WR Operations Superintendent

This class is responsible for overseeing the operations of a water production or water reclamation facility. Incumbents supervise staff and assist with budget preparation. This position is a grade C521.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Provide direction, mentorship, and support to a team of approximately 24 operations personnel including a 6-member management team, while also managing contractors and consultants. Build a strong culture of safety, accountability, and excellence. Develop and mentor staff to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operations.

• Oversee daily performance of the facility treatment processes to ensure reliability, optimization, and permit compliance. Partner closely with Maintenance to address issues proactively.

• Collaborate with Plant Engineering on troubleshooting, process improvements, and capital upgrades that enhance efficiency and long-term sustainability.

• Ensure preventive maintenance (PMs) are executed, corrective maintenance (CMs) is addressed, and assets are managed effectively for maximum lifecycle performance.

• Monitor and operate the facility SCADA system, ensuring accurate performance tracking, alarms, and system reliability.

• Supervises employees to include prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff are trained; ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and makes hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.
• Ensures that all safety procedures, policies, and SOPs are followed.
• Oversees the day-to-day operations at the F. Wayne Hill Facility, including purchasing supplies and equipment, assessing the need for operational changes and improvements, addressing process control issues, and attending meetings with contractors, consultants, and other team members to coordinate projects, resolve issues, and support plant operations. Assists in preparing the budget for the section to include identifying operating needs, maintaining records, and tracking expenditures.
• Develops and implements various projects and programs to include performing site inspections and preparing cost estimates.
• Responds to inquiries from other departments, outside agencies, and the public; conducts plant tours and delivers presentations to communicate plant operations, processes, and functions to visitors, stakeholders, and community members. Compiles, prepares and certifies accuracy of reports to departments and regulatory agencies.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Other Job Requirements/Information

• This job may require on-call rotation and emergency after hours, weekends, and/or holidays.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in business management or a technical field
• Seven (7) years of progressively responsible water treatment or wastewater experience, some of which must be in a supervisory capacity
• Or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job
• Class I certification/license in wastewater
• Level 1A Erosion and Sedimentation Control Certification (must be obtained within 1 year)

Preferred Qualifications in addition to the above minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, management, or closely relate field.

• Ten years of progressively responsible experience related to the area of assignment, including four years' experience as a manager.

Physical Requirements: Positions in this class require: Stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, grasping, talking, hearing, and seeing. Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Light Work. Incumbents may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, extreme temperatures, chemicals, and travel. This position may be require: 24-hour on call assignment, overtime, or working weekends, holidays, 10-hour, 12-hour, and rotating shifts