Supervisor/Superintendent

The Supervisor/Superintendent has oversight of the district’s operations, including capital construction and maintenance activities in the distribution system; supports the District Manager by providing operations updates and critical decisions made; provides relief in the absence of the Operations Manager.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Supervises staff, including prioritizing and assigning work; may conduct performance reviews, and may oversee the training of staff

• Provides oversight to field operations, including all capital construction and maintenance activities for the distribution system

• Responsible for identifying distribution capital budget projects and ensuring budget guidelines are adhered to

• Responsible for distribution system flushing and District valves exercise maintenance programs; distribution system maintenance; repairs and replacements of mains, services, and valves

• Performs shift operator duties on a daily bases and act as the Shift/Chief operator as needed

• Supervises the day-to-day operations in one or more of the Company’s water systems, including water distribution, production, treatment, maintenance, and construction activities

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

• Provides direction for daily water quality and quantity water system operations, maintenance, and after-hours stand-by operator activities

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

• Provides oversight to system main repairs, service repairs, meter repairs and replacement program, flushing program, valve operation program, and conducts fire flow availability tests

• Responds to all water quality and environmental inquiries and issues; participates in inspections; and interacts with applicable local, state, federal agencies

• Oversees sub-divider installations; meets with contractors; participates and oversees inspections, closings, and mapping

• Oversees new service installations including, domestic, fire, and irrigation services, inspections, and recording

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

• Coordinates with, communicates with, and engages outside agencies and officials

• Supports the District Manager by providing operations updates and critical decisions made

• Ensures that the district is functioning efficiently and in line with Company standards, policies, and appropriate regulations and laws

• Coordinates and processes documents and reports necessary for daily operations

• Integrates corporate projects into district operations and various smaller committees and sub-groups

• Oversees, plans, and prepares advanced budgets for rate cases

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

• Available for on-call duty as required on a periodic basis

• Performs work on site at assigned location

• Performs other similar duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent relevant water utility experience

• Five years of experience working for a water utility in field operations, customer service, or related department desired

• One year of increasingly responsible experience in a supervisory role desired

• State Water Resources Control Board-Drinking Water–Operator Certification Programs Water Distribution Operator Grade II Certification

• Must obtain State Water Resources Control Board-Drinking Water–Operator Certification Programs Water Distribution Operator Grade III Certification within 12 months

• State Water Resources Control Board-Drinking Water–Operator Certification Programs Water Treatment Operator Grade II Certification

• Knowledge of construction, maintenance, and repairs to distribution system

• Excellent written and verbal skills

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications

• Valid California Driver License

• Must live within 45 minutes of the District office

Salary Range: $102,000 - $189,400 (DOE)

Deadline to submit resume is OPEN UNTIL FILLED.