Woodard & Curran · 1 day ago
Lead Operator - Water/Wastewater
Groveland, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$32/hr - $36/hr
3+ years expWoodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm dedicated to clean water and a safe environment. The Lead Operator for Water/Wastewater will monitor and maintain the operations of multiple treatment facilities, ensuring compliance with all regulatory standards and leading operational staff.
Environmental Consulting
Responsibilities
Monitor water/wastewater treatment plant processes and equipment both manually and via SCADA automation, adjusting as necessary to control their operation
Perform water quality sampling, testing, and analysis to determine compliance with federal, state, and EPA standards
Operate, maintain, control, and perform routine repair of plant equipment, including preventive maintenance duties
Utilize software programs for maintenance work orders and maintain all necessary records
Perform general maintenance duties of plant and other assigned duties
Conduct daily operational checks at five drinking water facilities and two wastewater treatment facilities, ensuring compliance with safety, regulatory, and performance standards, while monitoring staff activities for adherence to protocols
Monitor and evaluate the operations of a large, complex water and wastewater treatment facility and its auxiliary systems; maintains plant log
Lead and train subordinate operational and maintenance staff assigned; advise and instruct on methods and techniques for improving efficiency of duties and operations
Reviews trends, records, and reports to maintain proper procedure and standards; collects and tabulates operational log data for regulatory agencies
Recognize deviations or irregularities in the plant operation and maintenance; adjust the treatment plant process and equipment in order to maintain the required quality standards of the federal, state, and county regulatory agencies
Sample, measure, and test plant values such as pH, chlorine residuals, temperature, solids concentration, levels, and others; make operational corrections and adjustments; collect required samples for on and offsite analysis
Collaborate with maintenance staff on specific projects; adjust or bypass job specific areas, processes, or equipment to ensure consistent wastewater treatment, plant integrity, and safety
Test, monitor, record, evaluate, troubleshoot, repair, and adjust the operation of plant emergency generator and auxiliary equipment
Assist contractors and consultants with specific tasks
Assist in preparing standard operating procedures
Oversee Plant operations to remain in compliance of all Federal, State, County and City regulations and standards when the Operations Chief is not onsite
Ensure compliance with safety regulations and standard operating procedures
Work around high voltage, rotating equipment and various hazardous chemicals
May assist Federal, State and local regulators during plant compliance inspections
Performs related work as required
Qualification
Required
High School Degree or Equivalent
Valid Florida Driver's License required
Must possess at least a valid State of Florida Class 'C' Drinking Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators Class C license
Being able to make sound decisions in process control and follow instructions, as well as following safety procedures
Successful candidates will be required to complete a background check, pre-placement physical and drug screen before employment
Three (3) to five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in Wastewater Plant operations with management experience
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.
Company
Woodard & Curran
Woodard & Curran is an integrated science, engineering, and operations firm that provides water and environmental services.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$7.14M2021-09-24Series Unknown· $7.14M
Leadership Team
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Alyson Watson
Chief Executive Officer
Frank Cavaleri
Vice President
Recent News
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