Plant Manager - Wastewater Treatment

Overview

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate teams that encourage collaboration in an inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues.

We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. This commitment enables us to make a meaningful impact on our clients, communities, and the planet.

Woodard & Curran draws on the experience of hundreds of certified operators and operations specialists across the country, backed by the knowledge and skills of hundreds more engineers, scientists, and regulatory experts, to quickly tackle the most challenging operational issues and keep treatment plants and other municipal facilities running efficiently and in full compliance. Woodard & Curran also aids employees in earning, upgrading, and maintaining their industry certifications.

• Full-time Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager to manage day-to-day operational activities for the City of Clewiston, Florida, comprising a wastewater treatment facility and two operators.
• Coordinate and communicate with operations, client representatives, contractors, and assigned engineering firms to ensure effective system operation and optimization, compliance reporting, staff development, and implementation and management of an asset management program.
• Administer and implement routine and capital repair and replacement projects; participate in emergency response for process upsets, equipment failures, force majeure events, alarm events, etc.; perform work in a safe and professional manner following established safety, operating, and emergency response procedures.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for plant coverage outside normal hours; respond to emergency situations and operate under inclement weather as needed.

Monday - Friday, 7:30 am – 3:30 pm. Due to the small size of the facility, the Plant Manager and operators participate in an on-call rotation for coverage outside normal workday hours, and shifts may include weekends. Emergency responses may be required on an as-needed basis.

• Competitive compensation.
• Excellent benefits including retirement, generous paid time off, holidays, medical & dental insurance, flexible spending account.
• Career growth and support for earning, upgrading, and maintaining licenses and certifications; bonus potential for obtaining next level licensure.
• Opportunity to be an owner of Woodard & Curran.
• Participation in the annual Company-wide Project Managers Retreat.
• Attentive local corporate and leadership support to ensure PM success.

• 10 to 15 years of experience managing wastewater treatment facilities, including distributions, collections, and solids handling systems.
• Florida Wastewater Operators License.
• High school or equivalent; technical/vocational training; college degree preferred with focus in Environmental areas.
• Commitment to safety; follow all SOPs and meet DOT, OSHA, and other requirements; conduct routine facility inspections; interact with regulators as required.
• Collaborative and team leadership approach.
• Financial acumen with oversight of operating and capital budgets.
• Active participation in recruiting and supporting local wastewater/water school programs.
• Direct participation in operation, maintenance, and repair of water/wastewater facilities, including predictive maintenance systems.
• Oversight and use of Operations Database for process control, optimization, and regulatory reporting.
• Proven track record with regulators and understanding of regulations and reporting requirements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with computers (Excel, Word, HACH WIMS) and report generation.
• Identify and participate in activities to support the local community.
• Valid Driver’s License and good driving record.
• Background check, pre-placement physical, and drug…