Finley Barney
Milwaukie
Summary
Dynamic Maintenance & Construction Supervisor at the City of Portland Water Bureau with 7 years of experience, adept in project management and regulatory compliance. Maintain water quality management and fostering team collaboration. Skilled in blueprint review and conflict resolution, ensuring successful project execution while maintaining safety and environmental standards.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Maintenance & Construction Supervisor I
City of Portland Water Bureau
Portland
09.2019 - Current
- In 2019, I am still the supervisor of the Outer South East district, and in 2022, I was assigned as the supervisor of the Inner South East district.
- Developed effective strategies for dealing with difficult situations, such as weather delays, equipment breakdowns, or labor shortages, for 10 employees.
- Manage and schedule approved vacation leave, sick leave, FMLA leave, job modifications due to injury, overtime, job class upgrades, and premiums. While maintaining compliance with the AFSCME labor agreement, the City training program, the Oregon Family Leave Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Bureau of Labor and Industries.
- Managed multiple interagency, construction, and district system maintenance projects simultaneously in the southeast district, while maintaining a high level of productivity to meet performance goals set for the district. Coach employees as needed for productivity and attendance.
- Schedule deliveries of parts, vaults, and steel plates for projects, and even deliver parts myself if needed to the crew, ensuring timely delivery to meet the project's time frame.
- Monitor the construction project and Water Bureau asset progress, identify potential problems, control costs and delays, and maintain water quality standards and procedures during all water system work being performed. communicated project updates in project team meetings and with the project manager engineer.
- Supervise all work and equipment to comply with City safety rules, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance, Oregon dig laws, and Oregon Health Authority water quality regulations and guidelines, in all weather conditions.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Bureau of Development Services, and Permitting professionals regarding design changes, utility conflicts, and adaptations on-site.
- Provided technical guidance and expertise to workers engaged in water system-building activities as a Water Distribution 2-certified employee, to meet Oregon Health Authority, and Water Bureau standards.
- Review of project drawings to meet Water Bureau standards and specifications. Stamp as-built of all work completed, and submit it to the mapping group.
- On-call supervisor (unpaid standby until called) during after-work hours. Decision-making in critical situations that affect water main shutdown or throttling of the water main to meet water quality rules, damage to the roadway that affects public safety, private property damage, and determining staffing and duration of action required to repair the water system.
- Respond to water system main breaks, or contractor damage calls. Document the needed information for contractor damage to the water system, and forward it to the appropriate contacts for investigation.
- Review the performance evaluations of the Water Distribution Worker and the Water Operation Mechanic. I put my review notes in the appropriate locations, sign, and submit them to the manager of the training program.
- Identify and schedule maintenance and repairs of the water system assets, prioritizing leaking and galvanized assets. Assign jobs to my work group to repair or renew assets to meet current Water Bureau standards, and current Oregon Health Authority regulation compliance.
- Maintain the Excel spreadsheet database for schedules and completion updates for new service installs, all district asset work, PBOT paving, Water Bureau concrete restoration, Water Bureau Vactor truck, and Water Bureau saw cutting.
- I have created and maintained a positive work environment through my presence on job sites, crew, and crew member assistance as needed, good verbal communication for problem-solving, and acknowledgment of great performance.
- Apply for the appropriate permits to conduct work through ODOT, PBOT TSUP, and Noise variance. Review permits for requirements before performing work.
- Maintain data on all Water Bureau asset work scheduled, performed, and the progress of construction projects. Create a report to provide to management for district updates and performance.
- I have created a good relationship with management, engineering, and the community through good written and verbal communication of the progress and schedule of Water Bureau asset work and projects.
- Reviewed project blueprints and specifications to determine number of workers needed to complete jobs.
- Create work crew schedules and delegate assignments.
Public Works Supervisor II
City of Portland Water Bureau
Portland
09.2018 - 11.2019
- In November 2019, I transitioned to Maintenance & Construction Supervisor I and am still assigned as the supervisor of the Outer Southeast district. With no change in job duties.
- Developed effective strategies for dealing with difficult situations, such as weather delays, equipment breakdowns, or labor shortages, for 10 employees.
