Water/Fuels Technician Lead

**Purpose and Scope:** To supervise, manage and lead a team of 2 Fuel Technicians and 2 Plumbers and perform the required work as outlined in the USAF contract. Need to have the ability as the lead to perform the required work as well. The Fuels/Water Lead installs, maintains, repairs, and adjusts pumps, control valves and meters, strainers and filters, water separators, and pipelines of liquid fuel systems for airfields to also include maintaining bulk storage installations and conventional/unconventional refueling systems which are used in fuel storage distribution systems. **Essential Responsibilities:** To supervise, manage, assist and provide professional and prompt support to military, government and contractor personnel as it relates to fuels and plumbing functions. To perform inspection, maintenance, and repair for water and fuels systems. Water Systems Maintenance: Must maintain and repair water tanks, septic tanks, water lines and septic lines and conduct all work necessary to perform services such as: connection/disconnection of existing mains and branches; installation of valve stations and valves; maintain, test and repair fire hydrants, repair of all piping conveying water or wastewater, repair/replacement of all system components that are not IAW with plumbing codes or are failed/failing/unserviceable. All water and sewer utilities infrastructure shall be repaired and maintained IAW plumbing codes. Fuel Systems Maintenance: To perform inspection, maintenance, and repair for fuel systems including Cross-Connection Control. All personnel shall have had Cross-Connection Control training. Provide maintenance and repair support for fuel tanks and lines storing diesel for power generation equipment. Adhere to environmental directives covering handling, storage, and disposal of contaminated water, contaminated soil/absorbents and waste fuels. To perform Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Corrective Maintenance (CM) support for Automated Fuel Handling Equipment (AFHE), Automated Tank Gauging (ATG), Independent Alarm Systems (IAS), Electronic Leak Detection (ELD), Overfill Protection Equipment (OPE), Hydrant Fueling Automation Maintenance (HFAM), Automated Fuel Service Station (AFSS) fuel systems and associated communication devices (modem and radio). Maintain and adhere to applicable technical publications and sound industrial practices for all maintenance actions to include providing parts, installing, programming, calibrating, troubleshooting, testing, and repairing all components of AFHE operational and tertiary systems. Tasks include use of recurring scheduled preventive maintenance actions and repair actions while managing resulting hazardous material and waste and ensuring proper environmental compliance in the handling and disposal of hazardous material and waste. Maintenance actions will exclude major overhauls that require system removal and that are accomplished by a repair depot. The Contractor shall provide all care, maintenance, and inspection; record keeping; analysis of records to correct non-optimal practices and conditions; issuance of reports to the COR and Fuels Management Flight (FMF); monitoring warranties; periodic operation and inspection of idle equipment; preservation, cleaning, lubrication, and adjustment of equipment as well as most field intermediate-level maintenance actions. With support from the COR and the Requirements & Optimization section be able to insert a comprehensive Preventative Maintenance Schedule into NexGen IT. Must maintain distributed digital control systems with real-time data acquisition/control and inventory management. The primary purpose of the Automated Fuel Handling Equipment (AFHE) control system is to automate both transfer and inventory functions in order to reduce the risk of leakage of petroleum products thus reducing the risk of polluting the environment. The Contractor shall support the systems engineering life cycle by identifying and analyzing the scope of engineering/technical tasks and ensures proper review of engineering/technical deliverables and provide engineering discipline in support of installing systems into physical platforms and ensures integration between systems components. Applies knowledge of the design, system function, and interrelation of units comprising the system; physical properties and hazards associated with the handling of various types of petroleum fuels, chemicals, and alcohol; pipefitting skills, mechanical skills. Makes periodic inspections of units to detect and correct leakage, corrosion, faulty fittings, and malfunction of mechanical units, meters, and gauges such as fuel hydrants, tank pits, distribution lines, storage tanks, turbines, pumps, and control rooms. Inspects electrical wiring, switches, and controls for safe operating condition, grounding, and adjustment. Inspects electrical wiring, switches, and controls for safe operating condition, grounding, and adjustment. Inspects fuel receiving, stor