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City of New Orleans

UTILITY BUSINESS SERVICES MANAGER (CLASS CODE 3471)

City of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70123


Professional, supervisory, administrative and technical work planning, organizing, directing and coordinating the activities of the Board’s Business Management Section within the Program Management Division of the General Superintendent’s Office. Work includes coordinating business services activities with other Board units to provide highly responsible technical support including strategic initiative development, budget projections and performance analysis related to construction contracts and grants; and related work as required.(Entrance)

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.Seven years responsible experience in developing and implementing business processes and/or business services administration, and/or project management. Work must have included coordinating the preparation of reports and presentations. One (1) year of which must have included supervisory responsibilities.(Promotional)

A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.Permanent status with the Sewerage & Water Board in a class of work having a pay grade equal to or higher than Management Development Supervisor I (pay grade 80) and two (2) years of experience at that level.NOTE:

Domicile requirements are currently waived for the purpose of application. Residency requirements are waived for all Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans positions vacant and advertised for at least 90 days. Employees hired under this waiver remain exempt from the city's residency requirement for the duration of their employment at the Sewerage and Water Board. (La R.S. 33:4076). Additional exceptions to the domicile requirement may be made on a case-by-case basis. We encourage you to apply for this position and discuss your need for a domicile exception during the interview process.A rating of training and experience, weighted 100%. All related previous experience will be considered for qualification purposes; however credit on the rating and experience will only be given for experience gained within the last ten (10) years.APPLICATIONS:

Applications will not be accepted if received after the closing date or after the stated maximum number of applications has been received, as specified on this announcement. All minimum qualification requirements for examinations must be met by the final filing date unless otherwise specified on this announcement. PAPER APPLICATIONS must be submitted on the official application form AND MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CITY CIVIL SERVICE, 1340 POYDRAS STREET, SUITE 900, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, BEFORE THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON THE FINAL FILING DATE.WORKING TEST PERIOD:

Effective August 1, 2023, the working test (probationary) period for all positions in the classified service is one year.SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING:

The City of New Orleans has a comprehensive program of substance abuse testing. Candidates for employment for certain positions where the health, welfare and/or safety of the public, co-workers and the individual employee is at risk will have to undergo pre-employment substance abuse screening.VETERANS PREFERENCE:

On original entrance examinations, veterans (as defined in Article X, Section 10(2) of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana), disabled veterans, certain spouses and parents of veterans shall receive additional credit if claimed as provided on the Veterans Preference claim form which can be obtained in this office. To obtain credit, this form must be submitted with the required proof (at the minimum, a DD214) before the final filing date.HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND GENERAL EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA (GED)

must be issued by a state Department of Education or an institution recognized by a state Department of Education. Certificates of completion, high school diplomas and GED from institutions not recognized by a state Department of Education, and high school diplomas from foreign countries are not acceptable.ACCREDITED COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES:

An accredited college or university is an institution that is accredited as a college or university by an organization that is recognized by the USDE (United States Department of Education). College diplomas from foreign countries will be accepted if the applicant submits a statement of educational equivalency from one of the evaluation services accepted by the Department of Civil Service.

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