Lead Facility Operations Specialist
About the Position: Serves as a Lead Facility Operations Specialist for the New Orleans District. Provides Operations Managers, Branch Chiefs, technical support personnel, and field personnel with technical and administrative guidance on developing maintenance management strategies to support all business lines associated with operations and maintenance of navigation structures, flood risk management structures, a physical plant, and navigation channels.
Direct regional maintenance strategies using Facility Equipment Maintenance (FEM) and Operational Condition Assessment (OCA) systems.
Enforce data quality standards and establish Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for maintenance workflow.
Distribute workloads, set priorities, and establish deadlines to ensure timely team deliverables.
Represent the team as primary liaison to resolve conflicts and negotiate with agency management.
Diagnose systemic FEM data discrepancies and implement corrective operational workflows.
Formulate technical solutions for complex facility deficiencies and present findings to leadership.
Evaluate and authorize IT/software solutions to automate and optimize field operations.