Water Treatment Plant Facility Manager

Salt Lake City Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 91,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays

HSA

Job summary

Salt Lake City Corporation seeks a Water Treatment Plant Facility Manager in Salt Lake City, UT. The role oversees operations, maintenance, and facilities at the Water Treatment Plant, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and city standards.

The position is full-time, 40 scheduled hours per week and requires 24-hour emergency call back. Managerial duties include budgeting, project coordination, and safety oversight across the plant.

Qualifications

• Two (2) years College or University credit in environmental technologies, water management, hydraulics, microbiology, engineering, chemistry, or related water treatment field.
• Four (4) years related work in water production; substitution allowed with experience.
• Demonstrated ability to operate SCADA and plant process control systems.
• Mechanical aptitude and skills in maintenance of heavy equipment and tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage operations, facilities, and maintenance at the Water Treatment Plant.
• Oversee day-to-day operations; schedule personnel and ensure water quality per regs.
• Maintain plant equipment, buildings, and grounds; supervise safety and training.

Skills

SCADA experience

Mechanical aptitude

Heavy equipment maintenance

Driver's license

Education

College credits in environmental technologies / water management

Tools

SCADA

Power tools

Job description

Position Overview

Position Title: Water Treatment Plant Facility Manager

Salary: $90,986.40–$106,150.80

Contract Type: Full-time

Scheduled Hours: 40

Work Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Job Description

Reporting to the Water Treatment Systems Manager, incumbent manages operations, facilities, and related maintenance duties at the Water Treatment Plant (WTP). This job assignment is key to providing the public with culinary drinking water that meets and exceeds all Federal, State, and City departmental standards. Responsible to manage the maintenance and repairs of all treatment plant equipment and related buildings and structures.

The Facility and Operations Manager is subject to 24-hour emergency call back. This is a managerial position.

Under the direction of the Water Treatment Systems Manager, the Facility and Operations Manager oversees the day-to-day operations of the Water Treatment Plant (WTP). Responsibilities include scheduling of personnel, ensuring water quality meets state and federal regulations, supervising routine maintenance, repairs of equipment, machinery, buildings and ground, maintaining a respectful culturally diverse workforce, encouraging teamwork, coordinating plant upgrades and projects, working closely with the Department Engineering Division, Water Quality, Treatment and Process Engineer, SCADA and telemetry personnel, other City Divisions, reviewing plant operations, monitoring test results for compliance, directing plant implementation of safety requirements, overseeing facilities operations, evaluating plant SOIs annually, resolving plant issues, providing technical assistance to operators, supporting Water Quality and SCADA personnel, assisting with the budget for capital improvements and operations, recommending annual budgets, reviewing and approving major purchases, maintaining annual budget within guidelines, resolving employee disputes, assisting with major plant design modifications, conducting training sessions for operators, conducting public tours, managing maintenance and repairs to plant equipment, flow control facilities, system sites, maintaining equipment records in the Maintenance Management System (MMS), conducting weekly safety and monthly technical training, ensuring workplace safety and PPE, maintaining plant Standard Operating Instructions (SOI’s), handling emergency situations, reducing or stopping plant production if quality standards are not met, troubleshooting failures, documenting conditions, compiling monthly reports of plant operations, chemical usage, laboratory data, and required information for state and local agencies, and maintaining open communications with Departmental divisions and other water treatment facilities.

The Facility and Operations Manager at Parleys Water Treatment (ONLY) will be responsible for the regularly scheduled maintenance of the Little Dell and Mountain Dell reservoirs. This will also include the diversion structure, DOCS building, pipelines, and Little Dell Recreational Area.

Typical Duties

Lights heavy lifting (light to moderate, sometimes awkward weights), occasional heavy lifting (50 pounds or more), exposure to hazardous chemicals, odors, dust, noise, and confined space. Variable temperatures and environmental conditions may be considered unfavorable or disagreeable. Moderate stress due to costly error, emergency situations, human behavior, and added demands. Some evening, night, and weekend work is required with minimal notice, to respond to emergency calls. On-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The above statements describe the general nature and level of work. They are not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required. All requirements are subject to possible modification to accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Two (2) years College or University credit in environmental technologies, water management, hydraulics, microbiology, engineering, chemistry, or related water treatment field.
• Four (4) years related work in water production. Work experience and education may be substituted on a year to year basis. However, current experience in plant operations and water production is required.
• Demonstrated ability to operate and understand computerized plant process control systems (SCADA).
• Mechanical aptitude and skills in the use and maintenance of heavy equipment, power tools, and hand tools.
• Ability to perform heavy physical labor at times.
• Grade 4 Utah Water Systems Operator (Unrestricted) Certification.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license or driving privilege card is required.

Working Conditions

Routinely lift light to moderate, sometimes awkward weights. Occasional requirement for heavy lifting (50 pounds or more). Exposure to hazardous chemicals, odors, dust, noise, and confined space. Variable temperatures and environmental conditions, which may be considered unfavorable or disagreeable. Moderate stress as a result of a costly error, emergency situations, human behavior, and the added demands of the position. Some evening, night and weekend work is required with minimal notice, to respond to emergency calls. On-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required of personnel so classified. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Benefits

• Health & Wellness Medical insurance
• Dental, vision, life insurance
• HSA (with $1,000–$2,000 City contribution)
• Wellness clinic for employees & families
• Robust Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Financial Perks
• Tuition reimbursement (up to $4,000/year)
• Retirement contributions (pension and/or 401(k))
• Discounted pet insurance, legal services, and more

• 12 vacation days to start
• 12 paid holidays + 1 personal holiday
• Up to 80 hours personal leave annually
• 6 - 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Bonus leave credit for eligible rehires & public sector transfers

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Eligibility and Inclusion

The City is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Salt Lake City will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Human Resources at 801-535-7900. Salt Lake City is proud to be a partner of the Utah Patriot Program, providing employment opportunities for Veterans, Military and spouses. We are also a proud National Service Partner.