Public Utility Director

Salary: $112,963.00 - $180,740.00 Annually
Location : Kill Devil Hills, NC
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 2025-00689
Department: Water-Administration
Opening Date: 01/28/2025

About the Position

Performs complex professional and administrative work planning and supervising the operations of the Department, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work involves setting policies and goals under the direction of the County Manager. Departmental supervision is exercised over all personnel within the department.
Job Duties

• Plans, organizes, and directs the operations of the department.
• Manages annual budgets for water treatment facilities and controls allocations once approved.
• Established and maintains various reports to County and State regulatory agencies.
• Manages Capital Improvement and Construction Projects.
• Reviews purchasing documents and practices for major equipment and contracted services with staff.
• Manages hiring, promotion, training, and discipline of staff.
• Participates in plan review of connections to water system.
• Ensures safety programs are compliant and administered properly.
• Performs other assigned duties.

Position Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of civil and sanitary engineering.
• Comprehensive knowledge of municipal public utilities administration, planning and design.
• Thorough knowledge of the installation and maintenance of water/sewer lines and water and wastewater treatment plants.
• General knowledge of the machines, tools, equipment, and materials used in operation, maintenance and repair of water, sewer, and wastewater systems.
• Ability to review and analyze plans and specifications for the construction of public utilities facilities.
• Ability to formulate comprehensive operational policies and procedures.
• Ability to prepare technical reports.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to supervise the work of a large staff.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with elected officials, associates, contractors, vendors, regulatory agencies, engineers, developers, and the public.

Education, Experience and Supplemental Information

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Seven to ten (7-10) years of experience in a related field or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
• Valid driver's license.
• A Well and A Distribution operator's license within two years of hire.
• Cross-Connection certification within two years of hire.

A competitive benefits package is provided:

• 12 - 30 paid vacation days per year, based on length of service
• 12 paid sick days per year
• 12 paid holidays per year
• 3 paid personal leave days
• Employer-paid medical insurance for employee
• Life Insurance
• Local Government Retirement System
• Automatic 3% contribution into NC Total Retirement 401K Plan
• Longevity Pay Plan
• Employee Assistance Counseling Program
• Transfer of sick leave from another North Carolina state or local government agency will be considered within 2 months of hire
• Elective supplemental insurance including short-term disability, vision, dental, term life

Employees have the option to cover their dependents on the County's group policy at their own expense through payroll deduction.

Note: Part-time positions do not include benefits. If this is a part-time position, it will not include benefits.