Water Treatment Plant Operations Leader

THE CITY OF OCEANSIDE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The City of Oceanside is accepting applications for the position of Water Treatment Superintendent in the Water Treatment Plants Division, which is responsible for the efficient production and delivery of safe drinking water to all Oceanside residents.

The Oceanside Water Utilities Department is an innovative and forward-looking organization whose goal it is to ensure ongoing access to safe, affordable drinking water & reliable wastewater collection & treatment services by maintaining top talent, resource resiliency, dependability, and system efficiency.

Under the general direction of the Water Utilities Division Manager, the Superintendent will supervise, plan and coordinate the operation and maintenance of water treatment plants to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, oversee operation of water testing and labs, participate in capital improvement projects related to water treatment facilities, and perform a variety of related tasks. This position is essential to ensuring our dependable water treatment system continues to operate well.

• Apply various levels of training and experience to become an integral part of our water treatment system.
• Oversee regulatory compliance and day-to-day operations of water treatment facilities.
• Be progressively relied on to manage each aspect of our water treatment plants.
• Collaborate with operation and maintenance staff to improve processes and protect our capital assets.
• Utilize a modernized SCADA system to remotely monitor processes in addition to manually reading and operating the system.

The ideal candidate for this position will be confident in water treatment processes and plant oversight, and will be able to make decisions that ensure safe, efficient and reliable production of drinking water for Oceanside’s residents, businesses and tourists.

Assumes responsibility for the activities and operations related to water treatment in providing a safe and reliable water supply; serves as Chief Plant Operator as defined by California code; plans, supervises, prioritizes, monitors, and participates in the work of staff responsible for the maintenance and operation of the water treatment plants and related production/storage systems; ensures compliance with state, federal, and local mandates for water quality;

making plant operation modifications as needed. Reviews and approves payment of invoices and creates staffing scheduled for the water treatment plants.

Plans, organizes, assigns, supervises, and reviews the work operations staff; trains staff in work procedures; evaluates employee performance, counsels employees, and effectively recommends initial disciplinary action; assists in selection and promotion.

Monitors water production activities, provides recommendations concerning process changes and reviews with appropriate management staff; makes operational decisions that affect water quantity and/or quality; implements improvements.

Supervises and performs tasks related to the maintenance, repair, and construction of water production and treatment plant facilities, wells, reservoirs, tanks, equipment and related control system; inspects the maintenance and repair of equipment for quality, compliance with applicable standards, and proper operation.

Oversees lab operations for each treatment plant, ensures water testing equipment is in working order, and work is performed safely. Supervises laboratory analysis programs for untreated and treated water samples and is responsible for operating and systems modification based on test results. Performs careful analysis of lab data, testing schedules and testing methods. Provides guidance on testing procedures. Prepares a variety of water quality and water use reports for regulatory agencies and internal operations;

acts as a Department representative to regulatory agencies; works with Compliance Officer to ensure all regulatory…