Foreman Assistant - Water Resource

Job Title:

Foreman Assistant - Water Resource

The Water Resources Treatment Assistant Foreman supports the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of APA’s produced-water treatment and recycling systems in the Permian Basin. This role provides operational oversight of water treatment facilities, leads continuous improvement efforts, manages treatment-related water balances, and helps ensure adequate treatment capacity to support ongoing development activity. The successful candidate will work closely with Water Resources, Production, Completions, Chemical, Facilities, and Supply Chain teams to optimize produced-water treatment performance, reduce cost per barrel, and maintain compliance with applicable environmental and regulatory requirements.

Key Reponsibilities:

• Support the daily operation, monitoring, and optimization of produced-water treatment and recycling facilities.
• Ensure treatment operations are conducted safely, reliably, efficiently, and in compliance with company policies and environmental regulations.
• Lead and support continuous-improvement initiatives focused on reducing treatment cost per barrel, improving equipment reliability, optimizing chemical usage, and increasing operational efficiency.
• Monitor treatment-system performance, including throughput, water quality, chemical consumption, equipment uptime, and operating costs.
• Conduct regular site inspections and coordinate preventative maintenance and corrective actions for treatment infrastructure.
• Maintain accurate records of water volumes entering, moving through, and leaving treatment facilities, including treated-water inventory, disposal volumes, transfers, and recovered hydrocarbons.
• Reconcile water balances and identify discrepancies, capacity constraints, and opportunities to improve utilization of internal produced-water volumes.
• Use historical data, operational trends, and development forecasts to anticipate future treatment demand and capacity requirements.
• Coordinate treatment capacity, storage, supply, and takeaway needs to support completion schedules and minimize operational disruptions.
• Partner with Production, Completions, Chemical, Facilities, and Water Resources teams to align treatment strategy with field operations and development plans.
• Work with Supply Chain to manage treatment-related materials, chemicals, equipment, rentals, and service providers.
• Support vendor performance management, cost reviews, and identification of commercial savings opportunities.
• Assist with the development and implementation of standard operating procedures, training materials, and operational best practices.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and field support to treatment operators and contract personnel.

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience in produced-water management, water treatment, water recycling, saltwater disposal, or related oil and gas operations.
• Working knowledge of field operations, equipment reliability, preventative maintenance, and safe-work practices.
• Ability to interpret operational data and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reliability, and cost performance.
• Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively across multiple teams and contractors.
• Ability to work in a field-based environment and travel throughout the Permian Basin as operationally required.

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in a technical, environmental, operations, or related field.
• Experience with produced-water treatment technologies, chemical programs, hydrocarbon recovery, or water-recycling facilities.
• Supervisory or leadership…