Water Quality Services Manager

Job Details

The salary range for this position is $ - $ annually with a hiring range of $ - $, depending on qualifications and experience.

This opportunity will be available to applicants until Monday, Wednesday September 23, 2026, at 12:00 P.M. M.S.T.

A current resume is required, and a cover letter is preferred.

The Water Quality Services Manager provides strategic, regulatory, and operational leadership for the City of Loveland’s drinking water, wastewater, and source water quality programs. This role will oversee program managers, laboratory managers, and key technical staff responsible for regulatory compliance, environmental monitoring, watershed protection, laboratory accreditation, and special projects. Serve as a regulatory and technical representative to state, federal, regional, and interagency partners on matters within the Water Quality Services Group’s areas of responsibility.

Lead or support assigned regulatory initiatives related to emerging contaminants, nutrient regulations, source water protection, and long-term compliance planning.

• Manage the Water Quality Services Group to ensure compliance with current and future state and federal regulations and to protect public and environmental health and safety.
• Manage regulatory compliance activities assigned to the Water Quality Services Group across drinking water, wastewater, and source water quality programs.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert on water quality policy and provide recommendations regarding emerging regulatory and legal requirements within assigned program areas.
• Actively maintain knowledge of upcoming legislation and applicable regulations related to drinking water and wastewater quality and develop recommendations and implementation plans for assigned program areas.
• Ensure the timely and accurate preparation, review, and submission of required regulatory reports, monitoring data, permit-related documentation, and compliance certifications within assigned program areas.
• Ensure the protection of public health and the environment by establishing internal controls and managing compliance with applicable state and federal regulations.
• Supervise program managers and laboratory managers, providing strategic direction to ensure regulatory compliance, laboratory accreditation, and effective oversight of drinking water, wastewater, and source water quality programs.
• Supervise assigned staff, including establishing expectations, setting goals, assigning work, evaluating performance, supporting professional development, and making recommendations regarding hiring, promotion, corrective action, and other personnel matters.
• Oversee competency development and professional training initiatives for Water Quality Services Group staff to ensure alignment with regulatory, accreditation, and operational requirements.
• Manage and provide strategic direction for the Source Water Quality Program and staff.
• Oversee laboratory accreditation, QA/QC programmatic review, and certification compliance at a managerial level.
• Oversees and ensures proper operation of water quality facility building services and mechanical systems.
• Manage assigned watershed recovery initiatives and regional projects, including post-fire mitigation, source water protection, environmental monitoring, and contaminant identification and prevention efforts.
• Develop and approve the implementation of new procedures and equipment supporting water quality programs.
• Evaluate existing programs and business practices; identify and develop new programs and services; and evaluate new technologies to support continuous improvement.
• Provide strategic planning, risk assessment, and long-range recommendations for the Water Quality Services Group in alignment with Utility objectives.
• Develop, implement, and monitor operating and capital budgets for the Water Quality Services Group, and estimate resource needs, funding impacts, and available options.
• Identify Water Quality Services Group capital needs and manage assigned technical studies, consultants, and project coordination in support of approved capital improvement projects.
• Manage major Water Quality Services Group projects and assigned cross-functional initiatives, including scope, schedule, budget, consultant coordination, technical deliverables, and stakeholder communication.
• Provide analytical and water quality expertise to treatment plant staff in support of process evaluation, treatment optimization, regulatory compliance, and special…