Salary: $74,898.00 - $119,983.00 Annually
Location : Annapolis
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number:
Department: Water Treatment Plant
Opening Date: 09/11/2026
Closing Date: 9/25/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Job Summary
Performs skilled supervisory work in the operation and maintenance of the City of Annapolis Water Supply and Treatment Facility (WSTF) and associated facilities. Work includes performing all duties of plant operators while assisting the Water Plant Superintendent with training new employees, overseeing the preventive maintenance program, scheduling work, and requisitioning supplies.

In the absence of the Water Plant Superintendent, the employee in this class is responsible for the continuing operation of the facility. The incumbent must frequently exercise independent judgment as the Superintendent is not always available. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Water Plant Superintendent.

Essential Job Functions

Operations & Plant Inspection

• Equipment Monitoring: Inspects plant frequently to make critical inspections of all equipment and makes technical recommendations to subordinate supervisors and others as required.
• Engineering Consultation: Confers with engineers on matters pertaining to recommended changes in the water treatment process.
• Acting Leadership: Directs plant operations and maintains facility continuity in the absence of the Water Plant Superintendent.

Personnel Administration & Training

• Shift Scheduling: Prepares shift, vacation, and compensatory leave schedules, posts schedules, approves shift changes and leave requests, and assigns individual/special duties.
• Policy Enforcement: Enforces City, departmental, and plant rules, regulations, procedures, and policies while maintaining discipline among plant personnel.
• Staff Training: Plans and directs a comprehensive training program, establishes classroom procedures to be used in teaching personnel, and teaches classes or assigns instruction to others.

Maintenance, Budgeting & Public Relations

• Maintenance Oversight: Supervises preventive and special maintenance work pertaining to buildings, grounds, stationary equipment, and other plant facilities.
• Fiscal Management: Prepares annual budget estimates pertaining to routine and special operational requirements and closely tracks expenditures to ensure efficient operation at reasonable cost.
• Community Engagement: Greets and confers with visitors, escorts visitors through the plant, and explains equipment functions as well as treatment stages and processes.

Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Treatment Principles: Thorough knowledge of plant operation, maintenance, equipment, and the various processes and stages involved in water treatment.
• Mechanical & Electrical Systems: Considerable knowledge of maintenance requirements and repair methods for electric motors, pumps, and plant equipment; significant knowledge of hydraulics in fluid flow and principles/practices of electricity as a power source.
• Safety & Compliance: Considerable knowledge of hazards and applicable safety precautions in plant operations; thorough knowledge of Maryland State laws regulating water treatment.
• Supervisory Skill: Ability to plan, coordinate, and supervise the work of personnel directly or through subordinate supervisors.
• Technical Problem Solving: Ability to solve routine technical problems requiring knowledge of hydraulics and electricity; ability to perform routine laboratory tests.
• Instruction & Communication: Ability to plan, supervise, and participate in a training program; ability to understand written and oral communications; basic computer skills.
• Interpersonal Relations: Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with officials, employees, and the public.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Graduation from high school (or GED) AND a minimum of an Associate degree from a recognized community college in Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, or Business (supplemented by college-level coursework).
• Experience: Extensive experience in the operation and maintenance of a water plant.
• Equivalency: Any equivalent combination of experience and training providing the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Special Qualifications & Requirements

• Licensure: Possession of a valid Class "4" Water Treatment Plant Operator's license issued by the State of Maryland.
• Certification: Ability to gain and maintain a Superintendent's Certification as issued by the State of Maryland within six (6) months of hire or promotion.
• Drug Screening: Consent to chemical substance screening consistent with Federal, State, and City guidelines, including random drug/alcohol testing.

Employment Conditions

Employment Conditions
Physical/Mental Demands:

• Physical Ability: Strength and agility sufficient to lift and maneuver heavy objects such as chemical bags, chlorine cylinders, heavy tools, and equipment; ability to climb up and down ladders and steps.
• Visual Ability: Sufficient visual capability to operate the plant during both day and night, observe unsafe roadway/plant conditions, and read/write reports and correspondence.
• Auditory & Speaking Ability: Hearing sufficient to understand radio transmissions and phone/in-person conversations; speaking ability sufficient to communicate effectively via radio, phone, or in person.
• Mental Acuity: Freedom from mental disorders that would interfere with the performance of described duties.

