At Western Municipal Water District ("Western Water") we believe in a one-team mindset and prioritize collaboration within the department and throughout the agency (across people, processes, resources) — no silos here. Together, we work to understand and anticipate Western Water's needs.
Who we areWestern Water is one of the largest public agencies in Riverside County providing water and wastewater (sewer) services to nearly one million people across 527-square-miles of inland southern California. Our customers are an essential partner in ensuring long-term water resiliency for our region. Together, the Western Water team is focused on being the definitive leader in water and wastewater (sewer) services, upholding the highest level of stakeholder trust, and ensuring an exceptional customer experience.
Western’s values include:
- Service Excellence
- Efficiency
- Water Supply Reliability
- Fiscal Responsibility and Value
- Public Trust, Accountability and Transparency
- Environmental Stewardship
- Employee Empowerment
- Innovation
Are you looking to take your career to the next level at an agency committed to the vision and values above? Are you an experienced SCADA or electrical/instrumentation professional with progressive experience supporting a team dedicated to the maintenance of water and wastewater facilities? If you have skills focusing on the following areas, we invite you to submit your interest to be considered for this position:
- Strong knowledge of principles and practices related to the assigned functional areas of electrical/instrumentation services or SCADA.
- Ability to lead a team to operate and maintain the electrical functions within water and wastewater treatment facilities.
- Strong ability to lead the performance of a wide variety of electrical service and repair tasks to machinery, equipment, and electrical systems associated with the day-to-day operations and maintenance of water and wastewater systems and facilities.
- Extensive use of modern office equipment including computer software applications related to the field of work.
- Utilize exceptional customer service and communication skills both verbally and in writing, with the ability to cultivate professional business partnerships and inspire team collaboration.
- Read and interpret blueprints, construction designs and drawings and hydraulic/pneumatic schematics.
The Ideal CandidateWe’re looking for a field level lead who knows the ins and outs of supporting and developing a high functioning team tasked with maintaining the automation and electrical instrumentation functions throughout the agency. We need someone who isn’t afraid of hard work, brings their "A-game” when it comes to supporting a team of professionals but can also elevate service delivery through the development and implementation of process improvements, training, and leadership of a service-focused team.
Providing superior service is one of Western’s top priorities, and we do that by pairing the consistent delivery of safe, reliable drinking water with outstanding customer service. You must be responsive, collaborative, and accountable to our customers and agency partners, which means exemplifying effective oral presentation and communications skills.
Strong organizational skills will be critical to your success, as are the abilities to support, coordinate, and assist leading programs, projects, and a small, agile team. Highly qualified candidates must be able to work effectively both independently and as a collaborative team in support of Western Water’s Operations Priorities.
If you are ready to join a results-oriented, fast-paced team, able to see the bigger picture, have a heightened sense of emotional intelligence, and are aware of automation and electrical services operational needs — we’d love to hear from you.
Individuals within the Senior Operations Technician series can expect to perform complex duties related to power and controls systems in support of District water and wastewater facilities. Seniors utilize their leadership skills to assign, plan, and review the work of team members in partnership with Operations supervisors.
District employees are expected to work overtime, weekends, evenings and holidays as required to accommodate Western Water's needs, in addition to responding as a Disaster Emergency Service Worker.