Water Operations Manager

Under administrative direction, plans, organizes, and directs the operation and control of the potable and recycled water production and distribution system for the District; researches and prepares a variety of studies and reports regarding the District’s short and long-term Water Operations, production, treatment, storage, energy savings, SCADA, and operational plans. Essential duties include:

• Plans, organizes, controls, integrates and evaluates the work of assigned staff; with staff, develops, implements and monitors work plans to achieve goals and objectives; contributes to the development of and monitors performance against the annual department budget; supervises and participates in developing, implementing and evaluating plans, work processes, systems and procedures to achieve annual goals, objectives and work standards while maintain compliance with all withdrawal and operating permits.
• Plans, organizes, directs and evaluates the performance of assigned staff; establishes performance requirements and personal development targets; regularly monitors performance and provides coaching for performance improvement and development; recommends compensation and provides other rewards to recognize performance; subject to management concurrence, takes disciplinary action, up to and including termination, to address performance deficiencies, in accordance with District personnel rules, policies and labor contract provisions.
• Provides day-to-day leadership and works with staff to ensure a high performance, customer service-oriented work environment that supports achieving the department’s and the watershed department’s mission, strategic plan, objectives and values.
• Participates in the preparation of the division’s annual operating and capital outlay budget requests; monitors expenditures against goals and objectives; directs budgetary changes to meet changing conditions.
• Prepares special and recurring studies and reports; develops recommendations to improve the operation of the City’s water production, treatment, storage, transmission and distribution systems and facilities; coordinates division activities with other divisions, departments and agencies.
• Ensures compliance of unit work to pertinent codes, regulations and guidelines.
• Provides technical assistance to staff.
• Confers with and advises watershed management staff regarding water and recycled water production, treatment, storage, transmission and distribution needs and requirements.
• Reviews and coordinates with appropriate personnel the implementation of local, state and federal laws and regulations regarding water and recycled water production, treatment, storage, transmission and distribution.
• Participates in the analysis of trends such as population growth and the development of strategies to meet and serve expanding community needs.
• Researches and monitors technical developments in techniques, equipment, supplies and material used in the monitoring, energy efficiency, production, treatment, storage, transmission and distribution of potable and recycled water.
• Participates in the development and implementation of enhancements, modifications, upgrades and improvements to the distribution system’s Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA); plans, schedules and supervises the work of central control personnel.
• Ensures preparation of daily water production and weekly recycled water production reports, coordinates all water orders from watershed management; evaluates display screens to verify functionality and accuracy of telemetry signals, evaluate pump plants and set pump rotation sequence and set points.
• Implements watershed management goal of water supply source and energy efficient operation; ensures compliance with production restrictions specified by agreements; ensures adequate and appropriate quality water and recycled water is available and delivered; ensures maintenance and updating of district-wide operational plans; prepares daily and monthly reports and ensures compliance with appropriate uses of water and recycled water, report and monitor blending of different sources of water.
• Ensures the watershed management safety program and goals are implemented and carried out in the Water Operations Division; develops and proposes safety requirements to be carried out in the division.
• Reviews design plans and specifications for water and recycled water system facilities to ensure conformance with operations and maintenance needs.
• Performs related duties.