- Manage and schedule approved vacation leave, sick leave, FMLA leave, job modifications due to injury, overtime, job class upgrades, and premiums. While maintaining compliance with the AFSCME labor agreement, the City training program, the Oregon Family Leave Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Bureau of Labor and Industries.
- Managed multiple interagency, construction, and district system maintenance projects simultaneously in the southeast district, while maintaining a high level of productivity to meet performance goals set for the district. Coach employees as needed for productivity and attendance.
- Schedule deliveries of parts, vaults, and steel plates for projects, and even deliver parts myself if needed to the crew, ensuring timely delivery to meet the project's time frame.
- Monitor the construction project and Water Bureau asset progress, identify potential problems, control costs and delays, and maintain water quality standards and procedures during all water system work being performed. communicated project updates in project team meetings and with the project manager engineer.
- Supervise all work and equipment to comply with City safety rules, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance, Oregon dig laws, and Oregon Health Authority water quality regulations and guidelines, in all weather conditions.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Bureau of Development Services, and Permitting professionals regarding design changes, utility conflicts, and adaptations on-site.
- Provided technical guidance and expertise to workers engaged in water system-building activities as a Water Distribution 2-certified employee, to meet Oregon Health Authority, and Water Bureau standards.
- Review of project drawings to meet Water Bureau standards and specifications. Stamp as-built of all work completed, and submit it to the mapping group.
- On-call supervisor (unpaid standby until called) during after-work hours. Decision-making in critical situations that affect water main shutdown or throttling of the water main to meet water quality rules, damage to the roadway that affects public safety, private property damage, and determining staffing and duration of action required to repair the water system.
- Respond to water system main breaks, or contractor damage calls. Document the needed information for contractor damage to the water system, and forward it to the appropriate contacts for investigation.
- Review the performance evaluations of the Water Distribution Worker and the Water Operation Mechanic. I put my review notes in the appropriate locations, sign, and submit them to the manager of the training program.
- Identify and schedule maintenance and repairs of the water system assets, prioritizing leaking and galvanized assets. Assign jobs to my work group to repair or renew assets to meet current Water Bureau standards, and current Oregon Health Authority regulation compliance.
- Maintain the Excel spreadsheet database for schedules and completion updates for new service installs, all district asset work, PBOT paving, Water Bureau concrete restoration, Water Bureau Vactor truck, and Water Bureau saw cutting.
- I have created and maintained a positive work environment through my presence on job sites, crew, and crew member assistance as needed, good verbal communication for problem-solving, and acknowledgment of great performance.
- Apply for the appropriate permits to conduct work through ODOT, PBOT TSUP, and Noise variance. Review permits for requirements before performing work.
- Maintain data on all Water Bureau asset work scheduled, performed, and the progress of construction projects. Create a report to provide to management for district updates and performance.
- I have created a good relationship with management, engineering, and the community through good written and verbal communication of the progress and schedule of Water Bureau asset work and projects.
- Reviewed project blueprints and specifications to determine number of workers needed to complete jobs.
- Create work crew schedules and delegate assignments.
Water Operation Mechanic
Portland Water Bureau
Portland
06.2015 - 09.2018
- Basic mechanical operations as a utility worker apprentice and water operation mechanic. Currently, as a mechanic, my experience applying knowledge of basic mechanical operations includes repairing leaks in mains and services, caulking joints, repairing valves, taping mains, and cutting pipes, to name a few.
- I am experienced in repairing, killing, relocating, and installing fire hydrants, fire lines, and services to WB standards. I have knowledge using precision instruments, such as the colorimeter, high and mid-range testers, flow meter for controlled inlet C/T for disinfection, and sniffer for atmospheric testing for confined space entry.
- In addition to repairing and adding assets to the distribution system with my good judgment and initiative, I inspect work performed by semi-skilled personnel to ensure that the work is performed correctly and safely per OSHA compliance and standards, City of Portland SOP, engineered blueprint, AWWA standards, and Department of Health Division. Water Distribution Certification Level 1 gives me the knowledge to perform work per federal regulations and procedures.
- Communication skills are practiced daily while communicating the status of tasks in the field with utility workers, automotive equipment operators, construction equipment operators, and concerned customers or neighborhood citizens with concerns, as well as contractors and project managers about the planning and completion of our work. I am able to verbalize mechanical and technical processes and procedures, job site specifics, and safety-related communication while promoting teamwork and actively participating as a team member and leader.