Summary of Benefits for Civil Service
Work Hours: Minimum 35 hour work week, depending upon department operations.
Holidays: 12 paid holidays per calendar year.
Personal Leave: 3 personal days per calendar year (cannot be carried over).
Sick Leave: 15 days sick leave per calendar year, with unlimited accumulation.
Final sick leave balance is eligible for additional service credit towards retirement once eligibility requirements
have been met.
Annual Leave: Annual leave accumulates per calendar year as noted below (may carry over to the next calendar year 5 days of annual leave per year of service up to a maximum of 30 days).
Years of Service Days of Annual Leave
1 through 2 15 days
2 through 9 18 days
10 through 19 20 days
Longevity Leave: Longevity leave is in addition to the annual leave noted above. It cannot be paid out or carried over and must be used before your next anniversary:
Years of Service Days
20 through 24 1 day
25 through 29 2 days
30 or more 3 days
Health Insurance Plans (75% City Paid and 25% Employee Paid, unless otherwise noted):

• Medical and Prescription Drug (HDHP, EPO, Core, Plus)
• Dental (Core and Plus)
• Vision (Core and Plus)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical and Dependent Care)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (HDHP only)
• Short-Term Disability (100% City paid)
• Long-Term Disability (100% Employee paid)
• Core Life and AD&D Insurance for Employee (100% City paid)
• Optional Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse and Dependents (100% Employee paid)
• Legal Benefit (100% Employee paid)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - up to 3 confidential visits with a counselor for the employee, spouse, and their dependents
• VEBA/RMSA: A Retiree Medical Savings Account (RMSA) is an individual investment account held in Trust to help employees save for Retiree Health Care costs (can be used after retirement or separation of employment with the City).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - up to 3 confidential visits with a counselor for the employee, spouse, and their dependents

Retirement Plans: 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plans with MissionSquare, Nationwide Retirement Solutions or Voya Financial
Maryland State Retirement System (Civil Service):

• 7% employee contribution
• Full vesting rights after 10 years of service credit
• Full Service Retirement - Rule of 90 (sum of Age and Eligibility Service must equal 90 or Age 65 with 10 Years Eligibility Service

Employee Rewards & Recognition program
Eligible to join the State Employees Credit Union (SECU)
Please Note: This document is intended to be a brief summary only. Please refer to the individual plan documents, Collective Bargaining Agreements, and the Rules and Regulations of the Personnel System for additional details specific to your benefits.
REVISED 2023-08-24
01

Which option best describes your educational background and professional water plant experience?

• I have a High School Diploma/GED, an Associate degree (or higher) in Science, Engineering, Environmental, or Business, and extensive water plant operation/maintenance experience.
• I possess an equivalent combination of education, college coursework, and extensive water plant operational experience
• I do not meet these education and experience requirements.

02

Do you currently hold a valid Class "4" Water Treatment Plant Operator's License issued by the State of Maryland?

• Yes
• No

03

If selected, are you able to obtain and maintain a Superintendent's Certification issued by the State of Maryland within six (6) months of hire or promotion?

• Yes
• No

04

Rate your professional experience planning, scheduling, and supervising plant staff, including enforcing departmental regulations and overseeing shift schedules.

• Advanced: Extensive experience as a supervisor/lead managing plant shifts, leave approvals, and disciplinary/policy enforcement
• Intermediate: Experience supervising small crews or acting as lead operator in a water facility.
• Limited supervisory experience, primarily assisting senior operators.
• I do not have supervisory experience.

05

Which statement best reflects your technical knowledge in hydraulics, electrical systems, and preventive maintenance for electric motors and pumps in a water treatment setting?

• Comprehensive: Deep expertise in troubleshooting hydraulic/electrical failures, running lab tests, and managing facility-wide preventive maintenance programs.
• Moderate: Proficient in standard preventive maintenance, basic hydraulics, and routine laboratory testing.
• Basic: Familiar with motor/pump operations, but rely on senior engineers/superintendents for complex electrical or hydraulic troubleshooting.
• None: No technical experience with hydraulics or motor/pump maintenance.

06

Describe a scenario in which you had to step into a lead or supervisory role during an unexpected operational issue or system disruption at a water treatment plant. How did you diagnose the problem, coordinate personnel, and ensure regulatory standards were maintained?
07

Detail your experience developing or delivering training programs for water plant operators. How do you ensure entry-level personnel grasp critical safety rules, water chemistry/testing procedures, and Maryland regulatory compliance?
Required Question