Water Treatment Plant Facility Manager

Water Treatment Plant Facility Manager# SLC Careers## Water Treatment Plant Facility Manager Apply:
Public Utilities City Creek Treatment Plant:
Full time:
Posted Yesterday:
End Date:
November 17, 2026 (6 days left to apply):
JR6451
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* Position Title:

** Water Treatment Plant Facility Manager⠀
** Salary/Hourly Range:** $90,986.40–$  
** Department:
** Public Utilities  
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* Work Location:

** Salt Lake City, UT  
** Benefits
* * Salt Lake City Corporation offers a comprehensive benefits package primarily for full-time employees. Eligibility varies by employment status. Explore Salt Lake City employee benefits, or use our Total Compensation Calculator to estimate the overall value of pay and benefits.  
** Important Application Information
** We want to recognize the experience you bring. Please include all education and work experience relevant to this position in your application and resume. If those don't fully capture your experience, you may attach an additional document describing your previous roles, dates of employment, hours worked, and duties.  If you are selected, we'll use this information to determine your starting pay.

For eligible positions, your prior experience may also qualify you for a higher leave accrual rate under the City's Prior Service Leave Accrual Procedure.  
** Final date to receive applications*
* ** Fixed closing date:
** We encourage you to apply early. Applications close on Monday November 16th, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time.⠀
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* Job Description:

** Reporting to the Water Treatment Systems Manager, incumbent manages operations, facilities, and related maintenance duties at the Water Treatment Plant (WTP). This job assignment is key to providing the public with culinary drinking water that meets and exceeds all Federal, State, and City departmental standards. Responsible to manage the maintenance and repairs of all treatment plant equipment and related buildings and structures.

This is a managerial position. The Facility and Operations Manager is subject to 24-hour emergency call back.⠀
** TYPICAL DUTIES:
*** Under the direction of the Water Treatment Systems Manager oversees the day-to-day operations of the Water Treatment Plant (WTP). This includes the scheduling of personnel, ensuring water quality meets state and federal regulations, supervising, assisting with routine maintenance, repairs of equipment, machinery, buildings and ground.
* Maintains a respectful, culturally diverse workforce, in which individual members are conscious of their responsibilities to the rest of the team. Personally displays the attributes desired within the workgroup encouraging teamwork and cooperation.
* Required to participate and coordinate major plant upgrades and projects.  Available to the personnel on all shifts. Works closely with the Department Engineering Division, including the Water Quality, Treatment and Process Engineer, and Department SCADA and telemetry personnel, and other City and Department Divisions on plant projects and daily operations.
* Reviews plant operations and monitors test results, to assure compliance with state and federal regulations. Directs plant implementation of safety requirements.  Oversees facilities operations to assure that standard protocols are maintained. Evaluates plant SOIs (Standard Operating Instructions) annually to ensure operators have written and implemented SOIs for all major plant functions.  Participates with Department management in resolving plant issues.
* Accountable within assigned authority and control to prevent, respond to and resolve any plant problems.  Provides technical assistance to plant operators in response to emergency and non-emergency situations as needed. Supports and assists Water Quality, Treatment and Process…