- Mathematical calculations are used when chlorination is needed for new mains, and the slug method is used for large mains to meet the OHA standard for disinfection C/T standard. Calculating the volume of water in the shutdown to determine how long I will be pumping before the repairs can be made, especially for large mains. Also used when connecting two offset mains together to get the proper pipe nipple length, to minimize break out of a joint.
- Read and follow instructions that are performed daily; work orders, locate tickets, blueprints, quarter section maps, and survey stakes. Writing simple reports on work performed, and drawing an as-built drawing with accuracy. This includes, but is not limited to, reading DOT requirements as a CDL driver and meeting them for safe roadway transportation, emergency response guides for hazardous chemical spills and responses, OSHA compliance and standards, City of Portland SOPs, engineered blueprints, AWWA standards, and federal regulations for the Safe Drinking Water Act.
- Being a competent employee on the job holds me responsible for all safety issues and concerns. If there are any locate concerns, I communicate them to the Construction Equipment Operator and Dispatch to ensure locates are accurate for the safety of all employees before work is performed. I also communicate at the end of the day with the supervisor about the duties completed that day, and what work still needs to be performed to help set up for the next day.
- Water Distribution Level 1 certification, Class A CDL with Hazmat and Tanker endorsements, OSHA Construction 30-hour class, confined space, Public Agency Work Zone training, and Competent Person Training for excavation safety.
- As a water operations mechanic, I do daily timesheets for my crew using the laptop assigned to me. Time is tracked through the Water Bureau Dashboard. Water Bureau Dashboard and Synerg are also how I look up work orders and other work order information. Completed work orders for projects or daily work are completed in the InfoPath program. The GIS map is used to retrieve information for Water Bureau assets.
- Knowledge of leadership, good judgment, initiative, the ability to communicate, and work as a team in stressful situations, and the ability to improvise in a stressful situation to accomplish the mission, whatever it may be. I have experience and am confident that I can schedule, plan, communicate with other work groups, and assign work. I am confident in my ability to continue in such a capacity, as it is specific to the Water Bureau and city-specific strategies, assuring adherence to administrative and human resources rules, and labor contractual agreements.
- Ability to apply the standards, policies, and procedures that govern occupational safety and health practices as they specifically relate to the construction industry and in providing clean drinking water.
Education
High School Diploma -
Marshall High School
Portland, OR06-1994
Skills
- Project management
- Construction scheduling
- Regulatory compliance
- Water quality management
- Technical guidance
- Blueprint review
- Conflict resolution
- Team building
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Scheduling and planning
- Permit processing
- Staff leadership and direction
- Cost control
- Site safety management
- Environmental compliance
- Customer relations
- Safety and compliance
- OSHA regulations
Accomplishments
- Water Bureau Hope of the future award
- Meet or exceed district targets quarterly and annually set by the M&C Director.
- Promoted to Water operation mechanic apprentice 2015
- Promoted to Public works supervisor II 2018
Certification
- Water distribution level 2
- Class A CDL with Tanker and Double/ Triple trailer endorsement.
- FEMA IS-100 Incident command system
- FEMA IS-200 Single resources and initial action incidents
- FEMA IS-700 National incident management system
- HR 2.02 Workplace harassment, Discrimination and retaliation prevention for managers and supervisors
- Excavation, Trenching and Shoring
- Comprehensive Distribution for water utility employees
- Asbestos Awareness Training
- Oregon OSHA Heat Illness Prevention
- Supervisor Essentials Module 1
- Supervisor Essentials Module 2
- Occupational Noise Exposure
- Backbone System Isolation Plan and simulation exercise
- Project Leadership and Conflict Management
- Workzone Traffic Control
- Flammable liquid safety
- Emergency Fire and Preparedness
- Hazard Communication
- Engaging Angry and Agitated Individuals
- OSHA 30 Hr construction
- Rigging Safety
- Silica Hazards
- Lead awareness
Timeline
Maintenance & Construction Supervisor I
City of Portland Water Bureau
09.2019 - Current
Public Works Supervisor II
City of Portland Water Bureau
09.2018 - 11.2019
Water Operation Mechanic
Portland Water Bureau
06.2015 - 09.2018
High School Diploma -
Marshall High School
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