Manager - Water Utility (Dallas Water Utilities - Civil Service

Position: Manager - Water Utility (Dallas Water Utilities - Civil Service)
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- Water Utility (Dallas Water Utilities
- Civil Service)
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August 25, 2026 (11 days left to apply) job requisition :
25-24655
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** Job Summary
** Performs highly advanced and complex management or oversight activities for daily operations of an operating unit or functional program. Work involves establishing short-, mid-, and long-term goals and objectives; developing guidelines, procedures, rules and regulations; developing schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving established goals; coordinating and evaluating program activities; and developing and evaluating budget requests. Directly accountable for functional operations of unit in its entirety.

Works under limited direction with extensive latitude forthe use of initiative and independent judgment.
** Job Description
**** Overview
* * The Water Utility Manager manages, oversees, directs, and provides oversight for the overall operations of the water utility. Oversees budget, procurement process, and all personnel actions associated.
** Essential Functions
**** 1
* * Oversees the operations of the facility, ensuring that all wastewater/biosolids are conditioned and processed within all state and federal guidelines; monitors and evaluates lab data, conducts daily plant inspections, and directs operations on a daily basis.
** 2
* * Manages, coordinates, and monitors the development and implementation of the budget monitors billing and payment processing; oversees water quality, wholesale services, and various reporting and compliance measures.
** 3
* * Negotiates terms of contracts with elected officials and administers terms of water and wastewater contracts; establishes and maintains high standard of client relationship and service delivery to prevent loss of revenue, legal, and rate disputes.
** 4
* * Identifies major needs of the facility and works with project management to implement, coordinate, plan and design capital improvement projects for the facility; attends planning and design meetings on a regular basis, reviews engineering and technical reports and design prints; coordinates plant activities to accommodate any and all construction activities and oversees the planning, development, and operation of special projects or facilities.
** 5
* * Oversees special investigations, internal audits, and research studies; ensures that the facility is prepared for the audits and is well represented during the audits.
** 6
* * Plans, assigns, delegates, and manages the work of subordinate staff; manages activities of the operating budget staff, manages work quality and accuracy, delivers performance feedback, and oversees payroll activities.
** 7
* * Establishes short-, mid- and long-term goals and objectives; develops and approves schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving goals; and directs evaluation activities.
** 8
* * Monitors, manages, and evaluates treatment plant performance to ensure compliance and plant goals are being met; provides advanced troubleshooting and correction of issues in a timely manner; approves orders, overtime, and mileage reports for the Operations and Laboratory groups; monitors budget to ensure we are staying within budget goals; works on  master agreements for operation and laboratory needs.
** 9
* * Organizes, directs, and supervises activities related to establishing procedures, policies, goals for  negotiating contracts and managing water and wastewater clients and vendors; maintains communication and manages disputes and contract compliance.
** 10
* * Provides extensive administrative expertise and operational management to ensure the effective processing of…