Requisition ID: 107413
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People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals.
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About American Water
American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people across 14 regulated jurisdictions and 18 military installations. American Water’s 6,500 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders.
As one of the fastest growing utilities in the U.S., American Water expects to invest $40 to $42 billion in infrastructure repairs and replacement, system resiliency and regulated acquisitions over the next 10 years. The company has a long-standing history of executing its core operations, aligned with sustainable best practices, through its commitments to safety, affordability, customer service, protecting the environment, an inclusive workforce and strengthening communities.
American Water has been recognized on the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index for the fifth consecutive year, ranked 18th on Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable U.S. Companies 2023 List, earned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act designation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense® Excellence Award, among additional state, local and national recognitions.
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Primary Role Maintain application and application interfaces inventory. Integrate new capabilities into project, product, and program management Collaborate with other technology domains and business functions to develop innovative business solutions Demonstrated ability to apply application technologies to solve practical problems in a high-tech development environment with multi-function teams for large, complex systems with minimal direction Translate AW’s business strategy and goals into successful projects Maintain project management principles. The IOC Desk Operator - Level I Monitor is responsible for providing frontline support, via call, chat or email, to all American Water employees and contractors. Responsible for assisting personnel with ensuring all hardware platforms, operating systems, utilities and related tools and devices are available for successful management of production schedules and service levels. Assists with analyzing and evaluating system malfunctions and takes appropriate action to correct systems as directed. Escalates malfunctions to IOC Desk leadership, when necessary, documents problems and resolutions. Serve as an escalation for IOC Desk Monitor I. Maintains IOC Desk metrics. Key Accountabilities Develop and/or promote solutions which support the business requirements and business strategies, and which align with enterprise and departmental goals Ensure that uniform enterprise-wide application design standards are maintained Support leadership in managing customer expectations for project implementation and manage stakeholder communications. Engage closely with internal customers to understand what business objectives are desired through technology enablement and work with the Product Management & Product Engineering teams to ensure these projects are successful Collaborating with stakeholders to ensure that key projects are aligned with business requirements, including budget and finance considerations. Understand the relationship between applications, application architectures and Business processes. Ensure Data Privacy and Data Governance are key considerations in every project engagement. Provides 24 \ 7 remote support in IOC. Assists in ensuring that escalated tickets are complete. Maintains knowledge database. Ensure customer threat assessments are handled accordingly. Assist IOC Desk leadership and American Water stakeholders. Monitor and ensure badge production efficiencies. Knowledge/Skills In-depth knowledge of technology Strong knowledge of digital technologies and applicability for the water and wastewater industries Demonstrated ability to apply project management skills to solve practical problems in a high-tech development environment. Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills A self-starter with ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously with a keen desire to learn and expand depth of knowledge Good Collaboration, prioritization and team working skills Ability to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment with virtual teams A passion for working on projects where there is some element of unknown and ambiguity Ability to work independently and take initiative to find/develop solutions for business requirements. Fast learner with attention to detail Should be receptive to constructive criticism when necessary Experience/Education Associate’s degree in information systems or a similar technology field is preferred. 2+ years’ experience working in project management or technology fields preferred Travel Requirements As necessary, up to 20% Work Environment Standard office environment Competencies Champions safetyCollaboratesCultivates innovationCustomer obsessedDrives ResultsNimble learning
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