Water Treatment Plant Operator

CBRE Government & Defense Services•Annapolis, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position controls treatment plant machines and equipment to purify and clarify water. Coordinates all maintenance and repair work and outages in a manner that minimizes the disruption of potable water services. This position is located at the United States Naval Academy. Our mission is to provide highly responsive and quality facility support to the midshipmen, staff, faculty and sailors located in Annapolis at USNA and Naval Support Annapolis.

Requirements

Experience in similar plants and systems
Ability to communicate both orally and in writing

Responsibilities

Operates and controls electric motors, pumps, and valves to regulate flow of raw water into treating plants.
Dumps specified amounts of chemicals such as chlorine, ammonia, and lime into water, or adjust automatic devices that admit specified amounts of chemicals into tanks to disinfect, deodorize, and clarify water.
Mixes chemicals and allows impurities to settle to bottom of tank, turns valves to regulate water through filter beds to remove impurities, pumps purified water into water mains, monitors panel board and adjusts controls to regulator flow rates, loss of head pressure and water elevation and distribution of water.
Cleans tanks and filter beds, using backwashing, repairs and lubricates machines and equipment, using hand- and power tools, tests water samples to determine acidity, color, and impurities.
May operate portable water-purification plants to supply drinking water and purify wastewater from plant preparatory to pump water into rivers and streams or city mains.
Performs other duties as assigned.