Job Details

Opens online at www.ebmud.com/jobs on Monday, March 20, 2023
Online applications must be received by 4:30 p.m., Friday, April 7, 2023
Internal Reference # 23-034

East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) has six treatment plants: three conventional (two with ozone), and three inline, ranging in size from 25 175 MGD. Assignments may include working at any treatment plant on any shift. Working on shift without immediate supervision requires independent judgment, initiative, and action within established operational parameters.

Senior Water Treatment Operators act as lead operators, and assignments include working as the operator in charge of a facility. Duties include:
Monitoring water quality and adjusting chemical feed rates with remote controls.
Monitoring pressure and flow data, routine field activities, and security.
Responding to alarms, equipment failures, security violations, and taking necessary actions to maintain a reliable water supply.
Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting computer-generated data and taking appropriate actions.
Operating a water treatment plant or reclamation facility and performing other routine treatment plant operator duties.
Coordinating and communicating operating changes, maintenance, shutdowns/outages, and operating statistics/conditions with EBMUD staff and other agencies.
Preparing daily and shift operating condition reports and compiling data.
Maintaining operations records, reports, and logs.
Collecting and analyzing samples using standard procedures and quality control methods; adjusting chemical feeders and other plant equipment.
Logging plant operations, test results, maintenance work performed, and unusual operating conditions; preparing reports as required.
Monitoring and operating the distribution system using the SCADA system as needed.
Sampling water at established times, performing standardized quality control tests, interpreting the results, and adjusting chemical feeders and other plant equipment accordingly.
Maintaining the plant, operating equipment, and facilities in a clean and orderly condition, including draining and hosing down filters, tanks, and basins, and flushing chemical metering pumps; depressurizing, de-energizing, isolating equipment, removing chemicals, and locking and tagging out equipment in preparation for maintenance crews.
Making limited repairs and adjustments to equipment commonly used in water treatment facilities; listening for unusual equipment or machinery sounds to determine if there are potential problems; taking corrective action such as shutting down equipment or machinery and barricading off an area as appropriate.

The monthly salary range starts at $10,283* per month, increasing to $10,797and $11,337 after 6 and 18 months, respectively.

*Please note: the salary ranges listed previously may change, due to an anticipated salary increase of 5.4% effective in late April 2023. Salary increase is subject to approval by the EBMUD Board of Directors.

EBMUD offers an excellent benefits program that includes: paid vacation, holidays and sick leave; family health insurance coverage; family dental and vision care plans; retirement plan (reciprocal with CalPERS); 401(k), 401(a) and 457(b) tax-deferred retirement plans; transit subsidy; tuition reimbursement; and opportunities for professional growth including training and career development.

Requirements:
1. A high school diploma or its equivalent.
2. 6 college semester units in water treatment or other specialized training accepted by the California Department of Drinking Water (CA SWRCB-DDW) toward the T3 certificate; and either:
a. 30 months of EBMUD experience in water treatment plant operations, at least 6 months of which was as a Water Treatment Operator; OR
b. 3 years of water treatment plant operations experience, at least 6 months of which were as a T3 certified operator at a T3 or higher facility.
* An Associate Arts Degree in water or waste water technology or distribution including at least 15 units of physical, chemical, or biological sciences may be substituted for one year of experience under either of the above qualifying patterns.
**A Bachelor's or Master's Degree and completion of a State recognized comprehensive operator training program may be substituted for one year of experience under either of the above qualifying patterns.
*** A Bachelor's or Master's Degree in chemistry, biology, microbiology, public health, civil, chemical, environmental, sanitary engineering or other closely related field may be substituted for two years of the required general water treatment operator experience under either of the above qualifying patterns.
3. A California T3 certificate issued by the CA SWRCB-DDW.
4. A valid California driver's license and satisfactory driving record.

Other requirements: Must be physically capable of sustained climbing, standing, and walking; lifting of heavy materials such as 50-lb chemical sacks or valve pit covers. Must be willing to work assigned shifts, weekends, and holidays as scheduled to staff continuous operations. Must be willing to work with and around hazardous materials, to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions, and to be clean shaven at all times as required to wear respiratory protective equipment.

Please note: EBMUD requires all employees to provide written proof of vaccination. Those employees with sincerely held religious beliefs or valid medical reasons, as determined by EBMUD, will be exempt from vaccination requirements. Contact EBMUD Human Resources for additional questions.

Submit a completed EBMUD application and the required supplemental question responses online at www.ebmud.com/jobs by 4:30 p.m., Friday, April 7, 2023. Only application materials submitted online during the filing period will be accepted.

EBMUD is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Disability
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