This Opportunity
WSP has a career opportunity for an Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant Lead Operator/Site Manager for the Captain Jack Mine Superfund Site in Boulder, CO. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations and maintenance of Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facilities to meet goals and to ensure efficiency and timeliness of work. Also, to ensure that site activities are comply with laws, policies and regulations and provide technical support and information to site staff within scope of experience.
Your Impact
Supervision & Oversight
Supervise assigned site staff; meet regularly with site staff to resolve workload and technical issues; prioritize and assign tasks and projects
Monitor site staff work and safety performance and provide instruction on work/ safety performance improvement, as needed
Oversee and audit the operations and maintenance staff as they perform their rounds monitoring the process equipment throughout the WTF
Ensure staff adhere to policies and procedures in compliance with local, state and federal regulations
Assist with recruitment of replacement staff if/when staff vacancies occur
Inspection & Reporting
Inspect plant processes and equipment, analyze instrument readings and laboratory data
Review and edit daily operations staff notes for accuracy and trend data to provide input into plant process improvement
Prepare monthly reports for review by Project Manager
Health, Safety Security and Environment
Ensure site staff operate and maintain all equipment in a safe and controlled manner in accordance with site health and safety plans and industry best practices and applicable federal programs such as OSHA
Ensure operations staff operate treatment equipment in accordance with discharge permits or other regulatory requirements
Ensure maintenance staff perform preventive and corrective maintenance in a safe, controlled and timely fashion to maximize WTP online availability
Identify and report potential and existing site hazards, incidents, Fatal Risk Controls, and pSIFs to project management and safety personnel
Team Work & Collaboration
Assist WSP project management with training and evaluating staff
Assist safety resource personnel with ensuring OSHA compliance and safe practices are being followed by staff
Assist maintenance staff with the preventive maintenance program as needed; ensure equipment needing repair remains isolated until repaired
Participate in decisions on plant process operation
Direct maintenance staff for ordering and maintaining parts and supply inventories; assist operations staff with ordering process and laboratory chemicals and supplies
Lead site meetings and handoff meetings
Development of strong diverse teams to meet project objectives
Adherence to timelines of client and WSP strategic project objectives
Complete training on assigned tasks.
Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
High school diploma or GED
11+ years of operations and maintenance (O&M) work at wastewater treatment plants or similar facilities
Two additional years of experience supervising (O&M) staff at wastewater treatment plants or similar facilities
Ability to obtain a 40-hour OSHA HazWOPER certificate or have a current certificate
Colorado Industrial Wastewater Treatment Operator Certification class "B" or higher.
Excellent client relationship and communication skills and ability to manage day to day Client and WSP tactical objectives
Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
Preferred Qualifications
Associate degree or higher with emphasis on business management, cost accounting, safety systems or human resources
Experience with extensive programmatic health, safety, security and environment and operational excellence systems
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation:
Expected Salary (Colorado only): $42.12 - $64.04
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant's sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
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About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.
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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.
At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?
WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.
The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.
