General Manager

Water Otter Job Board; Antioch (CA); On-site; USD 348,000 - 364,000; Full time

Job summary

Delta Diablo (District) in California seeks a General Manager to lead the Executive Team, report directly to the Board of Directors, and drive organizational excellence across multiple departments. The ideal candidate will use excellent critical thinking, judgment, and initiative to manage a broad range of responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.

The annual salary range for the General Manager is $347,887 - $364,453; placement within this range depends on qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• Excellent critical thinking, judgment, initiative, and situational decision-making abilities.
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills; transparency and credibility to support labor relations and employee engagement across diverse work groups.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment with multiple competing priorities.
• Experience coordinating with executive leadership and board-level stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the District's Executive Team, reporting to the Board of Directors.
• Drive organizational excellence and improvement across departments including Resource Recovery, Business Services, and Engineering Services.
• Collaborate with labor relations across bargaining units and enhance employee engagement and communication.

Job description

Job Description

As a California special district, Delta Diablo (District) provides wastewater conveyance and treatment services for over 218,000 customers in Antioch, Pittsburg, and Bay Point. The District’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), which processes an average of 14 million gallons per day (MGD) of wastewater, has been transformed into a “wastewater resource recovery facility” by producing an average of 7 MGD of recycled water via the Recycled Water Facility for use at two power plants and irrigation sites, generating onsite renewable electricity via biogas utilization that meets 50 percent of WWTP power demand, applying residual biosolids as fertilizer through land application at farm sites, and providing household hazardous waste collection and recycling services .

The General Manager leads the District’s Executive Team, which includes the Deputy General Manager, three department directors (Resource Recovery Services Director, Business Services Director, and Engineering Services Director), and the Office Manager/Secretary to the Board. This at-will position reports directly to the Board of Directors. The District is focused on ensuring this position directly addresses key strategic and operational focus areas to continue driving organizational excellence and improvement over time. The ideal candidate for the General Manager position will utilize excellent critical thinking skills, judgment, initiative, and situational decision-making abilities based on relevant work experience to effectively lead and manage a broad range of organizational responsibilities and initiatives. This position requires the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment with multiple competing priorities, while ensuring excellent collaboration, coordination, and communication with the Deputy General Manager, Executive Team members, and key stakeholders from diverse work groups across the District. The ideal candidate will leverage strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, transparency, and credibility to directly support the District’s efforts to strengthen labor relations with the three bargaining units and employee engagement, recognition, and communication.

The annual salary range for the General Manager is $347,887 - $364,453; placement within this range is dependent on qualifications and experience. Filing Deadline: November 8, 2026