19 Mar
Operations Manager
Vacancy expired!
- Leads and manages team, including prioritizing and assigning work, conducting performance evaluations, oversee training and development, and making hiring, disciplinary and termination recommendations
- Oversees operations related to distribution, quantity, and quality including maintenance and construction activities, all capital construction and activities, budget development, monitoring expenditures, and resolving complex customer service issues
- Provides oversight to the operations and maintenance of well sites, system booster stations, reservoirs, treatment plants, compliance water sampling, and testing
- Provides oversight of the water system; flushing and valve operation program, water main, service, and meter repairs and replacement programs, and fire flow availability tests
- Ensures certified distribution and treatment operators are properly trained to make decisions that affect water quality and quantity using manual or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)
- Responds to all water quality and environmental inquiries and issues; participates in inspections, adheres to Cal Water Statewide NPDES Permit and interacts with applicable agencies
- Schedules and modifies operations to meet Company, and local goals and initiatives
- Establishes and maintains relationships with local government officials; acts as the Company representative in a public forum or before the media
- Exercise technical expertise in preparing written and oral reports
- Ensures that employees comply with all safety guidelines per Company policy
- Collaborates with Company’s Customer Service, Engineering, Water Quality, Environmental and Safety, Rates, and other internal departments
- Participates in a community service organization consistent with district public outreach plan
- Participates in and supports the Company’s Continuous Improvement program and projects
- Performs Shift operator duties daily and acts as the Chief operator as needed
- Available for on-call duty as required periodically
- Attends meetings and training as directed by California Water Service
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Bachelor’s degree and, or equivalent relevant water industry or field operations experience
- Five years of increasingly responsible experience in management or supervisory role
- Five years of experience working in a water utility in operations, or related field
- State Water Resources Control Board-Drinking Water–Operator Certification Programs Water Distribution Operator Grade III Certification required
- State Water Resources Control Board-Drinking Water–Operator Certification Programs Water Distribution Operator Grade IV Certification preferred
- State Water Resources Control Board-Drinking Water–Operator Certification Programs Water Treatment Operator Grade II Certification required
- Must obtain State Water Resources Control Board-Drinking Water–Operator Certification Programs Water Treatment Operator Grade III Certification in 24 months
- State Water Resources Control Board-Drinking Water–Operator Certification Programs Water Treatment Operator Grade IV Certification in 48 months is preferred
- Must live within 60 minutes of the district
- Excellent written, verbal, and public speaking skills
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications
- Valid California Driver License
Vacancy expired!