Operations Field Manager - Technical Services - Western Municipal Water District : Job Details

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Operations Field Manager - Technical Services

$143,289.00 - $213,253.00 Annually

Location

Full Time

Job Number

25-24

Operations

Opening Date

06/12/2025

Closing Date

7/18/2025 at 5:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada); Tijuana

At Western Municipal Water District ( Western Water ), we're seeking an experienced Operations Field Manager for Technical Services, focusing on developing and implementing energy management and optimization programs in water and wastewater systems, including systems integration, performance metrics, and tracking systems. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, and capable of supporting various team needs while managing shifting priorities and daily tasks.

If you're a team player with strong technical skills in energy management, project management experience, and excellent interpersonal skills, and you're looking for a challenging opportunity to enhance Western Water's technical services management, this is your chance to join a leading agency and contribute to a larger mission.

About Western Water

• Western Water is one of the largest public agencies in Riverside County, serving nearly one million residents with water and sewer services.
• We consider ourselves more of a business than a bureaucracy.
• We view our customers as essential partners in ensuring long-term water security.
• Our team is committed to being a leader in water and sewer services, maintaining high stakeholder trust.

Western Water was awarded the Top Workplace Award for 2023, recognizing our positive work environment, culture, leadership, and commitment to employee well-being.

Values include:

• Service Excellence
• Efficiency
• Water Supply Reliability
• Fiscal Responsibility and Value
• Public Trust, Accountability, and Transparency
• Environmental Stewardship
• Employee Empowerment
• Innovation

We are dedicated to delivering potable, recycled, and wastewater services, emphasizing transparency, innovation, and environmental responsibility.

The Team

The Technical Services team will lead project management for new facility start-up, develop SOPs and O&M manuals, and coordinate with other departments to troubleshoot technical issues like water quality and environmental compliance.

The Position

Under general supervision, the Operations Field Manager provides field and office operations support, requiring water/wastewater industry knowledge, troubleshooting skills, and the ability to develop solutions. The role is collaborative, self-starting, and capable of producing plans, reports, and documents.

Ideal Candidate

The candidate has a proven track record managing projects in a complex utility environment, with strong emotional intelligence, communication skills, and stakeholder relationship-building abilities. They will serve as a trusted technical advisor and department ambassador, engaging directly with staff and customers.

Personal Competencies

• Proactive relationship-builder
• Approachable, respectful, and judgmental
• Collaborative, facilitative, and leadership-oriented
• High initiative and work ethic

This advanced classification involves independent work on energy management and optimization projects, troubleshooting, and support, with decision-making authority and minimal supervision. Reports to the Director of Systems Operations and may lead staff.

Additional Requirements

Overtime, weekend, evening, and holiday work may be required, along with disaster response duties.

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