Network Operation Manager

Electrical Equipment & System Integration, Inc. (EESI); Bulacan; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Electrical Equipment & System Integration, Inc. (EESI) seeks a Network Operation Manager to oversee the day-to-day technical management of the water distribution network and pumping facilities, translating the roadmap into concrete field actions.

You will coordinate with process and treatment teams, monitor performance indicators, and organize the technical workforce to ensure stable, sustainable water supply and timely CAPEX execution.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in water/wastewater treatment.
• Experience in Municipal (MWSS / MWCI) or Industrial sector.

Responsibilities

• Ensure continuity of supply by organizing daily operations and 24-hour coverage.
• Manage high-risk events (turbidity, power failures, outages, leaks, customer incidents) to maintain service.
• Apply decisions on priorities: stabilization vs CAPEX prep.
• Monitor performance: track pressure, flows, interruptions, leak incidences; report to management.
• Assess organization and optimize staffing; define roles and responsibilities.
• Coordinate with process & treatment teams; organize workshops; split sessions with stakeholders.

Skills

Water treatment

Wastewater operations

Operations management

Job description

Role Purpose

The Network Operation Manager is responsible for the day-to-day technical management of the water distribution network and related pumping facilities, ensuring stable and sustainable water supply and the broader technical team defines and implements the short-term CAPEX plan and the 25-year master plan.

This role is the operational focal point on the distribution side: translating the high-level technical roadmap, and the O&M / Technical Service Agreement into concrete daily actions in the field.

Responsibilities

Network Operations & Service Continuity

• Ensure continuity of supply
  - Organize and supervise daily operations of the distribution network and pumping stations, with 24-hour coverage by operators.
  - Manage normal and high-risk situations (e.g., high turbidity events, power failures, equipment outages, pipe bursts incidents, customer complaint incidents) to maintain service as far as possible.
• Implement the technical roadmap
  - Apply decisions on priorities: immediate stabilization vs. preparation of CAPEX works.
• Monitor performance
  - Track key operational indicators (pressure, flows, interruptions, leak rates, response times to incidents).
  - Report regularly to management on network performance and emerging issues.

Team Organization & Workforce Management

• Assess existing organization
  - Review the current organization chart of technical group (engineering head, foremen, pump operators, leak detection staff, maintenance workers, regular vs. agency/subcontracted personnel).
  - Compare actual roles and responsibilities to the needs of operations.
  - Optimize staffing and roles
  - Propose whether the existing organization is sufficient, needs reinforcement, or can be streamlined.
  - Identify critical positions (e.g., leak detection, pumping operations, maintenance) and ensure clear responsibilities.
• Support HR decisions
  - Provide technical input on which staff to absorb based on performance and fit with standards.
  - Identify training needs and staff who can evolve into higher responsibility roles.

Coordination with Process & Treatment Teams

Split of technical focus

• Coordinate closely with:
  -Process and treatment engineers focusing on plant process and equipment.
  - Network/pumping specialists focusing on pumping stations and distribution.
  - Joint workshops & split sessions - When workshops with the water district and other stakeholders occur (e.g., meeting with the experienced general manager), organize and participate in split sessions:
  - One stream for treatment process and equipment.
  - One stream for pumping and networks (led or co-led by the Network Operation Manager).
  - Handling high turbidity and operational incidents - Integrate lessons from the water district (e.g., only the pulsator plant works adequately in high turbidity events) into network operations planning:
  Adjust network operation patterns during high-turbidity episodes.
  Coordinate with treatment colleagues on how plant constraints affect network operations.

Key Qualifications

• At least 3-5 years of experience in water/wastewater treatment.
• Experience in either the Municipal sector (MWSS, MWCI) or Industrial sector.