What are the responsibilities and job description for the Administrative Support Technician III - Public Works, Bureau of Utilities, Water Reclamation Plant position at Howard County?
Howard County:
Conveniently located in the heart of central Maryland between Baltimore and Washington, Howard County offers the charm of a historic past mixed with the excitement of a cosmopolitan community.
Howard County Government:
Howard County Government is a leader in innovation, best practices and sustainability. It is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live and work in the country. In 2024, Howard County Government received a record-breaking 63 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo) – the most awards in the state of Maryland, and the fifth highest in the nation, as compared to more than 3000 counties. NACo Achievement Awards are the premier national honor to recognize innovative and transformative programs that provide new services for county residents, improve existing programs, upgrade working conditions, and enhance citizen participation and public policy making.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for outstanding individuals to join our team and contribute to excellence in Howard County operations.
What you'll like most about working at Howard County Government:
- We are committed to workplace excellence in every area of County government.
- We have a highly talented, diverse, and inclusive workplace. Your input will not only be heard, but it will be encouraged!
- We offer competitive compensation and great benefits including medical, retirement, and wellness programs.
- As a member of the Howard County Government team, you'll be helping drive our culture and directly impact what makes us an amazing place to work.
Performs technical level administrative support work at the Water Reclamation Plant. Tracks cost data, prepares contract documents and monitors the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system.
STARTING SALARY HIRING RANGE:
$21.55 - $27.39
$44,824 - $56,971
CLASS DESCRIPTION:
Performs advanced technical level administrative support work, which may include supervisory responsibility, under general supervision from an administrative or technical superior. Work typically involves performing responsible clerical and secretarial work essential to the successful operation of a specialized function. Work may also include supervision of data entry staff and coordination and work scheduling of the data entry function. Work at this level may also include independent responsibility for a moderately complex clerical process.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Include the following. Other related duties may be assigned:
- Generate Reports as needed for the maintenance management system to include hours worked, material used and costs, overtime hours and inventory control. Other reports include water usage, sewer master meters, pump station run times and generator run times.
- Monitor SCADA system and call out alarms to designated personnel and record runtime hours during weekly generator exercise.
- Manage employee uniforms to include ordering, replacement, returns and reconciling monthly invoice.
- Enter data into the CMMS and extract custom reports from the CMMS using Excel and Word programs.
- Create preventive maintenance work order tasks in the CMMS from the O&M manuals.
- Update CMMS system information for new equipmen.t
- Assist in inventory management to include, issuing parts to trades groups when the Store Technician is not available, inventory counting and updating the CMMS with inventory information.
- Maintain updated phone lists and other vital documents.
- Answers incoming phone calls.
- Process employee overtime meal tickets, mileage, premium payment reimbursements, invoices and create purchase orders through SAP
- Tracking weather related event expenses.
- May assist in managing vendor contracts.
- May perform overtime work.
- This position is considered emergency essential, and, as such, the incumbent may be required to report for regular work shift during inclement weather, or then when an emergency situation arises.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
High School Diploma or GED and four (4) years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
PREFERRED EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Competency with Microsoft Excel and Word.
- Knowledge of asset management practices.
- Competency with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Experience developing preventative maintenance task descriptions for equipment.
- Ability to understand parts diagrams and order necessary spare parts.
- Knowledge of a computer- based inventory control system helpful.
- Ability to make routine arithmetic computations.
- Ability to read and understand, parts manuals, catalogs, and cross-reference procedures.
- Ability to maintain basic and customized records and reports.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, vendors and general public.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
LANGUAGE SKILLS, MATHEMATICAL SKILLS AND REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS
Class C Maryland Driver's License.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
TO APPLY: You must complete an employment application online to be considered for this recruitment. Resumes cannot be substituted for completion of the job application work history. No paper applications will be accepted.
Selected candidates may be subject to drug screening, background screening, and reference checks.
At time of application, please submit a copy of any college degree, coursework, licenses, or certifications that you have referenced on your application. Applicants who have education obtained outside of the U.S. may need to provide proof of the equivalent U.S. education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service, such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (http://www.naces.org) or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation (https://www.wes.org/).
Howard County Government is not sponsoring employees in application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B Visa. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
Howard County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to a workplace that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The County prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, ancestry, creed, national origin, disability status, genetics, marital status, military service, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Applicants requiring accommodations during the hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources directly at HiringPreference@howardcountymd.gov. Requests for accommodations should not be attached to the application.
Salary : $44,824 - $56,971
