Manager - Treatment Operations

Posting number: 2026-00159

Department: TREATMENT OPS

Job classification: Manager - Treatment Operations

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Water Treatment, Management, Water Agency, Wastewater, Maintenance

Summary

Examples of duties

JOB SUMMARY

The Manager - Treatment Operations is responsible for the operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment facilities, odor control, and recycled water systems. Responsibilities include staffing; budget management; initiating, reviewing, and coordinating capital improvement projects; monitoring and reporting on performance and efficiency measures; and ensuring regulatory compliance.

 ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Supervises, selects, develops, trains, determines compensation, and evaluates personnel. Forecasts, allocates, and monitors the human, physical and financial resources for the assigned area.
• Develops and executes operations and maintenance budgets. Meets financial objectives by forecasting requirements; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; and initiating corrective actions.
• Evaluates, develops, recommends, and implements division policies and procedures.  
• Promotes and enforces safe working practices and coordinates training needs for staff.
• Inspects and oversees facilities to ensure safe, efficient operations. Identifies operational deficiencies and recommends solutions. Coordinates operations, maintenance activities, and emergency response with other groups and support staff.
• Evaluates complex data to assess, verify and prepare various regulatory, technical, and managerial reports. Performs regulatory liaison activities; reviews and disseminates operational data for master planning, design, and maintenance purposes, and ensures resources are distributed efficiently.
• Develops and participates in conceptual planning efforts and coordinates with engineering staff and consultants to evaluate, research and recommend new processes and equipment.
• Reviews designs, construction documents, submittals, and provides comments on ease of operations and process.
• Develops, monitors, and analyzes metrics to improve the department’s overall efficiency.
• Develops and manages purchasing contracts, ensuring contractual obligations are met.  Authorizes purchases in accordance with SAWS procurement policies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

 DECISION MAKING

• The Manager - Treatment Operations receives limited supervision.
• Acts on behalf of the Department Director when he/she is unavailable.

 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or related field from an institution accredited by a recognized accrediting agency and six (6) years’ of progressively responsible experience in wastewater.
• Including three years of experience in a management or supervisory capacity.
• TCEQ Class “A” Wastewater Operator license.
• Valid Class “C” Texas Driver’s License.
  OR 
• High School Diploma or a G.E.D. and Ten (10) years’ of progressively responsible experience in wastewater
• Including three years’ of experience in a management or supervisory capacity.
• TCEQ Class “A” Wastewater Operator license.
• Valid Class “C” Texas Driver’s License.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in monitoring wastewater facilities using a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system, with skill in running and analyzing trends to resolve issues.
• Registered Environmental Manager.

 JOB DIMENSIONS

• Demonstrated expert-level skills in wastewater treatment operations, regulatory requirements, and effective management.
• Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of plant engineering standards and constructions practices.
• Demonstrated organizational and public relations skills.
• Ability to interface with Maintenance, Engineering, Resource Protection & Compliance, Environmental Laboratory, Purchasing, Accounting, and other departments and to establish and maintain effective and cooperative professional working relationships to meet business objectives.
• Ability to make sound decisions in complex situations.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work hours other than the regular daytime schedule such as shift work, on call, or emergency response situations.
• Proficient in the use and application of comp