Superintendent (HI)

California Water Service Group

85d • $81,100 - $150,600

About The Position

The 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 basis and acts 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.

Benefits

• Top Workplace in the Bay Area.
• Designated as a Great Place to Work®.
• Ranked 'Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Water Utilities in the West' by J.D. Power.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees