Treatment Operations Manager

Minimum Starting Salary: $ per year

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Business or Public Administration, Water or Wastewater Technology, or a related field and five (5) years progressively responsible experience in water and wastewater treatment operations and utility management, including supervisory or management experience.
• Experience that demonstrates responsibility for treatment operations, regulatory compliance, personnel management, budgeting, maintenance coordination, emergency response, and capital or operational planning within complex, continuously operated water and wastewater treatment systems.
• An equivalent combination of education and directly related experience may substitute for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.
• Valid Texas Driver’s License (Class
  
  C).
• Class A license in either Water or Wastewater issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ); demonstrated working knowledge of both water and wastewater treatment operations required through licensure, relevant TCEQ-approved coursework, and/or progressively responsible experience in both disciplines.
• Candidates without dual licensure may be expected to obtain additional certification based on operational needs.

• Possession of both Class A Water and Class A Wastewater licenses issued by TCEQ.

The Treatment Operations Manager provides leadership, coordination, and strategic oversight for the City's water and wastewater treatment operations, including treatment plants, water pump stations, wastewater lift stations, and associated wholesale utility services. The position manages the actions of the Water Treatment Plant Superintendent and Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent to ensure reliable, efficient, safe, and regulatory­compliant operation of these critical utility systems.

It establishes consistent operational and management standards across the treatment organization; evaluates system performance, capacity, infrastructure, staffing, and regulatory risks; and directs long‑term operational planning and improvement initiatives. The manager coordinates major capital projects, emergency response, resource allocation, and cross‑functional activities while advising City leadership on treatment operations, regulatory compliance, system reliability, and future service needs.

• Provides leadership and strategic oversight for the operation, maintenance, and performance of the City’s water and wastewater treatment plants, water pump stations, wastewater lift stations, and associated utility facilities.
• Directs and supports the Water Treatment Plant Superintendent and Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent in establishing operational priorities, staffing plans, performance expectations, and consistent management practices across treatment operations.
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal and state regulations, permits, operating requirements, and reporting obligations; evaluates compliance risks and directs corrective actions in coordination with operational leadership.
• Reviews operational performance, treatment capacity, regulatory data, infrastructure condition, maintenance needs, and system risks; develops and implements strategies to improve reliability, efficiency, resiliency, and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinates planning and execution of Capital Improvement Program projects, major maintenance activities, facility upgrades, and process improvements affecting water and wastewater treatment operations.
• Develops and manages operating and capital budgets for assigned operations; evaluates expenditures, staffing, contractual services, chemical and energy use, revenues, and resource needs to support responsible fiscal management.
• Coordinates emergency preparedness and response for treatment process disruptions, equipment failures, utility service interruptions, severe weather, regulatory incidents, and other events affecting continuity of operations.
• Provides leadership for workforce development, succession planning, technical training, professional licensing, and management development across water and wastewater…