Operation and Process Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage daily operation of all treatment units, including inlet works, biological treatment, clarification, filtration, disinfection, sludge treatment, and TSE systems.
• Ensure continuous plant availability, stable process performance, and compliance with design and contractual requirements.
• Monitor key process parameters, TSE quality and beneficial sludge quality.
• Analyze operational and laboratory data, identify process deviations, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Optimize aeration, chemical dosing, sludge wasting, disinfection, energy consumption, and overall process efficiency.
• Coordinate with operation, laboratory, maintenance, HSE, and reporting teams to ensure smooth plant performance.
• Review daily operation logs, shift reports, laboratory results, and monthly performance reports.
• Support performance tests, reliability tests, capacity tests, and contractual compliance assessments.
• Supervise sludge and by-product management, including sludge production, dewatering, drying, storage, and disposal coordination.
• Ensure compliance with environmental standards, TSE quality limits, HSE requirements, and internal procedures.
• Lead and support process engineer, and operators.
• Prepare technical reports, process trends, root cause analysis, non-compliance justifications, and improvement plans.
• Communicate professionally with the client, and internal management when required.

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Chemical, Civil, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in wastewater treatment plant operation.
• Minimum 3-5 years in a senior operation, process, or managerial role.
• Strong experience in municipal wastewater treatment plants, preferably large-scale projects.
• Experience in PPP / O&M contractual environments is preferred.

• Strong knowledge of wastewater treatment processes, biological treatment, disinfection, and sludge management.
• Ability to analyze process data, laboratory results, trends, and operational KPIs.
• Good knowledge of SCADA, reporting systems, compliance requirements, and plant performance monitoring.
• Strong leadership, communication, coordination, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage process upsets, emergencies, and performance tests.

• Plant availability and reliability.
• TSE and environmental compliance.
• Reduction of process-related non-compliance events, and Sludge handling efficiency
• Chemical and energy optimization.
• Accuracy and timeliness of reports.
• Effective team performance and operational discipline.