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W/WW Operations Manager
Apex Companies, LLC. Provide day-to-day leadership, technical guidance, and compliance-focused oversight for water and wastewater operations and maintenance services .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in water and wastewater treatment operations, including compliance, process controls, and technical guidance. Proven ability to lead and mentor staff while ensuring safety and regulatory adherence across multiple facilities.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Water Treatment OperationsWastewater Treatment OperationsRegulatory ComplianceOperator-In-Responsible-ChargeTechnical Direction
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Hard Skills
SamplingMaintenanceTroubleshootingProcess ControlsPump OperationElectrical TroubleshootingMechanical SystemsFacility MaintenanceDocumentationPerformance Management
Soft Skills
Strong Communication SkillsCoachingMentoringOrganizational SkillsCollaborative Work
Certifications & Qualifications
High-Level Water Operator CertificationHigh-Level Wastewater Operator CertificationProfessional Engineer License
Industry Keywords
DEP ReportingCompliance DocumentationField ObservationsOperational ReadingsSafety StandardsClient CoordinationProject DeliveryChange ManagementEmergency ResponseCircuit-Rider Services
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide day-to-day leadership, technical guidance, and compliance-focused oversight for water and wastewater operations and maintenance services
- Supervise, schedule, coach, and support operations and maintenance staff performing circuit-rider services at multiple client facilities
- Oversee staffing assignments, operator coverage, site visits, sampling, maintenance activities, and emergency response support
- Travel to and review water treatment plants, wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, lift stations, and related infrastructure
- Review treatment operations, maintenance activities, process controls, field observations, operating data, laboratory results, sampling results, maintenance logs, operator reports, and facility records
- Serve as or coordinate with the assigned operator-in-responsible-charge where required and properly licensed/certified
- Direct and review collection of water and wastewater samples, field measurements, operational readings, and compliance data
- Support regulatory reporting, permit compliance, and client communication
- Identify, troubleshoot, and help resolve operational, mechanical, process, maintenance, and compliance issues
- Recommend operational, maintenance, process-control, and compliance improvements
- Support project managers on projects requiring operations, maintenance, startup, commissioning, or compliance input
- Collaborate on proposal development, scope definition, project delivery, client meetings, change management, and account coordination
- Assist with startup and commissioning planning and activities for new or modified treatment facilities
- Train Apex staff and client personnel on treatment operations, maintenance, sampling, safety, documentation, and troubleshooting
- Monitor field work for safety, regulatory, client, and standard operating procedure compliance
- Lead or support safety meetings, tailgate discussions, and field coaching
- Evaluate employee performance, identify training needs, counsel staff, and address job-skill deficiencies
- Mentor and develop operators, support certification progress, and improve technical and professional capabilities
- Maintain working relationships with operators, project managers, engineers, clients, subcontractors, laboratories, vendors, and regulatory representatives
- Provide technical consultation on treatment systems, process performance, maintenance needs, and compliance concerns
- Perform administrative duties involving supervision, scheduling, documentation, reporting, training, performance management, and project support
- Support operations and maintenance project delivery, client coordination, regulatory reporting, personnel coordination, subcontractor coordination, and maintenance planning
- Perform other duties as required
Requirements
What you’ll need- Prior experience supervising water or wastewater operators, field staff, maintenance staff, or circuit-rider teams preferred
- Strong working knowledge of water and/or wastewater treatment operations, including treatment processes, pump stations, lift stations, sampling, maintenance, troubleshooting, and regulatory compliance
- Current high-level water and/or wastewater operator certification with relevant subclasses preferred
- Professional Engineer license or other relevant technical credentials may also be considered depending on experience and role responsibilities
- Experience serving as an operator-in-responsible-charge, lead operator, chief operator, operations supervisor, compliance lead, or similar technical operations role preferred
- Ability to lead field staff and provide practical technical direction on treatment operations, process controls, sampling, maintenance, and compliance issues
- Ability to interpret permits, operating requirements, engineering plans, specifications, process data, laboratory results, maintenance logs, and regulatory correspondence
- Familiarity with DEP reporting, sampling requirements, compliance documentation, and regulatory expectations for water and wastewater systems
- Practical knowledge of water sampling, wastewater sampling, pump operation, pump repair, plumbing systems, electrical troubleshooting, controls, mechanical systems, and facility maintenance
- Ability to troubleshoot operational problems under pressure and recommend effective corrective actions
- Ability to recognize system deficiencies, maintenance needs, process issues, safety concerns, and potential compliance risks
- Strong communication skills for explaining technical issues to operators, project managers, engineers, clients, contractors, and regulatory stakeholders
- Ability to coach, mentor, and develop operations staff, including certified operators, non-certified operators, and employees working toward certification
- Strong organizational skills for managing schedules, documentation, reporting deadlines, staff assignments, client needs, and multiple facilities simultaneously
- Ability to work collaboratively with project managers and engineering staff while maintaining technical and compliance standards
- Comfort working on a variety of treatment technologies across multiple water and wastewater facilities
- Strong commitment to safety, regulatory compliance, client service, operational reliability, and practical problem-solving
- Ability to travel to client sites as needed
Benefits
Comp & perks- Company-subsidized medical and dental insurance
- Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
- 401(k) match
- Tuition assistance
- Cross-training and opportunities to work on a variety of environmental projects
- Performance-based bonuses and other incentives
- Opportunities for continued technical and professional development
- Opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals in the environmental industry
- Access to a national firm with 70+ locations across the United States
- $10,000 sign-on bonus, subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's sign-on bonus program
- Annual bonus opportunities