PW Utility Operations Manager

Overview

The City of Tigard, a municipal government since 1961, provides essential services and recreational spaces to its growing community. Our team members enjoy meaningful work, a diverse and inclusive culture, and opportunities for growth and advancement.

Examples of Duties

• Work with the engineering division project manager to plan, build, construct, and integrate additional supply capacity into the drinking water system.
• Collaborate with emergency management staff to develop and implement strategies for mitigating emergencies, particularly those affecting drinking water.
• Lead the division and ensure the organization incorporates modern enterprise asset management tools and promotes their use among staff.
• Develop longer-term succession and resource planning, as well as annual budgets, using data-driven approaches.
• Lead department efforts to understand industry trends, evaluate new technologies, and integrate tools to enhance service delivery.
• Act as the project owner for a CIP to modernize water system assets, ensuring a smooth transition to new meters, reading methods, and customer utilization.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education and Experience: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in civil engineering, construction management, water management, business, or a related field, and five (5) years of increasingly responsible experience in public utility system maintenance, construction, and operations or a related public works area, including three (3) years of supervisory, management, and/or program administration experience.
• Licenses and Certifications: Possession of a valid driver license with a satisfactory driving record, Level IV Water Distribution Operator Certification from the State of Oregon, and either a Professional Civil Engineer license to practice in the State of Oregon or the ability to obtain an Oregon license within six months of employment.

Supplemental Information

• Union Representation: Not applicable for this position.
• Schedule: Full-time, with a requirement to be available on-site except for one day per week. A typical workweek consists of four ten-hour days, Monday through Thursday.

How to Apply

Please apply online. Applications must be submitted by Human Resources by the closing date and time.

In Addition to Being a Great Place to Work

• Competitive employee benefits for full-time and part-time employees working 20 or more hours per week, including:
• Choice of health and dental plans
• A generous retirement plan (non-PERS)
• A city-paid HRA-VEBA
• Paid time off (PTO) program plus paid sick leave
• 11 paid holidays
• Life and disability insurance
• A universal transit pass through TriMet

Important Information

• To receive veterans' preference, please upload your DD214/Separation documentation.

Application Questions

• What is your highest level of education?
• How many years of increasingly responsible experience do you have in public utility system maintenance, construction, and operations or a related public works area?
• How many years of supervisory, management, and/or program administration experience do you have?
• Do you hold a Level IV Water Distribution Operator Certification from the State of Oregon?
• Describe your strengths and weaknesses in technical, managerial, and financial aspects of water utility management, and discuss how you would strengthen skills related to leading a drinking water utility division.
• Provide an overview of your skills and abilities related to customer service, personal communications, and public communications, and present complex topics to various internal and external stakeholders. Identify any areas that you find challenging and explain why.