Wastewater Operations and Maintenance Supervisor

Department
- Regional Wastewater Reclamation

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Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5582 - Wastewater Operations & Maintenance Supervisor I

Salary Grade: 12

Hiring Range: $28.85 - $34.25 Per Hour

Pay Range: $28.85 - $39.96 Per Hour

Explanation:
Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity. Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position. The first review of applications will be on10/30/2026.

Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department is seeking an Operations and Maintenance Supervisor I (O&M) to join our team. An Operations and Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for leading a team of O&M Technicians and safely operating and monitoring selected equipment involved in the treatment, processing, and resource reclamation of wastewater and biosolids. In this role, you will ensure the continuity of wastewater treatment operations by performing preventive maintenance and adjustments to equipment and systems, including pumps, motors, blowers, chemical feed equipment, sludge equipment, and basic laboratory equipment.

This position is also responsible for collecting and analyzing wastewater samples and recording data relating to the operations and maintenance of equipment and treatment processes. The Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department manages treatment plants with permitted flows ranging from 15,000 gallons per day up to 50 million gallons per day. This position is expected to be located at the Mount Lemmon Facility in the scenic Santa Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona.

If the unique challenges of effectively operating a small, manual, and remote treatment plant excites your interest, we invite you to apply. Work assignments, shifts, and locations will vary depending on the department's needs and will be communicated to the incumbent by the supervisor/treatment management.

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Supervises and performs all duties and responsibilities of the WW O&M Technician or Utility Maintenance Workers-all Levels;
• Supervises, monitors, evaluates and troubleshoots/adjusts process control of treatment facilities and collection/conveyance system processes;
• Coordinates activities of wastewater crews in the repair and maintenance of sewer lines and other sanitary sewerage facilities, to include vector, odor and corrosion control;
• Supervises, plans, schedules and assigns and reviews work of assigned shift personnel;
• Supervises and collects data related to the operations and maintenance of the work unit and prepares reports;
• Supervises, monitors, evaluates, troubleshoots and adjusts treatment plant equipment, machinery and processes involved in the treatment and processing of wastewater and its byproducts including solids, gas, service water and side streams to ensure permit compliance;
• Supervises, reviews, and participates in the collection and analysis of treatment process samples, reported data, and lab results, ensure proper process control; this includes verifying laboratory equipment use, calibration and operational logs.
• Orders equipment and supplies, including laboratory supplies;
• Com…