STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: DAM CONTROL OPERATOR II
Class Code: 3011-15 Date Established: 03-11-76
Occupational Code: 5-2-1 Date of Last Revision: 07-13-09
BASIC PURPOSE: To coordinate and perform activities
involving the maintenance and operation of dams, as well as other state-owned
facilities and property to assure safe operating conditions.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
·
Trains
subordinate dam control operators and assigns work operations according to an
established schedule.
·
Measures or
reads gauges to ascertain water levels and maintains a record of levels to
provide a record in the division office.
·
Operates and
repairs manually or electrically operated devices to open or close gates.
·
Maintains dam
control and maintenance equipment at dam sites to assure an adequate supply of
equipment.
·
Maintains
buildings, spillways, structures, dam equipment and adjacent areas to assure
safe operating conditions.
·
Coordinates
the maintenance of dams and control equipment by personnel of hydroelectric
developers to assure maintenance in accordance with agency standards.
·
Orders
maintenance supplies, including light equipment, tools, building and
landscaping supplies and lumber, and issues these as required.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats and
procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the use
of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires understanding and using business or
trades vocabulary or basic arithmetic to perform standard operating procedures.
Impact: Requires responsibility for contributing to
agency objectives by ensuring the accuracy of support activities within one or
more organizational units. Errors at
this level affect the work of others or have measurable monetary consequences,
and require immediate verification and correction in order to complete
succeeding work operations.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions in
an adverse working environment containing a combination of disagreeable
elements which impact significantly upon the employee's capacity for completing
work assignments. This level includes
work-related accidents or assault.
Physical Demands: Requires medium to heavy work, including
continuous physical exertion such as frequent bending, lifting, or climbing.
Communication: Requires explaining facts, interpreting
situations, or advising individuals of alternative or appropriate courses of
action. This level also requires
interviewing or eliciting information from state employees or members of the
general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions to
establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve practical
problems. This level also requires
providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited standardization
exists.
Independent Action: Requires a range of choice in applying a
number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Graduation from high school or G.E.D.
equivalent.
Experience: Four years’ experience in dam related
construction, maintenance, operation or monitoring, or comparable experience in
one of the following areas/fields:
building and grounds maintenance, landscaping, carpentry, or site
construction, with at least one year of experience as a Dam Control Operator I
(or comparable private sector work experience).
License/Certification: Pesticide Supervisory Applicator’s
License for Right of Way Weed and Brush Control required if necessary for
performing job accountabilities.
Possession of a driver’s license and/or access to transportation
for statewide travel.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of mechanical maintenance and
repair procedures with demonstrated mechanical aptitude. Knowledge of electrical maintenance. Ability to maintain accurate records and
assist a professional engineer in performing surveys requiring familiarity with
survey equipment and procedures. Ability
to understand instructions. Ability to
work without immediate supervision.
Ability to establish and maintain harmonious relationships with
department officials, other state employees and the general public. Must be willing to maintain appearance
appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency
appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive of
general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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