Area Manager
For over 50 years, Texas Water Utilities has been a trusted provider of water and wastewater utility services. Today, we serve over 143,000 customers in 207 Texas communities. Our service area reaches throughout the state of Texas from Mitchell County in central Texas to Matagorda on the Gulf Shores. It all starts with our people – proud members of their communities, dedicated to delivering safe, reliable, and cost-effective water utility services.
Overview
Join our team at Texas Water Utilities, a leading water utility dedicated to providing excellent service to our community. The Area Manager performs management functions for field operations to ensure efficient and effective use of equipment, materials and staffing.
What We Offer
- Paid Time Off: Starting at 3 weeks annually in addition to company-paid holidays
- Health Benefits: The first day of the month after your start, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well.
- 401(k) Program with Employer Match: Employer contribution made to the 401(k) plan are vested at 100% and start 30 days after your start.
- Grow with us: Professional development opportunities through training, professional certifications, and education allowance
- Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include company provided life insurance and an Employee Assistance Program just to name a few.
What You'll Do
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions Statement(s)
• Coordinates communications between Director, engineers, customers, and supervisors.
• Initiates problem solving where necessary in the operation of facilities and resolution of customer inquiries.
• Provides supervision for Supervisors; establishes priorities, checks work in progress and completed work; provides field training, as necessary.
• Administers specific personnel actions, including hiring, terminations, performance reviews, merit increases and employee warnings.
• Reviews sewer treatment plant, surface water treatment plant and water well reports for accuracy and completeness
• Performs on-site inspection of facilities to ensure that facilities are operated and maintained satisfactorily and that all permit requirements and/or regulatory agency requirements are met.
What You'll Bring
Education: Requires advanced vocational skills and knowledge of water and wastewater operations and management which might be acquired by obtaining Class "A" or "B" certification in Water and Wastewater Operation.
Experience: Five to ten years directly related experience in water and wastewater treatment/operations, including at least three years in a managerial role.
TCEQ License: Class A or B Certification issued by the TCEQ.
Computer Skills: Experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and Mobile Data Terminals (MDT) such as SAP for work order management and scheduling, time card management, inventory management, and procurement activities is desirable. Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Windows Explorer is required; Experience using GIS map viewer software is desirable. Experience using field data collection devices such as GPS, valve operating data, etc. is desirable.
Work Environment
Field Based Role
We are a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any characteristic or condition protected by Federal, state, or local law.
We are an E-Verify participating employer.
Nearest Major Market: Houston
