Do you thrive in a team that values innovation & creativity, while also making the most of your technical skills in data analytics and visualization? Join us at Pierce County’s Sewer Division as an Asset Management Specialist 3. Here you’ll transform complex data into actionable insights, driving impactful decisions that benefit our community.
You will utilize your expertise in computerized maintenance management system, SCADA, HachWIMS, PowerBI, Excel, and database interface tools. Your skills in retrieving and analyzing large datasets using SQL and Visual Basic (VB.NET) will be crucial for our Asset Management activities. You’ll also get to showcase your creativity by turning datasets and analysis into compelling visuals, reports and dashboards using PowerBI and other business intelligence tools for this and other divisions within Planning and Public Works. Your work will directly support data-driven decisions, ensuring sustainable infrastructure and development throughout Pierce County communities. Join us and make a difference!
Why It's a Great Department:PPW is a diverse and fast-moving department filled with motivated professionals working to ensure Pierce County is positioned to handle growth while building, operating, and maintaining reliable infrastructure to support livable communities. PPW is responsible for a broad and complex portfolio of services that provides unique opportunities to collaborate, innovate, and inspire. We are responsible for the County road and levee systems, sewer systems, airports, ferries, building permits, environmental review, sustainability, community planning, and code enforcement - just to name a few!
How to be Successful in the Role:Your success will come from collaborating with cross-functional teams across the Sewer Utility Division and apply a strong understanding of Asset Management best practices. It will also stem from being creative in solving problems, eager to learn the business operations of the Utility, and skilled in complex data extraction and analysis. You’ll also report on key performance measures to drive impactful decisions.
Your Future in this Role:Pierce County offers professional development through the Leadership Certification program; comprehensive online learning; a mentorship program; and various training opportunities, including DEI initiatives, to support your career success. Develop your leadership style by leveraging your passions, strengths, and personal values to create positive, enduring change in the community.
Core Daily Responsibilities:- Produce information such as reports, graphs, project lists, maps and more.
- Make recommendations to decision makers to be used in resource allocation decisions made for managing infrastructure assets.
- Write technical reports, operational guidelines, or documents to support job functions and record information for future use.
- Provide technical information and explain policies and procedures to the public, other staff, or groups in person, on the telephone or in writing.
- Organize and analyze data and perform difficult calculations and mapmaking to support a major asset management function in the department.
- Conduct on-site inspections to gather data or to assure the quality of asset condition and inventory data being collected by lower-level technical positions; prepare inspection reports.
- Prepare and or review routine data collection plans for conformance to pre-established Pierce County standards, methods, and procedures.
- Operate geographic information systems, computerized maintenance management systems and other data base interface tools, asset management systems, reporting and visualization tools, modeling programs, and project management systems as required to complete assigned tasks.
- Interpret data and information for the purpose of providing Asset Management decision making.
Minimum Qualifications:- Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, engineering, geography, or closely related field.
- Two years of progressively responsible experience, including one year as an Asset Management Specialist 2 or equivalent classification.
- Additional education or experience may substitute for the required education.
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience and knowledge in administration of Infor Public Sector, formerly Hansen.
- Experience and knowledge in building complex SQL queries, quantitative analysis and building dashboards for performance analysis.
- Asset Management specific work experience in a comparable industry, utility, or public works operations environment.
As a condition of employment, the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration.
To be considered for this opportunity please:- Complete and submit a detailed online Pierce County Employment Application by selecting "APPLY" above or go to: www.piercecountywa.org/jobs.
- If you have a question about this opportunity, please email the Recruitment Team at PCHRRecruit@piercecountywa.gov and specify the Job Number and Title.
- If you do not have internet access, you may visit your local public library or any WorkSource location and use their computers.
- Individuals needing accommodation in the application, testing process or need this job announcement in an alternative format may call Human Resources at (253) 798-7480, at least two days prior to the need.
This is a competitive selection process. Your application will be reviewed and evaluated for the quality and quantity of education/experience in the areas listed. Applicants whose qualifications most closely correspond to the County's needs will be eligible for further consideration. Notification of application status normally occurs 2 to 3 weeks after the closing date. Short notice may be given to applicants to participate in further selection processes which may include assessments, phone screen, and interviews.
At Pierce County, diversity, equity, and inclusion means commitment, not a single step. We strive to foster an inclusive environment that supports equitable access to opportunities throughout your career. We want to recruit, develop, and maintain a talented workforce from various backgrounds, cultures, lifestyles, and perspectives, committed to our vision. Employees of the County have local, direct, and visible impact in our diverse community. Will you join us in keeping Pierce County a great place people are proud to call home?
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