Water Supply Division Manager Greensboro

The City of Greensboro’s Water Resources Department provides essential water, wastewater, and stormwater services that protect public health, support environmental stewardship, and sustain community growth. The Water Supply Division plays a vital role in treating and delivering safe drinking water through advanced treatment facilities, certified laboratories, reservoirs, and distribution infrastructure.

Estimated Hiring Salary Range
: $ - $
Full Salary Range
: $ - $ Annually

The City of Greensboro offers an outstanding benefits package that supports your well-being.

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Monday
- Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

• Protect public health: Lead operations that support safe, high-quality drinking water for Greensboro and its residents.
• Oversee critical infrastructure: Manage a 54-million-gallon-per-day (MGD) treatment system, two treatment plants, certified laboratories, and supporting facilities.
• Shape long-term water strategy: Influence capital improvements, treatment approaches, and infrastructure investments.
• Lead regulatory excellence: Guide operations focused on meeting stringent environmental and drinking water standards.
• Build strategic partnerships: Collaborate with neighboring communities and regional partners to support water supply reliability.

As the Water Supply Division Manager, you’ll direct the general operations, maintenance, regulatory compliance, and staffing of a 54 MGD surface water treatment system. This includes two drinking water treatment plants, two state-certified drinking water laboratories, distribution booster stations, and storage facilities. You’ll establish operational standards, provide technical direction, and guide division activities with the goal of maintaining full compliance with applicable regulatory permits and requirements.

• Directing the operations, maintenance, and staffing of the City’s drinking water treatment facilities and related infrastructure.
• Leading division activities to support compliance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Act (EPA-SDWA) requirements and all applicable regulatory permits.
• Managing three surface water reservoirs with a combined usable raw water storage capacity of approximately eight billion gallons.
• Serving as a liaison to neighboring cities that provide treated water to Greensboro through pipeline interconnections.
• Evaluating treatment strategies, regulatory standards, and engineering design drawings to recommend capital improvement projects.
• Establishing division policies, operating standards, and procedures while providing technical guidance to operational staff.
• Overseeing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) point-source discharge permits for each treatment plant.
• Supporting reliable water supply operations through sound planning, infrastructure management, and regulatory oversight.

This position is ideal for an experienced water treatment professional who can lead complex operations, guide technical decisions, and balance regulatory compliance with long-term infrastructure needs. Strong leadership, analytical, and communication skills are essential, along with the ability to coordinate staff, evaluate treatment and engineering strategies, and maintain productive relationships with regional water providers.

Your leadership will help safeguard drinking water quality, strengthen operational performance, and support the long-term reliability of Greensboro’s water supply.

Bring your water treatment expertise, strategic vision, and commitment…