Manager - Treatment Operations

Job Description

The Manager - Treatment Operations is responsible for the operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment facilities, odor control, and recycled water systems. Responsibilities include staffing; budget management; initiating, reviewing, and coordinating capital improvement projects; monitoring and reporting on performance and efficiency measures; and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Essential Functions

• Supervises, selects, develops, trains, determines compensation, and evaluates personnel.
• Forecasts, allocates, and monitors the human, physical and financial resources for the assigned area.
• Develops and executes operations and maintenance budgets.
• Evaluates, develops, recommends, and implements division policies and procedures.
• Promotes and enforces safe working practices and coordinates training needs for staff.
• Inspects and oversees facilities to ensure safe, efficient operations.
• Identifies operational deficiencies and recommends solutions.
• Captures operations, maintenance activities, and emergency response with other groups and support staff.
• Evaluates complex data to assess, verify and prepare various regulatory, technical, and managerial reports.
• Performs regulatory liaison activities; reviews and disseminates operational data for master planning, design, and maintenance purposes, and ensures resources are distributed efficiently.
• Develops and participates in conceptual planning efforts and coordinates with engineering staff and consultants to evaluate, research and recommend new processes and equipment.
• Reviews designs, construction documents, submittals, and provides comments on ease of operations and process.
• Develops, monitors, and analyzes metrics to improve the department’s overall efficiency.
• Develops and manages purchasing contracts, ensuring contractual obligations are met. Authorizes purchases in accordance with SAWS procurement policies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Decision Making

The Manager - Treatment Operations receives limited supervision. Acts on behalf of the Department Director when he/she is unavailable.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field from an institution accredited by a recognized accrediting agency and six (6) years’ of progressively responsible experience in wastewater.
• Including three years of experience in a management or supervisory capacity.
• TCEQ Class “A” Wastewater Operator license.
• Valid Class “C” Texas Driver’s License.

• High School Diploma or a G.E.D. and Ten (10) years’ of progressively responsible experience in wastewater.
• Including three years’ of experience in a management or supervisory capacity.
• TCEQ Class “A” Wastewater Operator license.
• Valid Class “C” Texas Driver’s License.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in monitoring wastewater facilities using a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system, with skill in running and analyzing trends to resolve issues.
• Registered Environmental Manager.

Job Dimensions

• Demonstrated expert-level skills in wastewater treatment operations, regulatory requirements, and effective management.
• Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of plant engineering standards and constructions practices.
• Demonstrated organizational and public relations skills.
• Ability to interface with Maintenance, Engineering, Resource Protection & Compliance, Environmental Laboratory, Purchasing, Accounting, and other departments and to establish and maintain effective and cooperative professional working relationships to meet business objectives.
• Ability to make sound decisions in complex situations.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work hours other than the regular daytime schedule such as shift work, on call, or emergency response situations.
• Proficient in the use and application of computer software packages which include word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and computerized maintenance management systems.
• Demonstrated organizational and public relations skills.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Working conditions are in an office and field environment.
• Field environment working conditions include frequent exposure to inclement weather; wastewater; mechanical, electrical, chemical, and confined space hazards; offensive fumes; excessive noise; heavy traffic; deep excavations; and animals, snakes, and poisonous insects.
• May be required to comply with requirements as specified in applicable regulations for personal protective equipment, including clearance for use of respiratory protection and other associated equipment.
• May operate a company vehicle.