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Utility Operations Manager

City of Grand Prairie
City of Grand Prairie Salary
Grand Prairie, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 7/24/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/1/2026




Grand Prairie is seeking an innovative, progressive, and self-motivated leader with a collaborative management style who will engage employees through teamwork and motivation. The preferred candidate will also have at least five years of increasingly responsible experience in utility administration and in a managerial or executive leadership position — including financial management, strategic planning, infrastructure, and/or water quality operations, ideally for a municipal entity.


The purpose of this position is to oversee the operations, constructions, and maintenance of the water production, water distribution, and wastewater collection system infrastructures. This is accomplished by reviewing and approving all resources and methodologies employed by the divisions; administering water and wastewater capital project budgets; and supervising personnel. Other duties include coordinating daily with all division actions related to assisting all internal and external customers; compiling fiscal plans for the coming year; coordinating fiscal plan review meetings; and interacting with other City employees and citizens.

  • Oversees daily the water utility system maintenance by reviewing and approving all resources and methodologies employed by the divisions; and ensuring that the utility operates effectively and at optimum levels.

  • Administers water and wastewater capital project budgets by ensuring adequate funds are available to offset all cost and charges related to the operation, maintenance, and construction of the water/wastewater systems, tracking and authorizing payments for the construction and or replacement of water utility system infrastructures.

  • Supervises personnel by observing and monitoring work tasks; providing feedback to employees; evaluating work performance; assisting employees to correct deficiencies; implementing disciplinary and termination procedures when necessary; selecting and hiring new employees and coordinating training for department personnel.

  • Administers customer related services by coordinating daily with all division actions related to assisting all internal and external customers such as inter-city departments, consultants, private utilities, and individual customers.

  • Performs budget preparation by compiling fiscal plans for the coming year; and coordinating fiscal plan review meetings with subordinate staff, immediate supervisor, and all other staff as required to formalize the Annual Operating

  • All other duties as assigned by a supervisor/manager within your department/division.

  • Regular and consistent attendance and punctuality for the assigned work hours is essential.



Any combination equivalent to experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills, andabilities may qualify. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be:

  • Education: Work requires knowledge of a specific vocational, administrative, or technical nature which may be obtained with a two-year associate degree, diploma or equivalent from a college, technical, business, vocational, or correspondence school.
  • Experience: Over 5 years of related experience. 
  • Licenses: Valid Driver's License required. 
  • Certifications Required: Valid Texas Class C Driver's License, TCEQ Class B Water or Class B Distribution License, TCEQ Class B or Class III Wastewater License.


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