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Cambrian · 3 hours ago

Field Operations Manager

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

7+ years exp

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Cassandra (Cazzi) Coleman

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Responsibilities

Work with the process, engineering, finance and leadership teams to track P&L by site, ensure timely billing for all contracts and executed service work, and track all passthrough expenses through NetSuite

Create material, lead the site teams, and collaborate to implement CMMS maintenance systems

Monitor employee production, performance, job satisfaction and discipline team members if needed through a Performance Improvement Plan if they fail to meet expectations

Routinely communicate with clients across all sites to ensure the adequate flow of data and information for optimization of site performance and monthly operations

Employ business acumen, project management skills and industrial water and wastewater experience to profitably execute operations at industrial sites and complex projects address challenging water and wastewater treatment applications

Develop talent among a remote and dispersed workforce and lead the teams to ensure contract compliance of volume and quality specifications

Look to reduce operating expense costs with clearly defined plans on how to achieve agreed upon goals

Identify staffing needs and collaborate with leadership to optimize site and field resources

Work collaboratively with safety team to ensure safe operations at all sites, including OSHA compliance with individual site safety programs

Support commissioning team for startup of new plants

Grow a culture of service excellence, and drive continuous improvement within the geography, resulting in customer satisfaction

Develop, manage, and support timely report-out on OKRs for the Field Operations Department

Set team goals and ensure compliance with company policies

Manage and collaborate to identify team training and development goals

Utilize Ignition and Allen-Bradley, and other controls to oversee or run systems, often needing to remote in and respond to alarms outside of regular hours

Analyze and compile data for evaluating site trends, disruptions, and compliance

Review and advise on As-builts, new site P&IDs, PFDs, Installation Details, O&M Manuals, Design Standards, Engineering Records and Preventative Maintenance Procedures

Develop, implement, and revise operational protocols for new and existing sites

Participate in the review of the Project Controls Narrative

Assist the engineering team in the operations turnover package

Review and approve hours, work assignments, and O&M tasks of the team

Initiate procurement of facility needs

Review and approve expenses, vendor invoices

Qualification

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Wastewater treatmentRegulatory compliance OSHARegulatory compliance EPAProcess controlsInstrumentationProject managementFinancial analysisMaterial procurementData analysisEngineering principlesSCADA operationPLC programmingHydraulicsChemical handling

Required

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field, or equivalent experience

7+ years of progressive experience in water and wastewater treatment

Experience managing a department and client relationships

High values of ownership, team building, and work ethic

Design, operation, and optimization experience relevant to WWTPs, preferably in the food and beverage or water and wastewater industry

Ability to create inclusive monthly reports with detailed data trending, financial analysis and labor allocations

Experience reading architectural, civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering packages

Detail understanding of industrial electrical and instrumentation design

Extensive experience with package/skidded equipment, troubleshooting, process equipment, process controls and instrumentation, and general best practices in wastewater treatment

Knowledge of hydraulic, electrical, controls, chemical handling, and process principles

Knowledge and experience in water and wastewater treatment technologies including anerobic and aerobic systems, MBR, UF, RO

Knowledge and experience with measures and methods of dissolved and suspended solids, turbidity, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pressure, motor speed, pressure drop, hardness, and specific parameters such as sodium, iron, silica, etc.

Ability to work remotely and independently in the field while managing constantly changing priorities

Ability to frequently work across the US to support new and existing customers

Preferred

Self-motivated, decisive, with the ability to adapt to change and competing demands

Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to integrate in a multi-discipline organizations, contractors, and customers

Stellar organizational skills along with the ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally

Knowledge and operations experience of DAF, SAF, heat exchangers, instrumentation, pumps, dewatering and solids handling equipment, hydraulics, PLC and SCADA operation and programming, neutralization and pH control, Expanded Granular Sludge Bed, RNG, biogas reactor operations, anaerobic and aerobic treatment and digestors, MBR, UFMBR, MBBR, RO, Ion exchange, filtration, flare, boiler, blowers, centrifugal and positive displacement pumps, UV, chemical dosing systems, PLC control systems, PLC programming, electrical knowledge, and troubleshooting