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About the Role

This role provides day-to-day oversight of department staff and shift operations, troubleshoots equipment problems, and generates work orders. The incumbent will provide operational, commercial, and personnel leadership to maintain efficient and cost-effective facility operations while ensuring compliance with all environmental, health, and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day oversight of department staff and shift operations.
• Troubleshoot equipment problems and generate work orders.
• Provide operational, commercial, and personnel leadership to shift operating teams.
• Maintain efficient and cost-effective facility operations.
• Ensure compliance with all Corporate and Regulatory environmental, health, and safety rules and requirements.
• Supervise Plant Operators and direct their daily duties.
• Coordinate with other plant departments, Engineering, and contractors for projects.
• Lead and guide shift crews to monitor plant operations and incoming data.
• Stand watch on an assigned Operation station during emergencies or staffing issues.
• Review operations station worksheets for anomalies and errors.
• Check worksheets before data entry into Hach Wims.
• Assist operations staff with troubleshooting operational issues.
• Perform visual observations of process areas to ensure compliance and safety measures.
• Process laboratory data to make process control change suggestions.
• Calculate MCRT, SVI, Detention Time, Hydraulic Loading, and other process control measures.
• Maintain a logbook for plant operations during assigned shift.
• Manage, evaluate, schedule, and develop O&M staff, ensuring adequate staffing.
• Coordinate alternate staff in the event of absences.
• Provide leadership and direction in response to alarms and abnormal conditions.
• Lead emergency response actions.
• Evaluate the operation, maintenance, and performance of wastewater treatment facilities, processes, systems, and equipment.
• Supervise the implementation of system improvements, including analyzing and optimizing existing system designs.
• Oversee performance testing and troubleshooting of complex operational, equipment, and instrumentation problems.
• Review designs and constructed facilities, making recommendations for operational improvements.
• Oversee construction management personnel during facilities upgrades and startup.
• Supervise the work of operational services and treatment plant construction personnel during startup and initial operation.
• Participate in the development and compliance of operating policies.
• Complete reports documenting plant status, equipment, operating data, and operational events.
• Collect data on unplanned outages and make recommendations to minimize future occurrences.
• Serve as the real-time shift interface with the Commercial Group.
• Perform Issuer and Verifier functions utilizing Lock Out/Tag Out systems.
• Manage Department contract deliverables and scheduling.
• Order materials and supplies.
• Ensure all equipment and processes are well maintained and functioning properly.
• Ensure workstations and treatment plant facilities are clean and safe.
• Maintain proper operational documents and records.
• Assure work is performed in a safe and professional manner.
• Operate equipment and processes manually and through instrument control panels.
• Work assigned shifts, including weekends and holidays, and respond to emergencies.
• Operate company and client-owned vehicles.
• Carry out other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must possess and maintain a NYS 3A wastewater certification.
• Ability to be delegated as Operator in charge.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• 5+ years of experience working in a plant operations position.
• Experience with maintenance systems is preferred.
• Experience with project contract administration in the water/wastewater utilities industry is preferred.
• Strong process control knowledge is a must.
• Excellent reading, math, writing, scientific, and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational, scheduling, and prioritizing skills and abilities.
• Ability to read and interpret data from maps, engineering drawings, blueprints, gauges and graphs.
• Ability to understand/execute written and oral instructions.
• Ability to read/understand complex technical instructions.
• Ability to read, interpret, and record data from meters, gauges, panels, and computer consoles.
• Ability to interpret service manuals and drawings.
• Ability to write SOPs.
• Excellent troubleshooting/problem solving skills.
• Proficient in Windows, MS Office Suite, Google Workspace, OPS, EAM & CMMS, and other computer-based systems.
• Working knowledge of computerized PLC/SCADA systems, DCS control systems, computerized operating data acquisition and historical trending systems.
• Working knowledge and skills of equipment specific to departmental needs and requirements.
• Knowledge of and ability to perform standard laboratory sampling, testing, and documenting.
• Knowledge of normal and abnormal process and equipment conditions and capable of taking appropriate, safe actions.
• Ability to operate complex controls, processes, and equipment.
• Knowledge of wastewater treatment plant equipment and processes.
• Knowledge of wastewater treatment plant regulations, requirements & reporting.
• Knowledge of proper Environmental, Health and Safety policies, procedures, and requirements.
• Must be capable of being assigned in responsible charge of the facility.
• Must have the ability to react to unplanned events.
• Must have the ability to maintain effective working relations with management, supervisors, and staff.
• Must have the ability to make decisions with no supervision.
• Proven ability to successfully manage time and prioritize work.
• Must be able to communicate well with individuals at all skill, knowledge, and experience levels.
• Must be able to lead by example, lead, train and mentor all staff and team support personnel.
• Must have the ability to lead the department/team effectively in all situations under any conditions.
• Must be able to work closely with local contractors and vendors.
• Must be able to work as a team in a teamwork-oriented environment.
• Must be safety conscious and able to work independently with no supervision.
• Valid NYS Driver’s license and the ability to meet risk management guidelines.
• Possess a valid NY State Grade 3A Wastewater Treatment License.
• 4A license desired.
• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hand to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl or smell.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this include close vision and distance vision.

Skills

• Process control
• Reading comprehension
• Mathematical skills
• Writing skills
• Scientific skills
• Verbal communication
• Organizational skills
• Scheduling
• Prioritization
• Data interpretation
• Blueprint interpretation
• Gauge interpretation
• Graph interpretation
• Instruction following
• Technical instruction comprehension
• Meter reading
• Gauge reading
• Panel reading
• Computer console reading
• Service manual interpretation
• Drawing interpretation
• SOP writing
• Troubleshooting
• Problem-solving
• Corrective action implementation
• Windows proficiency
• MS Office Suite proficiency
• Google Workspace proficiency
• OPS proficiency
• EAM proficiency
• CMMS proficiency
• Computer-based systems proficiency
• PLC/SCADA systems knowledge
• DCS control systems knowledge
• Operating data acquisition knowledge
• Historical trending systems knowledge
• Equipment operation
• Laboratory sampling
• Laboratory testing
• Record keeping
• Report maintenance
• Wastewater treatment plant equipment operation
• Wastewater treatment plant processes
• Wastewater treatment plant regulations
• Environmental policy adherence
• Health policy adherence
• Safety policy adherence
• Emergency response
• Time management
• Work prioritization
• Interpersonal communication
• Leadership
• Training
• Mentoring
• Team leadership
• Contractor collaboration
• Vendor collaboration
• Teamwork
• Safety consciousness
• Independent work
• Vehicle operation

Location

• North America

Work Type

• Full-time
• Standard

Experience Level

• 5+ years of experience working in a plant operations position

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Environmental Science, Engineering, Biology/Laboratory, or related fields preferred.

Salary/Compensations

• $100000 to $105000 per year

Benefits

• Paid time off policies
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Savings accounts
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid volunteering
• Employer sponsored 401(k) plan

About the Company

• Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years.
• It is the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider.
• It is a hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader.
• Offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services.
• Services include water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery.
• Helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America.
• Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

Equal Opportunity

• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.