Project Manager, Operations Management, Environmental Compliance & Protection

The Reliability & Condition Assessment Project Manager within Tucson Water is responsible for advancing reliability‑centered maintenance and condition assessment programs for critical and high‑value water infrastructure.

The position evaluates asset condition, failure risk, and performance while developing predictive and prescriptive maintenance strategies to improve reliability, resiliency, and lifecycle performance.

The role also leads field assessments and coordinates cross‑functional projects that translate asset data into actionable maintenance, rehabilitation, and capital improvement recommendations. Work is performed under the supervision of the ORCA Administrator. This position does not supervise.

• Leads condition assessment programs for large, high‑value, and/or critical assets and facilities; evaluates asset health, failure modes, remaining useful life, and operational risk to support maintenance and capital planning decisions.
• Develops and implements predictive and prescriptive maintenance strategies utilizing condition monitoring, asset performance data, inspection technologies, failure history, and emerging analytical tools to identify developing failures and optimize maintenance interventions.
• Plans and coordinates field condition assessment activities, including inspections, testing, monitoring, data collection, and verification of asset condition; coordinates with operations, maintenance, engineering, contractors, and technical specialists.
• Performs reliability and risk assessments to identify critical assets, single points of failure, system vulnerabilities, and opportunities to improve asset availability, resiliency, and lifecycle performance.
• Translates condition assessment and reliability findings into actionable work plans, including preventive/predictive maintenance, rehabilitation, repair, replacement, and capital improvement recommendations based on risk and asset criticality.
• Manages reliability projects from planning through implementation, including development of scopes of work, schedules, budgets, procurement requirements, consultant/contractor coordination, and project deliverables.
• Performs all other duties and tasks as assigned.

This position is a primary driver and will be expected to operate a city vehicle. This position is mostly office environment but will require work in various climates and working conditions and includes indoor and outdoor work with heavy exposure to extreme physical, ergonomic, or emotional hazardous environment. All duties and responsibilities listed are subject to change.

• Education Bachelor's degree
• Experience Three (3) years of relevant experience
• Equivalency Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

• Valid and unrestricted Arizona Class D Driver License
  - Arizona Department of Transportation
  - Motor Vehicle Division

• Experience with water infrastructure and/or asset reliability
• Project Management Professional Certificate (PMP)
• ADEQ Water Distribution and/or Water Treatment Certification (Any Grade)
• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP)
• Certified Reliability Leader (CRL) required within 12‑month probationary period

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Compensation Grade G110 Hourly Range $35.37 - 53.05 USD The City of Tucson considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience,…