervisor and team, project engineers, City of Austin inspectors, contractors, and O&M staff
- Experience in field construction of water distribution system and wastewater collection system facilities, including interpretation of construction drawings and contract documents, and addressing RFIs (request for information), field changes, and Change Orders.
- Experience using Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint for presentations and reports to both internal and external stakeholders including management teams
- General knowledge of Austin Water’s design, construction, and product standards that relate to all Austin Water infrastructure installed and maintained in City of Austin right-of-way
- Experience with CIP plan review
- Ability to work outside of normal business hours when necessary
- Ability to travel to more than one work location
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities -
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Coordinates and schedules field construction and maintenance projects. Coordinates and reviews construction- or engineering-related contracts and contract documents.
- Measures work performances against engineering work standards to develop, maintain, and improve City of Austin design and construction standards.
- Tracks status of projects, and reports to management.
- Plans projects by determining crew size and composition, work hour requirements, and equipment requirements.
- Prepares work order schedules, control records, and post schedules.
- Communicates project and/or program information to internal and external customers.
- Ensures compliance with City and other regulatory agency requirements and policies.
- Meets with project managers, engineers, and contractors to discuss designs.
Responsibilities – Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
- May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluations, training, and guidance to others.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Knowledge of construction projects common to utilities.
- Knowledge of workforce requirements and work output for field construction crews.
- Knowledge of equipment and construction techniques common to utility construction practices.
- Skill in reviewing and summarizing project status reports.
- Skill in maintaining records of project phase.
- Skill in scheduling workforce.
Criminal Background Investigation
This position does not require a Criminal Background Investigation
EEO/ADA
The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.
The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual’s AIDS, AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.
Information For City Employees: If you are an employee within the department, are in good standing and meet both the minimum and preferred qualifications, then you will receive an initial interview.
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * The minimum qualifications for this position are: Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus 3 years of experience in coordination and scheduling of utility infrastructure projects. Education may substitute for experience up to two (2) years. Do you meet these minimum qualifications?
- * How many years of experience do you have working with wastewater collection systems?
- None
- Less than 3 years
- 3 - 5 years
- More than 5 years
- * How many years of experience do you have working with water distribution systems?
- None
- Less than 3 years
- 3-5 years
- More than 5 years
- * How many years of experience do you have working in a lead capacity and coordinating with multiple stakeholders, such as engineers, inspectors, contractors, or O&M staff during the design and plan review phase, construction, operation and maintenance of water distribution systems and wastewater collection systems?
- None
- Less than 3 years
- 3 - 5 years
- More than 5 years
- * How many years of working knowledge do you have of Austin Water's design, construction, and product standards (or SPLs) relating to water and wastewater infrastructure installed and maintained in City of Austin right-of-way?
- None
- Less than 3 years
- 3 - 5 years
- More than 5 years
- * Which of the following best describes your proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, specifically with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook?
- No experience
- Basic: Create/edit simple documents, spreadsheets, emails, and presentations
- Intermediate: Create/edit a variety of documents, presentations with hyperlinks, and spreadsheets; reformat document features such as color, font style and size of text; change page size width; and filter/sort data fields
- Advanced: Create/edit complex documents, animated presentations with hyperlinks, and spreadsheets; integrate features such as tables, charts, mathematic formulas, hyperlinks, graphics; data/mail merge, import data from one document to another
- * Do you have experience with CIP plan review?
- * Do you have the ability to travel to multiple sites as part of the regular job duties?
- * Were you referred to this opportunity by an Austin Water employee? If yes, please provide the employee’s full name.
(Open Ended Question)
Required Documents
- Cover Letter
- Resume