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City of Boston · 1 day ago

Street Lighting Supv Engineer- Asset Management

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

The City of Boston is seeking a Supervising Engineer to oversee the new Asset Management unit within the Street Lighting Division. This role involves managing the Asset and Case Management System, optimizing workflows, and ensuring compliance with construction standards while supporting the mission to deliver quality city services.

Government

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Support the Streets Cabinet's mission to deliver world-class basic city services that ensure safety, vibrancy, and quality of life for residents and visitors to the City of Boston

Carry out the programmatic objectives of efficient management and accurate asset attributes to ensure service and repairs are performed optimally, safely, and at the lowest possible cost of ownership

Develop training modules that best fit the needs of the employees to ensure optimal services are provided to the residents of Boston

Assess future-use opportunities for the Cartegraph system (and other systems as applicable) to incorporate important work functions such as engineering reviews, lifecycle management, preventative maintenance, and contractor management

Utilize Cartegraph to track asset conditions and work history, and create, assign, and supervise work orders and tasks, including the design, layout, and installation of Street Lighting infrastructure

Direct and supervise activities of subordinate staff that perform activities pertinent to Street Lighting asset management and DAS contractor compliance

Implement scenario building to track trends and inform annual capital and operating budgets, maintenance programs, and work plans, and a future preventive maintenance program based on data analytics

Utilize Cartegraph to implement contractor management processes and protocols to ensure utilities, DAS companies, and other contractors are meeting City construction and Street Lighting standards

Participate in the formation of policy and development of standard operating procedures for the Asset Management unit, providing advice and interpretative information pertaining to rules and regulations, assessing the rigor of the unit's business process, and recommending business process model changes

Prepare complex reports, analyses, and recommendations to the Superintendent (or his designee) on various engineering and management matters

Provide technical guidance for asset management systems as needed. Interface with all Street Lighting employees to determine optimized use of the asset and case management system by job classification

Evaluate the current system used by staff and identify ways to optimize work processes

Attend meetings as a representative of the Department and work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure basic City services, public safety, and Street Light operations remain efficient

Supervise the 311 work queue and customer-managed-relationship tasks and review and respond to constituent requests in a timely and professional manner

Ensure the Asset Management unit performs its duties in accordance with all applicable Federal, State, and City laws, rules, regulations, standards, ordinances, policies, and procedures governing its respective unit's activities

Performs related work as required

Qualification

Asset ManagementStreet Lighting EngineeringCartegraphProject ManagementElectrical CertificationCloud-based Productivity SuitesOrganizational Change ManagementCommunication SkillsDetail-oriented

Required

Applicants must have at least five (5) years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, technical or professional experience in street lighting operations or street light engineering work of which at least four (4) years must have been in a professional capacity, and at least two (2) years have been in a leadership role, such as project management or supervisory capacity

Ability to collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders, including other City departments, contractors, public agencies, private consultants, and advocacy groups

Demonstrated ability to manage contractors to ensure timely, high-quality work is completed to meet City construction and lighting standards

Working knowledge of street light engineering principles, including practices and terminology of roadway lighting design, construction standards, and the costs related to these activities

Demonstrated ability to plan and manage projects and maintenance tasks

Proficiency with cloud-based productivity suites such as Google Workspace or Microsoft Office programs is required

Experience with asset management software is required

Excellent oral and written communication and organizational skills

Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on details as required by the job

Preferred

Technical certifications or licenses are preferred

Training or certificates in asset management, i.e., OpenGov asset management

Training or certificates in electrical, including classwork or an electrical license

Experience managing electrical and telecommunications contractors is preferred

Experience with asset management software certification with the Cartegraph asset management system is preferred

Experience building business process models and implementing new workflows is preferred

Experience implementing new technology, hardware, and/or process improvement is desirable

Experience with organizational change management is desired

Company

City of Boston

City of Boston is a government agency.

Founded in 1630

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.boston.gov/

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