Senior Utilities Leader — Water & Wastewater Systems

City of Buda, TX; Buda (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Buda, TX seeks an Assistant Public Works Director - Utilities to provide executive leadership for the City’s water and wastewater utilities. The role plans, directs, and evaluates water-supply planning, water distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, reclaimed-water, lift-station, utility maintenance, regulatory compliance, asset-management, and related capital-improvement activities.

The position develops employees, manages operating and capital resources, coordinates

Responsibilities

• Evaluates water supply, wastewater capacity and infrastructure needs and participates in master planning and regional planning.
• Prepares and administers utility operating and capital budgets, monitors revenues and expenditures.
• Directs operation and maintenance of potable water distribution, wastewater collection and treatment.
• Plans, supervises, and evaluates utility staff and contractors to ensure safe, effective work.
• Develops operating procedures, performance measures, and service standards for utility functions.
• Monitors compliance with federal/state/local requirements including drinking-water rules and permits.
• Oversees sampling, testing, recordkeeping, inspections, audits and corrective actions for water and wastewater programs.
• Develops preventive maintenance and asset-management programs for plants, pumps, pipelines, meters and equipment.
• Reviews data to identify trends and improve system performance.
• Plans and coordinates utility capital improvement projects with scopes, schedules and cost estimates.

Job description

The City of Buda, TX seeks an Assistant Public Works Director - Utilities to provide executive leadership for the City’s water and wastewater utilities. The role plans, directs, and evaluates water-supply planning, water distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, reclaimed-water, lift-station, utility maintenance, regulatory compliance, asset-management, and related capital-improvement activities.

The position develops employees, manages operating and capital resources, coordinates