DWM Water Reclamation Center Manager; Utoy Creek

DWM Water Reclamation Center Manager (Utoy Creek)

Atlanta, GA, United States

Posting expires:
September 25, 2026

Salary range: $80,594 - $107,594

General Description and Classification Standards:

Integrates and manages, through subordinate supervisors, a wide variety of functions, programs and staff engaged in the operation of the Department’s water reclamation facilities and systems. Plans, organizes, directs and administers the City of Atlanta's water department’s water reclamation operations, including secondary and tertiary wastewater facilities, maintenance, and construction. Directs and coordinates operational and technical activities of water reclamation facilities. This is an experienced managerial level charged with responsibility for one or more activities within a department.

Position manages a large group of employees, typically with intermediate supervisors, or a smaller group of specialized professional employees. Areas of responsibility are typically unique within the department.

Supervision Received:

Direction received is general and focuses more on long-term and short-term operating objectives, managerial effectiveness, and operating results. This level would be considered "middle" management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive.

• Provides courteous and expeditious customer service to the general public and all city department staff.
• Plans, organizes, directs and administers water reclamation operations including maintenance, construction, collection, pretreatment and disposal.
• Directs and coordinates operational and technical activities of water reclamation facilities.
• Establishes and ensures compliance with methods and procedures for the treatment and processing of sewage to conform to state and local requirements.
• Establishes policies, procedures, schedules and methods for the operation and maintenance of the wastewater treatment plant.
• Adheres to safety, cleanliness and fire prevention rules and standards.
• Controls the requisition of supplies, materials and equipment.
• Oversees gathering and evaluation of quotes internally and externally from vendors.
• Processes and pays all invoices in a timely manner.
• Ensures that equipment is maintained, repaired or acquired to effect optimal efficiency, reliability, economy and safety of operations.
• Makes critical decisions to resolve emergency conditions resulting from co-generation, sewage collections, treatment and disposal system malfunctions.
• Reviews, interprets and analyzes new and proposed legislation to determine effect of legislation on operations and programs, advises superiors of findings.
• Develops, implements and monitors long-term plans, goals and objectives designed to achieve the Department’s mission and assigned priorities.
• Ensures user compliance to industrial discharge ordinances and mandates through programs of inspection, assistance and education.
• Assures effective cost and manpower controls through a formal and continuing maintenance management program.
• Recommends personnel hiring, promotions, salary increases and disciplinary actions.
• Provides coaching for performance improvement and development of subordinate supervisors and employees.
• Assigns work to and evaluates the performance of subordinate managerial and supervisory personnel.
• Confers with, and provides expert assistance to, department management in the areas of wastewater operations and maintenance.
• Reviews engineering design plans for water reclamation plants, systems and facilities to ensure conformance with department standards and policies.
• Attends meetings of the Board of Water Commissioners and represents the department with other agencies,…