Civil - Environmental, Civil - Water / Wastewater, Civil Engineering
Required Education:
2 Year Degree
WSSC Water, one of the nation’s largest water and resource recovery utilities in the nation, seeks Water Treatment Plant Superintendents to lead our water filtration plants (WFP). The Potomac WFP, which treats water from the Potomac River in Potomac, Maryland, produces approximately 70% of our drinking water. The Patuxent WFP treats water from the Patuxent River in Laurel, Maryland and produces nearly 30% of our drinking water. The Water Treatment Plant Superintendents are responsible for planning, directing and managing the overall operation of a plant and remote facilities and ensuring compliance with all government regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
Responsible and legally accountability for the effective operation, maintenance and management of all aspects of a major water treatment plant and its remote facilities
Initiates and participates in long-range planning, engineering, testing, acceptance, and transition to routine operation and maintenance of capital improvement projects for existing and future treatment plants and remote facilities
Confers with supervisors and staff, analyzes, evaluates and makes determinations concerning plant operations and maintenance
Reviews plant operating data to make operational and maintenance decisions which require immediate action
Approves design and makes equipment/process modifications
Performs operational review of plans and specifications for new plants, expansions and process modifications
Develops and/or approves chemical, material and service contract specifications
Supervises employees including selecting or recommending selection, training, assigning and evaluating work, counseling, disciplining, and/or termination or recommending termination
Establishes and reviews standard plant operating procedures and manuals within the framework of WSSC Water policies and administration guidelines
AA degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or a related discipline
10+ years’ experience in a specific program area such as environmental, water and wastewater utility operations and/or maintenance
3+ years of management/supervisory experience
Comprehensive knowledge of contemporary concepts, principles, methods and practices in the field of civil, mechanical, electrical and process control engineering related to water plant and/or remote facility design, operations and maintenance
Thorough knowledge of the equipment, processes, materials, and operations and maintenance practices of a modern water treatment plant
Basic knowledge of budgeting and financial management
A valid driver’s license with no more than 4 points
WSSC is one of the nation's largest water and wastewater utilities in the nation. Headquartered in Laurel, Maryland, WSSC serves nearly 1.8 million commercial and residential customers in Prince George's and Montgomery counties.
