Austin Water Treatment Operations & Maintenance Supervisor – South Austin Regional Wastewater T

About This Position

For over 100 years, Austin Water has been committed to providing safe, reliable, high-quality, and affordable water services to our customers. Today, we serve over 1,000,000 people in the Austin metropolitan area, across more than 548 square miles.

Walnut Creek and South Austin Regional are Austin Water’s two wastewater treatment plants. These sites can receive up to 150 million gallons per day of sewage to treat before it is returned to the Colorado River.

More than a billion gallons of this high-quality effluent are reclaimed each year for outdoor irrigation, industrial cooling, manufacturing, and other uses.

Austin Water consistently ranks among the best in the country when it comes to water quality. We also treat, return, and recycle wastewater in ways that protect environmental resources. Austin Water exceeds federal and state requirements for clean water and environmental compliance at our water and wastewater treatment plants.

Purpose: This position supervises personnel assigned to the operations and maintenance of a water or wastewater treatment plant, wastewater collection, water distribution systems facility, stormwater pump station, or remote stormwater facility. This position uses comprehensive technical knowledge of utility operations and exercises judgment in the application of broadly defined practices and policies in selecting methods and evaluation criterion for obtaining results.

• Monitors, evaluates, and enforces Utility safety practices and procedures and takes corrective action where necessary.
• Reviews and prioritizes projects and work activities.
• Interprets and reviews compliance with applicable policies and procedures including Federal, State, and Local ordinances and regulations and responds accordingly.
• Monitors programs for effectiveness and accomplishment of goals.
• Uses automated data systems to schedule activities; and enter, retrieve, track, analyze, and monitor data.
• Reviews, analyzes, calculates, and interprets data and determines appropriate course of action.
• Sets priorities for work orders and coordinates accomplishment of the work to be performed.
• Orders and/or issues a variety of supplies, chemicals, and materials.
• Conducts periodic checks of facility equipment.
• Acts as liaison to coordinate activities with engineers, inspectors, divisions, and other City departments.
• Investigates and responds to citizens’ complaints and concerns.
• Writes technical specifications and reports.
• Other related duties may be assigned.

Responsibilities – Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: Responsible for the full range of supervisory duties including selection, training, evaluation, counseling and recommendation for dismissal.

• Knowledge of operations and maintenance of stormwater pump stations, water and/or wastewater treatment plants, Water Distribution Systems, or Collection Systems.
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and Local laws.
• Knowledge of supervisory techniques and principles.
• Knowledge of City practices, policies, and procedures.
• Knowledge of standard industry safety practices and procedures.
• Skill in oral and written communication.
• Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
• Skill in using computers and related software.
• Skill in data analysis and problem solving.
• Ability to obtain knowledge of fiscal planning and budget preparation.
• Ability to train others.
• Ability to meet and maintain driver eligibility standards detailed in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program while driving personal and City of Austin vehicles on official business.
• Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other City employees and the public.

Water/Wastewater Treatment Plant and Collection Systems Facility and Stormwater Facility: Graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent, plus six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in the operations, maintenance, and repair of industrial equipment, including five (5) years of experience which were progressively responsible in water/wastewater treatment plant or wastewater…