• Assume management and leadership responsibility for assigned Operations and Process Engineering staff, services and activities to ensure the 24-hour safe, compliant and efficient operations of all treatment, interplant, and outfall facilities for both routine and emergency situations;
• Monitor, evaluate, and report on the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures; 
• Lead OC San's management of the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS) agreement with the Orange County Water District (OCWD), providing specification water to OCWD and managing residuals processed while minimizing costs.
• Support the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) design process, utilizing appropriate staff and technical resources to integrate new CIP projects to the collections system and wastewater treatment plant processes;
• Optimize chemical dosing and resource consumption in achieving regulatory compliance and Board-supported service level criteria; and
• Implement acceptable risk and asset management principles into decision making processes.

• Providing leadership to ensure that staff fully understand and support Operations' role in achieving and maintaining a well-planned and scheduled maintenance program and a robust Asset Management Plan;
• Working with other divisions and departments to ensure that critical assets are in a ready state of operation;
• Ensuring that operational needs are well represented within the organization and supported by internal and external stakeholders;
• Developing and implementing a training program for Operations staff at both plant locations and managing both plants as one fully integrated team;
• Managing and participating in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies and procedures and service benchmarking efforts for assigned programs; 
• Actively participating in the development and design of CIP projects and ensuring that assets and CIP projects are commissioned and reliably integrated with existing plant processes;
• Interfacing with and delivering presentations to the Board of Directors and external stakeholders;
• Overseeing and participating in the development and administration of the Operations divisions' annual budgets, work plans, and strategic initiatives; 
• Participating in the forecasting of funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, supplies, and services, and monitoring and approving expenditures; 
• Establishing clear goals, objectives, and expectations with staff in alignment with OC San's Strategic Plan; 
• Training, coaching, developing, mentoring, succession planning, and monitoring staff performance; and
• Leading by example and holding staff accountable for program, policy, and procedural compliance while recognizing their achievements.

The successful candidate will possess:

• Bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education, with major coursework in wastewater treatment, business or public administration, engineering, or a related field.
• Eight (8) years of increasingly responsible work experience in wastewater treatment plant operations, including four (4) years of progressively more responsible experience as project or technical lead or supervisory experience.
• A valid Grade V California Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certificate. 
• A valid California Class C driver's license.

• Possession of DOT/PHMSA Operator Qualifications to operate and supervise natural gas pipelines.
• The ability to successfully lead and direct a multi-disciplinary team with various levels of knowledge, skills, and abilities in a highly regulated and rewarding environment.
• The ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. 
• The ability to build strong working relationships with fellow Managers, Executive Management Team, Board of Directors, the regulatory community, other sewerage agencies, consultants and service providers, non-governmental organizations and the public.