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Public Works Operations Coordinator City of Ridgefield, WA Updated: 8/2021 CITY OF RIDGEFIELD, WA JOB DESCRIPTION PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS COORDINATOR Department: Public Works Pay Grade: 104 FLSA Status: Non-Exempt GENERAL PURPOSE Performs a variety of technical, routine, and non-routine administrative services. Acts as primary point of contact for departmental employees and public. Serves as clerk to the Park Board and coordinates the cross-connection backflow program and compliance reporting. SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED Works independently with minimal supervision. The position has no day-to-day supervisory responsibilities but may provide guidance in the form of answering other department employees’ questions. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS Essential duties are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills. They are intended to be accurate summaries of what the job classification involves and what is required to perform it. Employees are responsible for all other duties as assigned. • Issues appropriate work orders in response to customer, staff, and facilities inquiries and complaints. • Reviews contracts and certified payroll reports to ensure state/federal wage and hour compliance and provides feedback to contractor’s payroll clerk. • Processes meter install requests. • Processes final meter inspection requests. • Coordinates cross connection control program. • Composes and files annual water compliance reports requiring extensive research and obtaining information from different sources. • Assists with implementation of new technology, analyzes existing work processes, researches and identifies tools or software to refine workflows, presents recommendations to management, and composes and submits a budget initiative, when needed. • Coordinates water utility shutoff bi-monthly. • Facilitates the City’s streetlight maintenance program. • Serves as clerk to Parks Board and provides support before, during, and after meetings including scheduling tours, other meetings, and follow up items from board meetings. Public Works Operations Coordinator Page 2 of 3 City of Ridgefield, WA Updated: 8/2021 • Oversees transactions for Ridgefield Historic Cemetery, manages the City’s cemetery database and map, and forwards required legal documents to the State Registrar of Vital Statistics. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: • Education: High School Diploma or G.E.D. • Experience: Three years’ experience. Public entity Public Works experience preferred. • Certifications/Licenses: None. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Knowledge of: • Office procedures and protocols. • Proper English written grammar. • Basic municipal government knowledge, including codes, regulations, permitting process, and acronyms. • State and federal wage and hour law. • Cross contamination flow program and Water Compliance Reporting. • Contract administration. Skill in: • Strong customer service and problem solving. • Intermediate math (add, subtract, multiply, divide, and analyze). • Computers and software, including Microsoft Office, email, and web-based applications. • Business writing and editing. Ability to: • Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing employing discretion, tact, and professionalism. • Work independently on multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and cope with interruptions effectively. • Research issues and analyze data and situations. • Use a computer and associated software effectively. All employees are expected to work in a manner consistent with the City of Ridgefield’s Team Philosophy; specifically: work and act as a team player in all interactions with other city employees; provide a high level of customer service at all times; project and maintain a positive image with those contacted in the course of work; develop and maintain collaborative and respectful working relationships with team members and others; and consistently provide quality service. WORKING CONDITIONS Work generally takes place indoors, in a climate-controlled environment during normal business hours. May require occasional attendance at evening meetings and overtime. Public Works Operations Coordinator Page 3 of 3 City of Ridgefield, WA Updated: 8/2021 PHYSICAL DEMANDS • The work is light work which requires exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. • Must possess the visual ability to see clearly at close (less than 20 inches) and distances and identify and distinguish colors. • The following physical abilities are required: standing, walking, sitting, using hands and fingers to handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, talking, and hearing. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. As every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may reasonably be considered incidental in the performing of their duties as though they were included in this job description.