Job Description Summary

Department - Regional Wastewater Reclamation

Job Description

Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5306 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Maintenance Manager

Salary Grade: 15

Pay Range

Hiring Range: $68,931 - $82,721 Annually 

Pay Range: $68,931 - $96,512 Annually 

Range Explanation:

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department is seeking an experienced Wastewater Treatment Plant Maintenance Manager with a focus on industrial and infrastructure mechanical and operational knowledge. The ideal candidate will bring experience in maintenance, repair, diagnostics, troubleshooting, preventative maintenance, and technical systems knowledge, particularly within the wastewater or utility sectors. A strong background in supervision, budget preparation, forecasting, and security systems in an industrial facility, with an emphasis on safety and efficiency, is essential. This field position requires the ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions and handle physically demanding tasks. The Wastewater Treatment Plant Maintenance Manager plans, schedules, and supervises all recurring, preventive, emergency, and corrective maintenance and repair of mechanical, hydraulic equipment, heating and cooling systems, grounds, infrastructure, and facility maintenance activities at a wastewater treatment facility. This position supervises staff and coordinates maintenance and repair activities with staff, contractors, and vendors. If you have the experience and drive to lead crews in a team-oriented position, we encourage you to apply.

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s needs and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Plans, schedules, and manages maintenance of a wide variety of specialized mechanical, electrical, heating, and cooling equipment, infrastructure, buildings, structures, and grounds;

• Inspects plant(s) frequently to ensure proper maintenance;

• Formulates, establishes, and directs long-range maintenance programs;

• Coordinates maintenance/repair actions with wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) operations, power production, maintenance, SCADA, and Process Optimization staff to avoid or minimize disruption of equipment and systems operations and maintenance;

• Supervises, assigns work to, and instructs assigned personnel;

• Supervises installation and testing of new or rebuilt equipment;

• Assists with scope of work and serves as project manager for the repair and maintenance of specialized mechanical, electrical, heating, and cooling equipment, infrastructure, buildings, structures, and grounds; 

• Evaluates and recommends changes to maintenance, repair, modification, and construction contract provisions for compatibility with WWTP processes and practices;

• Supervises development and maintenance of current routing and emergency repair, and maintenance operating instructions;

• Supervises maintenance of equipment, systems, and facility operating and maintenance logs, work orders, service requests, and related documentation;

• Develops, forecasts, and submits section budget requests and recommendations for future fiscal year budgets to management;

• Coordinates with department personnel on asset disposition processes and prepares required documentation for asset removal.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in mechanical, industrial, civil, manufacturing, engineering/technology, or construction management AND two years of experience in the construction, operations or maintenance of industrial, manufacturing, mining utilities such as power generation, water filtration/treatment or wastewater treatment/collection systems INCLUDING one year in a supervisory capacity.

(Supervisory experience may be concurrent.)

(Relevant experience and/or education from an accredited college or university may be