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Plant Operations Supervisor (Wastewater Operations & Engineering Liaison)

@ City of Richmond
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Richmond, Virginia, United States
$29-$55/hrOnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:Managing programs, Liaising with engineering, Coordinating operations
Requirements Summary:High school diploma or GED; 6 years water or wastewater experience; equivalent combination of training/experience; Virginia Level 1 Water/Wastewater Operator’s License.
Technical Tools Mentioned:Wastewater plant control software, Valves and pumps
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Job Description

About the Department

The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities – Wastewater Division is seeking a highly qualified, experienced and licensed Wastewater Utility plant to provides program oversight, operational coordination, performance monitoring, and regulatory support to ensure departmental programs are implemented efficiently, safely, and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and City policies

Position Duties

  • Managing and coordinating complex operational programs and initiatives for the Department of Public Utilities
  • Serving as a primary liaison between Wastewater Operations, Process Engineering, and Engineering Services
  • Align day-to-day operational needs with long-term process optimization and technical goals.
  • Ensure seamless communication and execution between engineering design, construction activities, and plant functionality.

The Utility Plant Supervisor position is a Broadband title salary ranging from Zone 1 to 5.  


Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • 6 years of water or wastewater experience
  • An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification
 

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Requires a Commonwealth of Virginia Level 1 Water or Wastewater Operator's License.
 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
TYPICAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.

Knowledge (some combination of the following):

  • Principles and practices of wastewater treatment operations
  • Operating principles of valves, pumps, and motors
  • Principles and methods of bacteriological and chemical wastewater analyses
  • Effects of wastewater treatment processes, and potential issues that may arise
  • Safety principles and practices
  • Applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations regarding wastewater treatment
  • Management / supervision principles, practices 
  • Computer software used in wastewater plant system controls and operations
  • Basic mathematics concepts
  • Chemicals and Material Safety Data Sheets.
  • Basic physics concepts and their applications in regards to plant operations
   

Skills (some combination of the following):

  • Understanding diagrams and blueprints
  • Reading and interpreting plans and specifications
  • Safely using various tools, light trucks, and power driven equipment
  • Budget management
  • Leadership
  • Operating heavy equipment (some positions)
  • Operating and maintaining assigned equipment 
  • Oral and written communication


Abilities (some combination of the following):

  • Prioritize, assign, supervise, and review the work of plant operators
  • Make important decisions

Other Qualifications

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment. 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk, push objects, pull objects, lift, use fingers and grasp objects. The working conditions may include exposure to noise, dust, grease, smoke, fumes, gases and potentially hazardous chemicals, working in or with wastewater. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be medium work, exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.


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