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Woodard & Curran · 2 months ago

Assistant Area Manager - Wastewater and Water Treatment

Florida

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$87K/yr - $150K/yr

12+ years exp

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm focused on clean water and environmental solutions. They are seeking an Assistant Area Manager to oversee water and wastewater treatment projects, ensuring compliance and satisfaction for clients and regulatory agencies.

Environmental Consulting

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Involvement in project proposals or plans to determine time frames, funding sources and limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, resource allocations and environmental impacts

Assist Business Development in the pursuit of new projects through networking, leads and involvement in a variety of municipal and industry related associations

Participation in the recruitment of staff for facility positions while effectively mentoring and managing their professional growth, development opportunities, and compensation

Directing and coordinating of activities of project personnel to ensure project responsibilities are met and assigned tasks progress on schedule, within prescribed budget and within compliance guidelines. Candidate will also review and/or prepare acceptable communications status reports that delineate to the Client and regulatory agencies the progress of schedules and/or budgets

Working with project and support personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems effectively and efficiently

Serve as primary point of contact with the external Client, regulatory agencies and internal company support personnel and departments. This will require effective communication through written reports and public speaking engagements

Travel to assigned projects for effective management and support of the project, project personnel, emergency response and recovery efforts and client communications at the direction of the Area Manager and Southeast Region Operations Leader

Comply with all company Health and Safety procedures and policies and assist with the execution and completion of any outstanding safety audits

You will be responsible for ensuring the overall health and safety of all assigned employees by coordinating with the Plant Managers and Woodard & Curran’s Health & Safety Manager, creating a safe workplace environment as well as an emergency procedures program

You will need to demonstrate an ability to proactively control project costs and provide insight to solutions for troubled financial situations

You will also ensure that the company’s image as a leader in the industry is protected and presented at all levels at the facility, including on-site personnel, facility grounds, and company-owned or leased vehicles and other assets within our contracted responsibility

Comfort with public relations/public speaking is important in this role

You will be responsible for direct supervision of Plant Manager(s) and in this role, you will originate actions and influence events as they pertain to those managers or others under your supervision

You will be called on to set appropriate examples regarding work ethic, motivation, and health and safety, technical, and managerial skills and conduct regular reviews for those managers that report to you; these reviews will include providing forward feedback, establishing goals and performance standards, and will provide opportunities to coach and develop the subordinate Manager

Qualification

Water TreatmentWastewater TreatmentProject ManagementSCADA OperationsAsset ManagementCompliance ManagementHuman ResourcesPublic SpeakingTechnical AdviceMentoring

Required

High School Graduate or Equivalent, or technical/vocational school background, a bachelor's degree is a plus

Minimum twelve (12) years in wastewater and water distribution/treatment or mechanical field(s) is required

Must live in the Southern Florida region with the ability to reach plant locations by car

Preferred

Previous management experience is preferred

Candidate will have previous training in, or continue training in, general management, asset management and compliance management programs, human resources, new technology, financial management, and SCADA operations via continuing education opportunities

Benefits

401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: The company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed

Observed holidays: Choose up to 9 holidays to observe annually

Vacation: Accrued based on years of experience and calculated on hours worked

Sick time: Paid sick time for non-work related illness or injury.

Parental leave: Up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding

Disability: Paid short and long term disability

Health: Medical plan options; plus dental and vision plans.

Life: Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employees and families is available through Sun Life.

Wellbeing: DarioMind assistance program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing resources.