ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Leads and manages team, including prioritizing and assigning work, conducting performance evaluations, oversee training and development, and making hiring, disciplinary and termination recommendations

• Oversees operations related to distribution, quantity, and quality including maintenance and construction activities, all capital construction and activities, budget development, monitoring expenditures, and resolving complex customer service issues

• Provides oversight to the operations and maintenance of well sites, system booster stations, reservoirs, treatment plants, compliance water sampling, and testing

• Provides oversight of the water system: flushing and valve operation program, water main, service, and meter repairs and replacement programs, and fire flow availability tests

• Ensures certified distribution and treatment operators are properly trained to make decisions that affect water quality and quantity using manual or supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)

• Responds to all water quality and environmental inquiries and issues; participates in inspections, adheres to Washington Water Statewide NPDES Permit and interacts with applicable agencies

• Schedules and modifies operations to meet Company, local goals and initiatives

• Establishes and maintains relationships with local government officials; acts as the Company representative in a public forum or before the media

• Exercise technical expertise in preparing written and oral reports

• Ensures that employees comply with all safety guidelines per Company policy

• Collaborates with Company’s Customer Service, Engineering, Water Quality, Environmental and Safety, Rates, and other internal departments

• Participates in a community service organization consistent with district public outreach plan

• Participates in and supports the Company’s Continuous Improvement program and projects

• Available for on-call duty as required periodically

• Attends meetings and training as directed by Washington Water Service

• Performs work on site as assigned office location

• Performs other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree and, or equivalent relevant water industry or field operations experience

• Five years of increasingly responsible experience in management or supervisory role

• Five years of experience working in a water utility in operations, or related field

• Washington State Water Distribution Manager 3 or the ability to obtain in 6 months

• Washington State Water Treatment Plant Operator 2 or the ability to obtain in 6 months

• Washington State Cross-Connection Control Specialist

• Must live within 45 minutes of the district

• Excellent written, verbal, and public speaking skills

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications

• Valid Washington Driver License

Salary Range: $102,700 - $190,600

Deadline to submit resume is Sunday, September 6, 2026.